I Cry When He Says That

Hades doesn’t really get it. It all reminds him too much of—as he puts it—“those customs of the people up above.”

“If I had my way, we wouldn’t give the little ones such places of honor. Don’t you understand I created this place to get away from all of that.”

“This isn’t going to go anywhere. If you don’t watch it, I’m going to send you back to your mother, much sooner than you think.”

I cry when he says that. Sometimes crocodile tears—as they call them up above—but tears nevertheless.

After looking angrily at my tears, Hades continues to bellow. “We’ve got to focus on making the right kind of life for ourselves down here.” He’s so severe that I really begin to cry.