"when's it gonna break?.."

Ares had taken you under his wing since you were just a wee thing. Practically raised you.

He liked, well, he didn't mind you.

..he enjoyed how you were like him, he and you had a lot in common, shitty families, quick to anger, and how you didn't get all emotional at all.

Which..he overlooked. He forgets you're only mortal.

So, when he had been too rough on you during training you had ended up getting hurt and saying something about it.

To which he responded with anger and annoyance.

..so, you ran off. You were just a child, so, he didn't think much of it. But when you failed to show up for the next few sessions he started to honestly worry.

..but, he was a prideful god. So, instead he went to his sister, Athena to see what she thought he should do.

They spoke for awhile, and she advised he should apologize, how she made the same mistakes with Odysseus and it caused her true discomfort.

So, he went to find you. When he did he never felt more mad. You were beaten black and blue. Your toga torn at the sides and bottoms, and nose bleeding. He clenched his fist as he crouched down and looked up at you

"What happened."

He asked, as he carefully wiped your nose with his thumb.