She was an elegant lady, her features emanating intelligence and harmony, her flaxen hair cascading loosely over her shoulders, and her white robe worn in a relaxed fit that did not particularly accentuate her feminine softness and curves. From a distance, the figure engrossed in her scrolls looked more like a scholar than a goddess.
"Weren't you at Olympus? How did you come to my temple?"
The calm voice echoed within the temple, her deep blue eyes sweeping over her daughters in the hall, a slight frown forming between her brows.
"Moreover, why has your aura changed too?"
Upon hearing these words, the Muses heaved a sigh of relief as though a weight had been lifted from their shoulders.
Clearly, the mother goddess had not intentionally shut them out.
With this certain answer, the Muses steadied their minds, gathered their courage, and revealed their journey's encounters to their mother—Goddess Mnemosyne, the Goddess of Memory.