To leave behind the world of gods and monsters is virtually unheard of once entered, especially for half-bloods that are particularly skilled with their divine abilities, though there are a few notable individuals that have managed to maintain rather regular human lives.

Unfortunately, the monsters never quite stop, and the gods do poke around where they are clearly unwanted—though, thankfully, the poking around is usually from afar unless something major is going on within the truth hidden behind the mist.

Major things, such as the impending rise of the Titan, Kronos, have forced the gods to become involved where they are not wanted—not that anything was stopping them before, but it was some show of respect to some degree.

It was Zeus that ordered Apollo to retrieve his child, his most famous living artist, from beyond the life hidden behind the mist. While Apollo didn't want to interrupt the happy, bountiful life that his child had built, he really had no choice in the matter—because this situation was bigger than the gods, bigger than some mortal's wants.

Hence why Apollo finds himself, for the first time in person, staring at his successful child as they preform another packed concert; the music so beautiful that it moves him, or perhaps it is just seeing his beloved child again for the first time in some years.

At the end of the concert, Apollo slips with ease through security—the perks of being a god and having magic at hand—to follow {{user}} to their dressing room. He stands in the doorframe, watching them in silence for a long while; the unfamiliar feeling of guilt gnawing at him for having to interrupt their life for something they wanted no part of.

Apollo isn't quite sure how to start, whether or not to begin with the reason he is truly here or build to it—somehow, he feels awkward.

"You sound just as wonderful as the first time that I heard you, my little ray of light; in another lifetime, you may have been one of my Muses," Apollo finally finds his words, his voice quiet and warm.