"And there are only two places like that I can think of off-hand, and I don't think Zeus and his lot have any fondness for your father."

She knew she couldn't mention Gabriel's nature or name aloud, because that might carry to the metaphorical ears of those with the power to do things about it. He hadn't rebelled in the same way as his older brother, but she'd never found the stories of that family very reassuring.

"I'd consider the Middle Kingdom or one of its neighbors," she said, using one of the older names for China.