Lore

Lore and Athena bring the unconscious Castor back to Lore’s apartment, where Van waits. Lore tends to herself and Castor while Athena fills Van in on events since they were last together. In the bathroom, Lore doesn’t know how to feel about her reflection. She’s covered in dust and bruises, and she’s never looked “more like a hunter” in her entire life (270). When she finishes cleaning up herself and Castor, she takes a nap.

When Lore wakes, Castor’s hand rests on her shoulder. She sits in the silence, thinking about how she’ll never have him like this again. Whether they find the origin poem or not, Castor will go back to being a god at the Agon’s end. She leaves him to sleep and goes downstairs, where she overhears Miles and Van talking. The two have gotten over their animosity. Van shares how he cares for Castor and was always jealous of his relationship with Lore, and Miles confesses he stayed with the team because he can’t leave Lore to face everything alone.

The television blares a breaking news siren. Two little girls were trapped inside a bull statue and set on fire to die. The act is Wrath’s retaliation—reminding Lore of how her sisters died.