It’s a stupid thing to do. Such a stupid thing to do in a world that apparently doesn’t have anything like this, but she’s missed it so, so much.

Athena hums a soft note and light gathers between them, a little multicolored glow that fades when she lets the note go.

Well, she’s crying again. But this time it’s not because everything is terrible. “It’s back,” she whispers. “It feels right again.”