( the question is a bit of a change from their usual pace. they speak so often of her future, it isn't often they talk of her past. Diana doesn't mind the question, even though it turns her thoughts to the aunt she is still mourning. )

My aunt, Antiope, wanted me to be ready for anything I could face. She spared nothing in training me, as she did all the amazons. I think she might have always known what was destined for me, and she did not want me to face it unprepared.

( her tone is wistful, and a little melancholy. if Antiope could see her now, would she think that training had sufficed? Diana hoped so. )