"
She dropped to her knees beside the dog, felt of his legs, ribs.
"At least there aren't any bones broken."
She stood up, thinking.
"You wouldn't have deserted him if he were in danger. I'm sure
of that. So he sent you home. I only wish I knew that he is
safe. Well, come, boy, I have some food for you."
She patted the dog, took him inside. After feeding him she
stood in the open door.
A tear formed in her eye, and she wiped it away.
"Athena, if you truly love him, protect him."
24. Finale
The flutter of wings broke the silence, and she was there
beside him. Athena! She reached out her hand, and he held it.
This time neither Zeus nor Pluto intervened. In moments they
were flying upward, ever upward, to far off Olympus.
He glanced back to the tarn below. The water lilies had covered
its surface. The waves lapped gently at the sandy shore, washed
tenderly the wild rose.
A few red petals fell softly into the quiet waters, mingled
with the white waterlilies floating there.
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