Ares looked at Hera's face in disbelief. He never thought that he would hear a superior admit such a thing to him. He probably was doing a complicated expression because Hera rolled her eyes and poked his forehead while he was still lying on the ground.
"Idiot. Don't make this face to me. I am talking seriously with you because I know that these are the words that you need the most. Don't look at me like I am a ghost or something. It's rather normal to have this kind of conversation isn't it?"
"Not when I am just a trainee and you are superior," Ares said with a choked voice as he put a lot of strength in his abdomen to get up.
Hera sat... But right on top of his belly, making him fall to the ground again.
"You are so boring, Ares. I am just trying to help you. Trying to understand how you are feeling and empathize with you. What's wrong with it? Weren't you the one with that talk about hierarchy being useless a while ago?"