The Queen's Heir
Jars of olive oil from Maria and Elias’s farm stood next to vessels of sacred oil pressed from olives grown only on Olympus’s slopes, their golden liquid identical in color though different in origin.
"Everything must be balanced," Hephaestus said, moving slowly but surely between the tables as he inspected each arrangement. His lameness made standing difficult for long periods, but he refused to let anyone else oversee this part of the preparations.
"Not just in how we place the food, but in what we offer. Mortal and divine side by side—neither one above the other, both equally valuable."
Apollo arrived carrying his lyre, testing the acoustics of the space with soft, experimental notes.
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