"I can ask the same question about you, beloved sister."

-heart in order to find her happiness for herself."

He is silent for several seconds that seem to stretch into minutes before he offers any form of a response to his sibling.

"I know that you were treated poorly by our mother since the day of your birth and I am sorry for all of your misery in life but Aphrodite exercised her right to follow her-

"You are still upset about it after all of these millennia? Aphrodite never had a choice in the matter of being able to choose her husband and you know it.

Zeus offered her to you as a bribe in order to convince you to release Hera from that magical throne that you designed as a trap for her."

He offers a soft nod of his head as he holds her lovingly in his arms with a proud smile on his handsome and regal face in that moment.

"I have spoken to her and I held our grandchildren in my arms for the first time which was a truly special moment for me."

"It has been a while since I have seen you, brother. I know that your duties in your forges keep you quite busy."

He holds his grandchildren in his arms with a sense of pride in the new members of their family and offers a kiss to both of their foreheads.

"I am certain that your parents and your grandmother will spoil the two of you to no end for all of eternity."

He offers a soft smile toward his daughter as he walks toward her in that moment.

"I am all too eager to meet them, kiddo."