"Where is here? The gods have served punishment to each other before. Time and location matters little, they can move more quickly than others." But if she was here and powerless, would that mean the gods were powerless as well? It wasn't impossible to turn a mortal into a god, but that was due to her own magic. The gods couldn't do this to her, it had to be something else.

She shifted her basket on her arm. "I am well acquainted with them." More than she wanted to be, honestly. She knew the truth behind them and how feckless they could be. "They are my family." Though she doubted they would ever freely admit to that.

"I am Circe." She didn't expect him to know her name. Very few knew of her, save for reputation. All the better, she supposed. There was some peace in that.