Page 214 of Hekate: The Witch
and anger, her voice was gentle.
‘Six seeds.’ Hades looked crestfallen
and then said softly,
‘This gives you two seasons
with your mother.
Would that please you?’
His face was so hopeful.
Kore’s eyes narrowed.
‘And the rest of the seasons?’
she asked him pointedly.
He sighed and said,
‘You will rule here
with me. As my queen.’
Kore’s face crumpled for a second.
But then I watched a Goddess
being born.
She looked him in his eyes
and told him,
‘I will agree to this.
However, I will only
accept this if you bestow
half your entire realm to me.
If I am to be your queen,
I will be your equal.
You will take no other lovers.’
Hades looked surprised
at these words,
and for a moment,
I thought he would refuse.
But to my surprise,
