"…I heard he recently fought with Hera, and it got bad enough that Athena had to step in and separate them."
Hades narrowed his eyes at that final detail, and Arthur, noticing the mixture of confusion and suspicion in his expression, smiled calmly.
"The Twelve Olympians have far too much on their plate to care about me right now, especially Zeus, but I don't need to tell you that, do I, Dad?
You know your brother better than I do. You know that man is too prideful to allow his power and influence over the lesser universes surrounding Olympus to decline. He'd be far more focused on restoring that influence than focusing on me, and this is the best opportunity to get in there, obtain what I want, and leave."
