They got up, and had breakfast, and were on the road again just as the sun rose the next morning to meet up with their guide along the way. After they met up, Moon mostly talked to him, while Emma and Lucille stayed in the wagon, not wanting to show themselves just yet. Hermes showed them a shortcut to a village and took them inside to a market where they started asking questions about the fates, but it seemed nobody wanted to talk about it.
“As you may have read in some of your books, people are scared of them. I’ve already told you that you will only get the information you want at Mount Olympus.” Hermes shrugged at Moon.
“Yes, so we’ve noticed, but it is a matter of life and death that we find them. No pun intended.” Christiaan pleaded and Hermes nodded. He walked over to an old blin
