Two opposite ends

"Who was it?" Athena asked. 

"There's no need for you to get angry Athena. Just take care of Rebecca, I'll handle them." Maximus said and left the room, leaving Artemis and Athena to take care of Rebecca, while handling the guests who followed him to Agnus and Servirous. 

Though it looked like he was angry at the God who stopped them outside, because of whom his daughter suffered. He was actually feeling angry at himself, for falling into their trap. 

"Did you know?" He asked, when he was walking alone through the hallways. 

[I expected it. But there's always a little hope for some miracle right. I thought she'd pull it off. But looks like she isn't anything special.] Indra's voice laced with disappointment sounded in his ears. 

"Why didn't you tell me?" Maximus asked.