In which a tale begins, legacies are passed and oracles make life difficult.

In which there are meetings containing multiple people, multiples of one person, and multiple motivations.

In which plans are laid, fates--ahem, gates are unsealed, and there is an overabundance of Tartarean snakes.

In which a girl returns home, reunions are complicated, and the hint of a tempting offer hangs in the air.

In which the past begins to unfold

In which there are Januses

In which there are warnings