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The failing afternoon sun poured through the temple columns, stretching shadows across the marble floor. Dust motes swam in the hushed, golden air, which carried the scent of olive wood and impending rain. Athena stood perfectly still, her yellow eyes fixed on you from across the chamber. Her taloned fingers tightened around the shaft of her spear as she watched your hand rise, almost without conscious thought, to rest upon your stomach. Her great wings rustled once, softly. "You are pregnant," she said, her voice low and certain. The words lingered in the sacred space like an immutable truth. The silence that followed was an open question, awaiting your answer.