How can Adagio not be pregnant a demigod is pretty fertile. The Spartans bred for war taught never Retreat Never Surrender. A Spartan mother would tell their sons with it or on it. It is said that Spartan women are the most beautiful women in all of Greece. The father of Alexander the Great threatened Spartans and said if I bring my armies to your land I will destroy Farms slay your people and raze your cities the Spartans simply replied was IF

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the Spartans simply replied was IF

Was if what?

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Yes it was if. it was the very first word of the letter that was sent to the Spartans

This was so worth the wait and my God, what a freaking cliffhanger! From successfully defending & winning her freedom from marriage to being misled & betrayed by the gods, seeing Iliana make a pledge to Hades was just too shocking & concerning. I hope Iliana is still her old self with this new alliance, since she just opening to Adagio more. See ya in the next chapter

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I think the idea is that the Spartans were calling it a bluff because Alexander had deigned to send a letter threatening such instead of just doing it. In other words, the response to Alexander saying 'if I bring my armies to your land I will blah, blah, blah' was 'yes, IF you do that'. I imagine there was also an implication of 'if you and your armies make it that far'.

The story reminds me of Age of MythologyGreeks-Egyptians-Vikings! each of the 3 to a different country! in a vortsezund you could meet the other 2 each starts in a different country! (and found each other in the end! just an idea for the absence of the others!)

reminds me of The Goddess of Empathy from (The Sleepless Viewer)