Hera nodded in response to Zeus' plan and allowed herself a wan smile. It would definitely be best to send her in first so as not to blindside their children with the father they had scorned for centuries. Though she had to admit, the very thought of her children scorning her at all would have left her heartbroken. It had never really been something she had even contemplated, so close she had always been with them. She finished preparing the coffee meant for Eileithyia with the small container of nectar sitting next to the coffeemaker to be added once it was finished brewing.<br/><br/>"I think that's a wise plan of action, better to tell them beforehand than just thrust you into the whole thing," she replied as she moved to stand beside him at the kitchen counter. "I'm sure they will appreciate being eased into this sort of situation. Thyia I think would be willing to speak to you, if somewhat reluctant, so long as I tell her I would appreciate the effort. Hebe as well, I think. With Eris, I doubt any preparation will be necessary, or helpful. If anything, she's clever enough to have caught onto your toying with the weather. She at least has suspicions you're in the area, mark my words. Odds are that she's expecting you to find her at some point. As for the shrines, best to take things one step at a time. For now, Thyia's stable, even if she is significantly faded from when we were in power, and we will gain nothing by rushing."<br/><br/>It felt strange to be playing tactician on her own children, analyzing how to best convince and draw them in to their plan. But this was hardly the average family situation, and mending what had become a deeply fractured relationship between children and father required a great deal of planning and tactics in order to best accommodate each child. Each of their children would need something different to convince them of their father's cause, yet all would require one thing in common to make them listen to him at all. An earnestness in Zeus' desire to mend his relationships with them. None of her children were fools and they knew dishonesty when they saw it, and they would be all too critical when reading their father when he spoke with them. The girls Hera knew he could reach, or at least willing to listen with the proper approach. The boys, however, that situation was far too fragile to send her husband in alone. She would need to go with him for those negotiations. Ares would turn wherever they were into a war zone otherwise and she doubted Hephaestus would be willing to even speak with Zeus. As humble and unassuming as he was, his trust in his father was nothing short of rubble.<br/><br/>"All I can say is to be earnest," Hera finally said after some time spent pondering. "Be genuine in your desire to reconnect with her and the rest, and in your attempts to help them. You won't necessarily need a plan, some grand design that this will all bear fruit. Knowing that you will put in the effort to try and mean it will be enough for Thyia, and that will somewhat convince Hebe as well. I need to be there with you when you speak to the boys though, otherwise there will be no discussion at all. Ares will not dare allow his temper to get the better of him if I do not want it and Hephaestus will take my presence as a vote of confidence. You have a good start with Thyia. When I drop by to see her today, I will tell her you want to speak with her."<br/><br/>Hera gingerly placed a hand upon her husband's back and soothingly stroked it up and down.<br/><br/>"It will take time and effort to rebuild a foundation with them, but I think it is possible."