Ares at Her Doorstep

Such a one-eighty turn nearly threw Leon's back out.

He looked at Diana strangely, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "How could I be Ares?"

"If I were Ares, why would I save you? Shouldn't I be watching you fight those soldiers to the death?"

Diana blinked at that and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She smiled sheepishly. "That's true. How could you be Ares, Leon? I should apologize."

Diana never even considered the possibility that Ares had disguised himself as a good person to infiltrate Themyscira.

Simple as she was, she believed Leon as soon as he denied it.

Even Antiope beside her loosened her grip on her sword hilt.

Noticing their reactions, Leon inwardly marveled at just how unbelievably naive the Amazons were.

"Then let's go deal with Ares together, Leon!"

Diana's fighting spirit reignited. She rose to her feet with a clenched fist and looked at Leon resolutely.

"You plan to sneak out? Isn't that general still watching you?" Leon pointed at Antiope.

Conflict appeared on Diana's face.

A few seconds later, she gritted her teeth. "We'll knock her out!"

Leon looked at Antiope.

Antiope rolled her eyes and turned her back on them.

"Diana, go do what you must. I'll persuade the Queen." Antiope's voice was low.

She was Diana's aunt.

Queen Hippolyta had forbidden Diana from practicing with a sword.

So Antiope had secretly trained Diana ever since she was little.

She knew the Queen could not bear to see her daughter get hurt because she cared about her.

But she also knew that Diana had borne a fated mission from the moment of her birth.

And Ares reappearing to ignite war was the moment that mission had arrived.

"Really!?"

Diana was overjoyed.

Even Antiope, who had been guarding her, had chosen to