"I was waiting for that..." Zagreus' voice dropped to something sarcastic, but he wasn't lying. Anubis had an interesting way of breaching topics and introducing things, so he was probably going to be having some clarifications popping up every now and then. "Okay... I think I saw a lion on a plate somewhere... but I have no idea what those other two are." This guy has never been to the surface world. The only knowledge he had of the animals and creatures up there are what came to him from stories told to him by his family members or the occasional piece of artwork that made its way down into Hades on vases or jewelry.
"Can't say that sounds like something I'd call cute, but you do you, mate." At least the temple thing was cleared up. Anubis wasn't wrong about those seals probably not keeping out animals. Again, Zagreus had heard of his father's temples and both their uses and protections, but he'd never been up there to see one, much less visit one close enough to walk into it. "What's a squirrel?" Ah yes, another attempt to relate to someone who... can't relate.
"Anubis." He tried the name out on his tongue again. Their accents didn't match each other's at all, so his pronunciation was just as weird as the other god's. "I'll try to help you if I can, mate. That's all I can promise from here." He didn't know what would happen once he got to the surface. Thanatos said it was blinding and freezing. He wouldn't be much use to Anubis if he couldn't see or move.
"I've never been out of the Gates of Hades yet, but I've come close to killing my father. Particularly last time." Zagreus pushed off the wall and let his arms drop to his side. "There are four biomes down here. Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium, and the Temple of Styx. We'll have to get through all four to reach the gates out of here." The young prince headed off towards his room, expecting Anubis to follow. "You should know, if I get killed out there, I'll start over again from here."
Zagreus turned to look at Anubis as he walked backwards. "So if you can portal or teleport or something, you're better off just going and waiting for me. I mean, of course I'd appreciate the help and company, but that'd be risking yourself a lot for me. Can't ask you to do that." Plus Hades would be furious if he discovered another god was helping his son escape.
(And one from another pantheon; that's just asking for a cross-pantheon war, you know...)
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Date: 2021-02-20 07:31 am (UTC)"Can't say that sounds like something I'd call cute, but you do you, mate." At least the temple thing was cleared up. Anubis wasn't wrong about those seals probably not keeping out animals. Again, Zagreus had heard of his father's temples and both their uses and protections, but he'd never been up there to see one, much less visit one close enough to walk into it. "What's a squirrel?" Ah yes, another attempt to relate to someone who... can't relate.
"Anubis." He tried the name out on his tongue again. Their accents didn't match each other's at all, so his pronunciation was just as weird as the other god's. "I'll try to help you if I can, mate. That's all I can promise from here." He didn't know what would happen once he got to the surface. Thanatos said it was blinding and freezing. He wouldn't be much use to Anubis if he couldn't see or move.
"I've never been out of the Gates of Hades yet, but I've come close to killing my father. Particularly last time." Zagreus pushed off the wall and let his arms drop to his side. "There are four biomes down here. Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium, and the Temple of Styx. We'll have to get through all four to reach the gates out of here." The young prince headed off towards his room, expecting Anubis to follow. "You should know, if I get killed out there, I'll start over again from here."
Zagreus turned to look at Anubis as he walked backwards. "So if you can portal or teleport or something, you're better off just going and waiting for me. I mean, of course I'd appreciate the help and company, but that'd be risking yourself a lot for me. Can't ask you to do that." Plus Hades would be furious if he discovered another god was helping his son escape.
(And one from another pantheon; that's just asking for a cross-pantheon war, you know...)