"I did as I was ordered," Lethys fires back. (No. As he was taught. To pretend Nemesis had enough interest in him to order anything — any interest in him, in the end...)

But that is not the point.

Lethys watches the Leopard pace. As Laetes did. Anticipatory. Anxious, checking, seeking something her god cannot provide.

His mind is elsewhere.

"You wish me to remain." ...To clarify.