"Mother, isn't there anything?" Macaria whined. "I really just cannot with him right now. Mel and I agree, that even if he's being a complete imbecile, that he needs you home."

"No, Macki, Meli, I hate his guts!" You yelled at them. "I don't want to be around him any longer! Not a single moment!"

"At least give him something, Mommy!" Melinoe moaned. "Mac and I are begging you."

You let out stifled yell.

"Fine! Tell him to pluck his fucking feathers out until he lines not only our martial bed, but a new crib with a full layer of his beautiful downy feathers. Then, and only then, maybe I'll even think about possibly seeing him again in the next millenium." You seethed.

"Alright. Fine." Macaria turned on her heels and walked away. "I will relay the message to father."

Melinoe on the other hand, stuck around for a little bit.

"Your tummy has gotten a bit bigger, hasn't it, Mommy?" She asked as she swayed her feet in the water.

"Well yes. It's been a few weeks since you've seen me. It'll only get bigger, you know." You mentioned, grouchily.

"That makes sense, I suppose." She shrugged. "Not very nice to ask Daddy to pluck his feathers out. You know he will."

"Good. He'll survive. Maybe he'll start to understand some of the pain I'm going through."

"You're a little bit cruel, Mommy." She wrapped her arm around your shoulders. "But I like that about you. You have to be cruel as a lady I think. Men are always trying to take advantage of you and they use your feelings against you! Mac tries to pretend that she doesn't has feelings, but she does. She loves Thanatos. I don't have anyone like that."

"It's okay Meli, you need to learn to be by yourself before you can be with someone else. That's something that I never learned." You kissed your daughter's head. "Ah, you grew up so fast and I feel like I'm not even an adult yet."

"But you are..." Melinoe hugged you. "And you're having a new baby."

"I am. I am an adult. And I am having a baby." You nodded. "Brother or sister?"

"Sister. Of course." Melinoe nodded.

"Ah, yes, girl power." You chuckled. "I suppose I'd like a girl too. We can take over the Underworld!"

"Alright Mommy, well let me know if you want me to tell Daddy anything." Melinoe stood up and brushed herself off.

"Yeah, you can tell him to leave me the fuck alone, find another victim when the humans eventually come back and that he's never going to touch this baby. Thanks." You kicked the water aggressively as you rubbed your stomach.

"No thanks! That seems a little too much for me! But I'll make sure he hears the wing thing! Good luck and enjoy your raft!" She fluttered away.

Oh, Melinoe... My sweetest baby... You thought. I can't even imagine you telling your father to rip his own wings out, but I wish I could be!

You were feeling a little bit sadistic, and you wondered if it was from the lack of blood and meat. But regardless, you wished you could watch the affair.