Iceadora had just received word that the warriors she sent to Hades’s coven were defeated and no one survived. She screams and wonders why Clio isn’t answering her. Iceadora taps the desk. “She must be dead. That is the only way that fruit cake ignores me. All these years I’ve been preparing for this day. All that hard training cannot be a waste of time. I can’t be defeated in the end.” Hyacinth enters the room with Iceadora’s cup of warm blood, puts it on the table, and quickly leaves the room. She doesn’t stop until she has closed the door, and it’s in the hallway. “I don’t know what has her so occupied, but I hope it does all day." She jumps when the door opens. "I'll be out for a while," Iceadora yells, then closes the door. “Good, I hope your ass doesn’t come back. Hyacin

