<div style="text-align: justify;">Athena shook her head when Apollo said they could get along. It wasn't that she didn't like her brother, it was mostly that she didn't like his carefree behavior too much. It didn't match her serious nature. Still, that didn't matter now. They were all in a situation that made working together more important than personal differences.<br/><br/>When Zeus told them to leave, Athena simply stood up, picked up her shield and bowed to her father before stepping out of the room. <br/><br/>Once outside, the goddess looked around at the other ones. It was clear that Hephaestus was not happy at all, and she could understand. Hera was obviously furious, and Athena decided to stay away from the queen of the gods for now.<br/><br/>She walked up to Hephaestus and stood next to him, mostly because he would be the least likely to want to chit chat, and waited. She was too concerned about the current situation to want to waste time talking about irrelevant matters.<br/><br/>When Persephone asked that question, Athena sighed and shook her head. "I wish I knew", she replied quietly. "Knowing his temper, I really fear what attitude he will choose to take".<br/><br/>Aphrodite was much less inclined to obey when Zeus told them to leave. The only reason why she did was that when her father told Hera to leave as well, she knew she didn't stand a chance of staying. With an impatient sigh, the goddess walked to Apollo. "What do you suppose they are talking about in there?", she asked, interested in a diversion to pass the time.<br/><br/>Back inside the throne room, Zeus kept silence until he was sure nobody but Hades could hear him.<br/><br/>Once he was sure they were alone, Zeus motioned for Hades to take a seat. He would wait for his brother to choose his seat before carrying on.<br/><br/>"While Hera's suggestion of killing all of humanity and starting over is completely insane, she does have a point in one thing", he started, his voice serious.<br/><br/>"Humanity does not fear us as they once did, and I do not see us bowing down to their level and changing our ways. I believe we must <br/>give them some reasons to remember that we are still the gods. What do you say, brother?".<br/><br/>Once he had presented his case, Zeus fell silent and waited. Hopefully, Hades would see things as he did and help him solve this problem.</div>