a fight had begun.
?I?m to blame?? Daphne shrieked at Pallas, reacting to something
he?d just said. ?If you all had just stayed in Cádiz, away from Helen,
none of this would have happened!?
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?That was my fault,? Hector admitted, trying to get everyone to
calm down. ?My family had to leave because I nearly killed one of
my own kin.?
?You wouldn?t be the first,? Daphne said out of the side of her
mouth.
?What?s that supposed to mean?? Pallas asked indignantly.
?Are you finally ready to talk about the elephant in the room??
Daphne said bitterly. ?I didn?t kill Ajax. Tantalus did.?
?You?re a liar!? Pallas said, taking a menacing step toward her.
?Then how come I?m alive? Tantalus told all of you that he killed
me himself, didn?t he??
Pallas stared at her furiously.
?Just answer this one question. If I killed your brother Ajax, then
why don?t you see the Furies right now?? Daphne asked, throwing
her arms out as if to show she wasn?t hiding them anywhere.
Everyone looked around at one another, as if they were expecting
someone else to have an explanation, but no one did.
?Pallas, do you remember how Ajax and I hated each other, more
than just the rage of the Furies could account for, but at the same
time we wouldn?t allow ourselves be parted? Do you remember
how we used to seek each other out, like we couldn?t bear to be separated
for even a moment?? Daphne asked in a softer tone.
?You were his obsession,? Pallas said darkly, his eyes shooting
briefly over to Lucas.
?And he was mine. Eventually, we fought, but at the last moment,