"Zhane, thank you..." Hera murmured, releasing a deep sigh of relief as a sense of calm washed over her. She felt a weight lift off her shoulders, no longer burdened by the need to hide or worry.
Now that her mind had settled, she realized it wasn't surprising. With Zhane and the others' sharp intellects, along with the presence of armed veteran soldiers and Cindy by her side, and the obvious injuries Leo and his people had sustained, it wasn't hard to imagine they'd already started piecing things together. Their suspicions about her identity were likely forming even as they tried to respect her privacy.
Hera herself had even suspected something about Leo's identity but had chosen to stay quiet. She understood that Leo meant no harm, so if he was keeping secrets from her, she accepted it. And just as she'd respected his silence, she knew Zhane, Luke, Xavier, Dave, and Rafael were also honoring her decision to keep her identity hidden for now.
