“Guilted into it, no doubt. Powerful men like your father tend to throw tantrums, regret the consequences of their actions, and only come around after a year or so to start the whole cycle over again. They’ll say the punishment was to teach you a lesson, but really they’re waiting out the term of their anger.” Claudius has a great deal of bitter thoughts on the subject. But then he turns an appreciative gaze to Apollo, smirks, and says, “I do respect thy effort, at least. I admire a man who can undercut his enemies effectively. Take out the source of his lightning bolts, ans the rest of his divine powers, and he’d just be an old man throwing a tantrum — I hope you aren’t offended to hear that about your father,” he adds, though there’s a sardonic twist to his tone that suggests he wouldn’t be that sorry.