No, she did. I mean, she never gave me any books, but she was a storyteller. [ The muse of epics and longform storytelling, even. But Orpheus doesn't like talking about his divine heritage much, so he just... leaves that part out. It feels like bragging and he doesn't like it. ] Passing on myths and history was her calling.

[ He looks... a little upset, actually. Was his mother keeping something from him? It's not like he can ask her now, what with not having seen her in almost fifteen years. ]