Chapter 11

“You want me to do what?”

Aphrodite shrugged with a hopeful smile, just finished telling Michail what her last and final quest was. Indeed, Michail did not expect this one, having it less dangerous and very…easy.

“I told you, it is not difficult! You will no longer have to risk your life, my dear,” Aphrodite insisted. “All you have to do is speak with this person, but you will have to look for him first. He has not been around for a while now, and he has something that was originally mine.”

The immediate change of Aphrodite’s expression from hopeful to hard made Michail worry a little. He assumed that there was something else behind Aphrodite’s request, something that was not entirely safe.

“My goddess, please tell me what I am up against and what I am supposed to take from this…person,” Michail asked gently as he reached to hold Aphrodite’s hands in his, hoping to ease her of the sudden hardened expression.

“I cannot tell you yet, Michail,” Aphrodite r