Apophis hadn't been away for long before he started to wish that he had brought more backup.
His brother and sister were tougher nuts to crack than he thought they would be.
Odie was quite pleasant and chatty. She talked to Apophis about lots of things, many of which were almost completely unrelated to one another.
She gushed about things like her friends, her interest in paintings, her secret fear of 'The Princess and the Frog', her aversion to cauliflower, how she thought about going vegan the night before, etc, etc.
In contrast, K'ael was a frigid little block of ice.
He had said maybe two words since their journey had begun. He refused to even look in Odessa's direction and stared out the window forlornly instead.
Apophis tried his best to strike up a conversation that would include the three of them.
"Dad said you guys don't do a whole lot of traveling to the heavenly realms. That true?"
