"Why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer?" Kayden's response was short and blunt, and Athena almost recoiled at the speed with which she received that verbal slap.
"I know this increases your strength, but why are you doing it?" Kayden thought for only a second before answering.
"I'm studying your souls to learn something useful." His response violated all the basic rights a living being should have, but Athena was a goddess who had lived too long and already had her share of heinous actions.
No one ascended to divinity without committing some massacres, small or large—it all depended on perspective. There came a point when it ceased to matter; it was a concern only the weak should have.
"Why are you telling me your secrets so easily?" Kayden received this question, and he answered without much thought.
