"Lovely, dear, thank you," Aphrodite said, "I'm sure that will make things more pleasant."

"But, sadly, just willing them off doesn't work. I suppose we'll have to take the matter a little deeper. We're all in the same pantheon, and while we may have the most in terms of numbers, we're still a small group, and technically one divided at that. The Sea Kingdoms stand beside Olympus, but they won't bend to our banner. Of course, young Triton isn't here at the moment to do any negotiating," she mused.

"Still... is there anything that we can offer each other to fulfill some unspoken need or desire? Something that lets us all walk away from this satisfied?"