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Apollo nods slowly, holding his lover close as he whispers, "You will be ready though... Once we're through with you, you'll be ready, I promise. Believe me, Athena is doing this to help you, despite how it sounds.... You'll be ok, I promise. I won't let anything bad happen."

Apollo pulls back enough to look inot Endymion's beautiful cobalt eyes, feeling his heart clench in his chest. He opens his mouth to speak, but only a soft whimper comes out. He suddenly pulls Endymion back into a tight tight hug, his own body shuddering. He finally whispers, "I'll make sure you never have to.... I'll train you as best as I know how... And in three days, this whole ordeal will be over with and you won't have to worry anymore, darling..."

Apollo's heart broke in two as he stood there, holding his frightened lover, unable to do anything to help him out of this situation except train him and hope he learns quickly. He swallows hard, "You have my word..." Tears trail down his cheeks as he rubs Endymion's back, "This won't be easy, but if it comes don to it, I'll protect you through any situation, whether you can defend yourself in three days or not. I will not let anything happen to you. I promise you that."

Apollo holds his crying lover, his heart clenching. He finally answers, "Darling, there isn't ever a convenient time for something like this to happen... You'll get through this just fine, we both will... Now stop crying, sweet lover..." He tilts Endymion's chin up, giving him and encouraging smile, "We'll make these next few days fun. You're going to have a good time when you figure out all the things you can do."

Apollo nods a little, smiling, "Yea... when I came of age... we all had to once we were old enough... Diana and I especially because we were born of a mortal woman. There was a lot of controversy at the time at whether or not we should be gods on basica principle..."
He hugs the other, kissing his neck gently, "The best thing you need to learn is to trust your instincts. Ultimately, if you totally trust yourself, your powers will take over in every dangerous situation... We just need to teach you that."

Apollo looks to Diana and blinks, "Oh yea, packing..." He laughs a little, trying to lighten the mood as he begins to shove some of his clothes into a bag. But as he is packing, he finally begins speaking in a serious voice, directly to their younger member, "Adel... When we go out there... You're going to have to listen very carefully to what Selene and I say, alright? I know you are a good kid, but there's no room for error out there... If you get into the wrong place at the wrong time while we are training Endymion, you will get seriously hurt..."
He turns back to the boy, a small smile on his face, "But you'll be able to watch from a safe distance... And we'll bring along fishing rods and such, I'm sure we'll be near the river."

Apollo tries to ignore the way Adel shuffed him off, but couldn't help but wince a little.
Looking back to Endymion, he smiles, "Eh, well... we'll get someone through the hotal to go get the stuff for us... I would have us go out to pick it up ourselves but... well, the crowds and fans may cause a problem if we did."