Athena strode away from the vineyard, her brow furrowed with a mix of frustration and bewilderment. The tense exchange with Medusa had unsettled her more than she cared to admit. Quickening her pace, she summoned her most trusted mercenaries, their elite skills and cutting-edge technology at her disposal.
"The people I sought are no longer in the area," Athena declared, her voice clipped and authoritative. Despite the vast resources at her command, looking for Medusa had proved maddeningly difficult.
Athena's intelligence networks and surveillance capabilities were unparalleled, yet they seemed to falter when confronted with the complex web of anonymity that Medusa had woven over the centuries.
The woman had taken painstaking measures to conceal her whereabouts, drawing upon connections and resources that ran deeper than any amount of money or technology could uncover.
