Diana silently observed. Although she was over a thousand years old, she had been in the same predicament like her sister some years ago. Her mother had refused to let her go to help mankind from the invasion making her resort to stealing Athenas armor plus the lasso and sneaking off Themyscira without approval. Her mother eventually accepted when she noticed her sticking to her decision. She had a feeling if not allowed, Cate would no doubt repeat what she had done with the difference being that she did not have a thousand plus years of training and her abilities were not fully developed like hers was.
Noticing the frustration in both their tones she decided to intervene. "Cate, you should listen to mother… she only wants what is best for you" she spoke up silencing the two. "But-" Cate started protesting only to be silenced. "I am not done"
"Mother, I am sure Cate is capable of handling herself and she is too curious about the mainland." Diana said to her mother who did not miss the underlying meaning in the sentence. That was the same thing Hippolyta had feared, Cate running off in the middle of the night to the main land just like her sister had done. The moment Diana had returned she knew it was inevitable since the two sisters were always thick as thieves and she would have eventually had to let Cate go explore the main land sooner or later even if it was in fifty or a thousand years. She was so scared of loosing her daughters to the ways of man but Diana had proved that it would never happen and that she taught her daughters well.
"Okay. She can go with you." She finally agreed much to Cate happiness. "But only for two months then you come back" her conditions were to be met at all costs.
"I will mother." Cate happily agreed and got up from her chair before hugging her mother who extended one arm from her sitting position to hug her back, smiling. "Thank you Thank you so much… It's happening! I have a lot of packing to do! OMG! My hair!" with that she ran out of the room leaving both her mother and sister chuckling.
"What else is troubling you my dear?" Hippolyta asked Diana. She knew something was troubling her and had an idea of what. If there was anything the queen prided herself in was paying attention to detail.
"Is it that obvious?" Diana asked still astonished on how her mother could read her like a book.
"I am your mother" that statement alone was enough for Diana to yield. "Since the arrival of the avengers… I have a strange feeling" Diana tried explaining, she was confused to what she was feeling too.
"Is this about the Asgardian?" Hippolyta decided to hit the nail in the head. Earlier when she was talking about the avengers she couldn't help but notice how her daughter subtly lit up when mentioning Thors achievement in battling doomsday. She also couldn't forget about her fling with Zeus that resulted in both of her daughters birth.
"What! No!" Diana exclaimed. Hippolyta asked again. "What does this have to do with him!?" she asked in alarm clearly not getting what her mother was hinting at.
"Nothing child. I was merely asking if he is giving the justice league trouble with him being a god and all that." Hippolyta's heart did not miss a heartbeat when she lied. Benefits of living thousands of years, you learned to achieve various tasks fluently. It was not her place to tell Diana what was going on… for her to be able to succeed her for the throne in the future, she had to figure it out herself just like she did.
"No mother, most of the justice league don't even know he is a god. They think he has powers like shazam. Only the avengers, his team mates, believe that he is a god. He is so respectful and kind and strong and…" Diana trailed off when she noticed her mother smiling. "What?" she asked wiping her mouth self conscious about food getting stuck to her teeth or her lips.
"Its just that you never talked about any of your teammates like that…maybe that batman guy but it wasn't this extensive." She informed her daughter who seemed deep in thought for a second or two.
"Yes because It is not everyday I get to meet a god" she replied. "I wonder if Zeus can lift Miljonir" the thought suddenly crossed her mind.
"I read about Miljonir some time back. So it is true that only him and whoever is deemed worthy by can lift it." She stated rather than asked.
"Yes it is true. Doomsday tried lifting it to no avail yet he is almost as strong as superman if not more." Diana answered.
"What about that Ben and the watch? What was it called again? Omnimatrix?" She tried pronouncing it again.
"The Omnitrix" Diana corrected her mother. "Are you sure you can trust him?" Hippolyta asked her daughter. According to what Diana explained about the watch, its power rivalled that of the green lanterns ring, and with great power comes great responsibility. Something taught to her by her mother.
"Yes we can mother… at least he has not given us a reason to doubt his intentions."
The two of them caught up and discussed various issues from how the island was fairing on with the new technological advancements to Dianas various missions with the league and her life, into the wee hours of the morning before Diana retired to her bed. The next day she would have to fly back with Cate accompanying her.
"I know you're there" Hippolyta called out into the vast space of her chambers. In her long existence she had gained the sense to know if a god was nearby whether disguised or not. Out of thin air, Ares materialized in front of her.
"Someone has been practicing their skills" he mocked.
"What do you want Ares!?" Hippolyta demanded. The two of them never really got along since Ares thought it was unfair for Hera, his mother, to gift the amazons with eternal life. He was also jealous of Princess Diana because everyone in Olympus loved her.
"So it is true that Thor is with us." Ares facial expression changed to seriousness.
"Apparently so. Now get out. I have a lot of things to do!" Hippolyta demanded before she thought of something.
"Cate will confirm his existence when she goes to the mainland with Diana tomorrow." She supplied Ares with that detail hoping to know just how much he had heard.
"What? Already tired of having daughters around that you are now sending them to be corrupted by the ways of men?" Ares taunted and smirked when he heard Hippolyta's breathing hitch. He had struck a nerve. "Leave! Or I will pray to Hera right now" She threatened him. She had breathed a sigh of relief when she figured he had not heard everything she had discussed with her daughter but Ares thought it was her getting angry and she let him believe that. She also knew for a fact that Zeus or Hera did not know he was in Themyscira and he preferred it like that.
"Interesting… we'll be seeing each other again soon queen…" Ares declared and did a mock bow before vanishing. He had a lot of scheming to do.
"Arrogant bastard!" Hippolyta cursed before entering her bathroom to freshen herself up for bed. A well-rested queen is a productive queen. Her mother once told her that.