"Yes, Ate did mention the arrows to me. Told her to get them to
Cupid, right away. But he claims never to have received them!"
Of course, Ate, true to the reputation for mischievousness, had never delivered the arrows to Cupid. The noose was tightening. The culprit was now identified!
"Ate, did Mercury give you the arrows?"
"Oh, no. Janus gave them to me. Perfect arrows, well designed for their purpose. Plainly they belonged to Cupid. Talked to Zeus about it, and I delivered them to Cupid the very next day."
TGD was taken aback. In spite of Ate's reputation he recognized some semblance of truth in the words.
Cupid denied all. "Never received them from Ate. Never even saw Ate. Dastardly lie, that's all. Finger pointing! Would ruin my reputation! Ridiculous!"
Sitting quietly TGD listened, nodded. "Lovely place you have here. Would you show me the house?"
"Delighted," Cupid smiled. "I decorated it myself."
Demo found himself blushing at the many statues and pictures.
They had plainly been developed with Cupid's tastes in mind.
TGD, however, had other things in mind.