x

x


andromeda bolton
hecatex|xoutfitx|x#990856

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


sloane astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#C7B29B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


wesley preston
aphroditex|xoutfitx|x#667C0C

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


sylas astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#064C4B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

A knock on his door caused him to grumble. What ever did happen to that 'scary Hades kid' vibe? He missed it when people knew their place which was basically anywhere but at his cabin and in his company. “Hello. Is anyone in there?” Mason didn't recognize the voice and that peaked his curiosity. For a second. He decided to pretend no one was home. Things would certainly be easier that way. Mason didn't really want to deal with a Disney princess. “Um, it’s my first time here, and I’ve gotten myself really lost. Please open the door.”

He stared at his wall, pursing his lips. Ah, what the hell. Mason reached for his pack of cigarettes, plucking one out then shoving the pack in his back pocket. Mason snatched up his lighter, swung open the door, and shut it behind himself, backing the stranger up by stepping forward a couple paces. “I’m Evangeline.”

He lit up and when he actually looked at his guest he was genuinely surprised. She wasn't the Disney princess he was expecting by appearance and it made him smile to himself and raise his brows. "So you're lost, your name's Evangeline...Do you know where you're supposed to go?" Good thing direction giving existed and the sooner he offloaded her the better. And if worse came to worse a little walk wouldn't kill him. But the whole orientation thing used to be Zeus's kids job. Obviously they were slacking but playing compassionate leader to one up them was too much effort, especially when he didn't know what good the girl's favor would do.

Mason puffed out a cloud of smoke, inclining and turning his head slightly away from her, however his eyes remained on the new girl. "You smoke?" he dug out his pack and offered it to her.

He threw his head past her shoulder. "Wherever you're supposed to be, it's not here." Mason walked around her. "Come on, princess." The name was a lot more demeaning than endearing coming from Mason. He smirked and led the way in no particular rush to get anywhere. Just his luck to get a fragile newcomer. Mason glanced to her again then his cabin. Gutsy to approach the darkest cabin of them all. "Wander far from the trail, little thing?"

---

"Alright, but you asked for it."

Duke smiled, that sounding a little more like the Ajax they needed. Together they headed to the grounds and Ajax smacked Duke's shoulder to indicate he was ready. This was the when and where it was happening. Duke turned to a ready Ajax in boxing stance. "What, no rules first? No kidney punches, powers?" Try as he may to teach the children of Zeus the value of calculating and evaluating a situation first, it wasn't very successful. They always ran by impulse and gut. That had a place in the fighting world but sometimes it was good to think first.
Duke rolled out his shoulders and held his palms out until a ball of flame appeared. He raised a brow then hurled it towards Ajax.

Ambitious and competitive as both men could be, they never aimed to do any serious damage on one another. So Duke gave him plenty of time to dodge. From there he let Ajax call the rules and set the tone of the training. Duke had to remember it wasn't for fun or himself as much as Ajax's benefit so he picked up some pads and holding them out for Ajax to strike. "Happy to play therapist if you need," he said as he moved his hand in to meet Ajax's punches then glanced to his brother's face. Ajax was better at hiding emotions than Alex, but he was still soulful and his expressions gave it away. "How are you and Andy doing?" he asked to prompt conversation and some of the emotion out of him.


Duke started to strike back to keep Ajax on his toes. He pulled a couple punches with his left then hit Ajax with his right. He then tried to grapple Ajax and pull a wrestling move but ended up laughing at a struggling and heavy Ajax. He stumbled away with a laugh unsuccessful in his execution.

"What about Alex then?" he said panting lightly. The amusement of the situation faded to the background. "I know you worry about her safety, but....what are your thoughts on the whole Jennova thing?" Both men had heard Alex confess she was haunted by it, and even Duke became slightly worried for her mental state. But hearing Ajax's thoughts on the murder and his sister, that was a whole blank space.

---

“Sometimes our mind represses things to protect ourselves,” she said. Keith nodded. Of course it was possible his mind was putting all those protective barriers in place but being in the dark so long only lead to more anxiety. There had to be a time to know the truth and he wanted it as soon as possible.

Evelyn's hand took his with such tenderness it surprised him. He watched her, turning over his arm to inspect another scar. He wondered what was going through her head. Her expression answered that pretty quickly. "It's not the worse of its kind," he told her and tried to smile. Keith had another bite mark on his shoulder, something bigger and deeper that made the one on his arm look like a love bite.

“Keith, if someone has been doing this to you we'll find out who and why.”

He smiled weakly. That was his one wish at the moment. He just didn't have the slightest idea how they were going to unfold the truth and break his barriers. But at least he had a partner now. She stroked her thumb over his wrist repetitively and soothingly. Actually it was incredibly soothing. It was probably a pressure point trick but he didn't mind and accepted it as his eyes got heavier and mind turned blank for the first time in a long time.

When he woke, he wondered how long he had slept. Through to the next day, a month, a couple hours? A glance at the clock and med hut suggested a couple hours. But it was a terribly dull place. Almost empty with a couple murmured whispers like it was forbidden to talk and be joyous. This was supposed to help injured and ill demigods. The whole atmosphere was depressing and appalling. Keith's eyes found a radio sitting on the shelf between a box of tissues and papers and pens. It flicked on playing the middle of a classic song louder than average, startling staff. One hurried towards the radio and promptly switched it off. Straight after she looked to Keith pointedly and he half smiled. Typical that his powers worked accidentally for something as small as music.

Keith sat up and threw on his top. He had waited around enough, wasting the day by sleeping. Maybe it was irresponsible to take off before formally being dismissed but it was time. "Do you know where Evelyn went?"
"No, but I really do prefer you stay under observation for a little longer."
"No thank you, miss." Keith placed his glasses on and rose, though immediately doubled over cradling his torso.
The nurse rose her brows and gestured to bed. Pain was a normal side effect of getting shot. It was time to get a little rebellious. Keith straightened. "Miss, I would appreciate your departing words of advice and...a bottle of pain killers please," he said wincing and doubling over slightly again. The tough act guy couldn't be for everybody.

Despite his mini failure, it was an overall success, Keith able to walk out of the med hut with a bottle of pain killers. He breathed in the fresh air then wandered off in search of Evelyn.

xxxxxx T R I N I T Y xx W A L L A C E

xxxx Daughter of Ares | Outfit | #461f4b

Okay, fine, her title generating and nickname generating needed work, but bow master was such a mortal title. Who else could turn into a huge wolf? She didn't want to say alpha or king because that would go around and kick up the testosterone in all of camp. "How about if you can complete this course I'm about to put you through, I'll show you."

Her mouth fell agape slightly before smirking. She liked that extra twang in the competition, even if it was…extortion. But she'd be able to complete his little course. “Fine,” she stated confidently, lifting her head a little higher.

"Okay your posture is fine and all, but try this..." Theo approached to fix her up, and Trinity's eye followed his every step until he disappeared behind her. He guided her elbows a little higher and straightened her form out. Trinity’s core tensed a little at contact before taking on his guidance. "Now aim at the target right up the middle there. Get a good feel for the distance... it's about forty-five feet away so try to aim a few inches high and..." Trinity's eyes locked on the target. She inhaled then exhaled "release." Trinity let the arrow fly and it didn't get the bulls-eye. If it was an opponent, it probably would have got the shoulder which did jack all favors in battle. Trinity huffed out frustrated and drew another arrow.

“Theo,” she began as she aligned her aim slightly higher than the target, “can you do me a favor and tell me why you're all crazy for the Valises? Particularly Alex.” As she released, the arrow punctured the target evidently choosing strength over precision by how deep it pierced it. Still, Trinity kept her back to him. “Obviously she's gorgeous and Zeus's daughter and -” knows how to work men. She rolled her eyes at herself, picking out another arrow, “powerful. But do you all have to line up like breeding stock?” Her aim was completely off as her focus was elsewhere. She couldn't believe she just said that. But it was how she was feeling so she didn't bother taking it back or apologizing.

Trinity turned to Theo. “What’d you do with her? Because so help me god, if she kissed another guy I kissed, I'm going to go mental.” Lise's little thumbs up wasn't really assurance of her kissing ability and when she kissed Theo, he was stunned through half of it. Next to Alex's charm and expert lips, that comparison sucked. Fuck, I have to tongue down Mason just to get a guy she doesn't want too.

Trinity sighed out and picked up an arrow, getting into her side on stance again. “Was I a good kisser?” Despite the weapon in her hand, it wasn't a trick question. She'd prefer an honest answer from the huntsman.

---

---

---

---

---

---

T H E OXS M I T H
son of artemis

---

Location: Archery Area
Mood: Shocked
Hex: #0000BF

Theo watched as Trinity's first arrow barely missed low and to the right, "Okay I see the issue. When you release, you are..." Theo stopped short of his advice as Trinity started on a whole different topic, “Theo, can you do me a favor and tell me why you're all crazy for the Valises? Particularly Alex.” Theo could see how tense Trinity was as she released an arrow between sentences, and it sailed left of the bullseye. Theo stayed quiet though, letting her unburden herself. Theo could tell she had this on her mind for a while, and he figured this was the root of the idea she had formed about how nobody would be there for her if she really needed them. While the line of questioning concerned him, he was honestly just happy that Trinity was finally opening up to him. He listened as she continued, “Obviously she's gorgeous and Zeus's daughter and... powerful. But do you all have to line up like breeding stock?”

Theo really did understand. He was immensely loyal to the Valis', but he could see where it might annoy some people. He certainly was not the only one, and from his point of view Trinity had been nothing but loyal as well. He was kind of surprised to hear this coming from her. Maybe it was insecurities showing. That would throw Theo off more than anything. He had always seen Trinity as the strongest, most confident woman around camp. To see her show some weakness was very odd, but it didn't make her less attractive. Theo let out a sigh as he prepared a measured response in his head, "Trin, I know sometimes it feels like we are all just playing a role in Ajax and Alex's game of thrones. It can bother me too from time to time, but after what we all went through last year, I owe it to them to have their back. Don't get the wrong idea though. I am much more loyal to Ajax than I am to Alex. To that point, I am much more loyal to you than I am to Alex. If it came down to it, I would have your back before anyone else here, including the Valis'. I think you worry yourself too much. You are just as gorgeous and powerful as Alex. I'd say even more so, actually." Theo tried to throw a nervous smile Trinity's way, but she wasn't actually looking at him. He hoped he was doing a good enough job of reassuring her. All he could do was be honest, and hope Trinity believed him.

“What’d you do with her? Because so help me god, if she kissed another guy I kissed, I'm going to go mental.” Theo almost had to laugh. He knew that there might be a certain perception of him leaving from the party with Alex when he did it, even if his motives were as pure as gold. Theo stepped closer to Trinity as she started to prepare another arrow. "Honestly, I didn't do anything with Alex last night. We didn't even kiss. That might be hard to believe, but I promise you it's true. She was just so drunk, and I don't trust the new guys enough to let her run around like that. I just wanted to get her safely into a bed. I was pretty mad she busted up our conversation though. I'd rather talk to you all day than deal with Alex wasted," she still hadn't turned to look at him. Theo felt like he wasn't getting his point across. Trinity just needed to realize that he cared more about her than anyone else at Camp Athens.

“Was I a good kisser?”

Finally, Theo cautiously stepped in front of Trinity, in between her and the target. He reached out slowly and guided her bow to where it was pointed towards the ground, taking a small step forward. He wanted to make sure Trinity heard this one, "It wasn't necessarily the best setting to figure something like that out, but from what I could tell, it was good. There was a lot of intensity in that kiss. I just wish I could've enjoyed it more." Theo took one more step forward, opening himself up for maybe getting to try the whole kiss thing again. He wasn't sure where Trinity and Wes stood at this point though, so he didn't want to overstep any boundaries. He would let her make that move.

xxIliana Remington-Taylor ~ Demeter
xxxxxxxxxx#4A766E ~ x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Iliana allowed Heath to lead her towards the exit when she noticed out of the corner of her eye someone approach them and casually walk past them. She heard him whisper words to her and she felt the compulsion behind them and in her fragile mental state, she had no will power to stop them from affecting her.

Like a bolt of lightning, she suddenly took off running at top speed and hardly registered Heath's shout as he called out her name. It was just her need to get away from Alex's anger that cause her to take off immediately, plus the power behind the words. She had sprinted right pass two other young men who had been dueling.

Iliana had no idea where she was going, only that she had to get away from the stables as quickly as possible. She didn't even realize that Heath nor Ethan had followed her, which had been due to what was currently happening with Alex.

Even though Iliana was a faster runner then Heath and Ethan, she didn't have the endurance they had so it wasn't long before she ran out of breath. As she tried catching her breath she saw she was in a forested area and saw someone in front of her, bent down. Normally Iliana would have been terrified of meeting a complete stranger, but before she could walk away, she had caught his calming emotions. Still she was too shy to do anything else. Luckily for her, she still had her pen and notebook.

~Now what do I do?~ She wondered to herself.

---

xEthan Knox ~ Hestia ~ #8B4513 ~ x

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


xHeath Taylor ~ Athena ~ #808000 ~ xHeath had instantly saw another person show up and start walking pass them. What happened next shocked Heath that it took him a few seconds to register it. One minute Iliana was right next to him and Ethan, the next second she took off like a gazelle.

"ILIANA!" He hollered, too stunned to do anything.

He would have took off after her, but Ethan grabbed his arm, restraining him.

"Heath! Keep calm and think, you know as well as I do that she's a faster runner then us. Let's not rush off with no direction okay? Remember we have tracking stone that Demeter gave us? Let's go get that from the cabins." Ethan replied.

Heath nodded, but his mind was still racing as to what caused Iliana to bolt in the first place. He always had to figure things out and find a logical explanation to things. He could tell that before his adopted sister took off she was starting to calm down, so what was that happened. It was then he recalled that someone had passed by them. He had looked young like the rest of them and so that meant he was a demigod. Did he have something to do with Iliana taking off? Turning, he looked at the person, who was now next to Alex and the other dark hair young man. It was at that moment he heard Alex to tell one of the guys to let go of her.

Things quickly went downhill from there as both Ethan and Heath felt Alex's power growing and they could hear thunder outside. Ethan groaned. What a way to find out who's daughter Alex was. Only a child of Zeus to affect the weather that way. Even with Iliana's abilities to control the wind, rain, and earth, she couldn't control thunder and lightning. Both young men started backing away. Ethan never wanted to use his serenity inducement so badly, but he couldn't because Alex's emotions were well beyond capabilities and he had just used a bunch on Iliana too.

Both Heath and Ethan turned when another person showed up and approached Alex calmly. Both guys let out a sigh of relief when the fella calmed down Alex and hugged her. Both heard him mention he was Alex's brother. He also turned his attention to the other two guys in the stable. Alex's brother was furious, and it appeared he believed those two were responsible for Alex's outburst. He commanded them to go to the main hall. Ethan moved to Heath's side and whispered in his ear.

"What do you think we should do now?"

Heath thought for a minute. He wanted to find his sister badly, but they couldn't just leave without drawing notice. Plus, Heath didn't want Zeus's son to think they had anything to do with what just happened. Better to address the situation.

Turning to Ethan, he replied, "Let me handle this."

Slowly coming into the view of the others, Heath bows in respect to Zeus's son.

"Forgive the intrusion, but my friend Ethan and I were just about to leave to go find my adopted sister, Iliana. She had taken off suddenly. Miss Alex, I do hope you feel better soon. Again, sorry for the interruption."

With that, both he and Ethan left the stables and started heading back to the cabins.

---

P E T ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #1e1e1e

xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Pete saw it only for an instant, the moment moment between Sylas grabbing Alex and then letting her go with a smile. A hint of suspicion and a power unable to be hidden. Pete would have missed it, if he hadn’t spent his entire life watching Eve do the same thing with her countless victims. He looked to Alex.

Lightning climbed her arms, reminding Pete of the London Underground map, with all the tracks weaving in and about. Daughter of Zeus, of all the people at camp, she was the worst person to choose. Pete had assumed she was just someone who needed a push into anger, but this had far more to do with desperation.

“Shut up.” She clutched at her hair and her eyes clenched close, it made her look younger like a child desperate to block out mean taunts in the playground. Thunder roared through Pete's ears, so loud and hollow it felt as if it shook the earth. Then with a yell, her eyes, a searing white, snapped open. She was breathing heavy as if she’d just run a marathon and Pete felt her power, the electricity, fill up the entire stable. She was angry and out of control, but Pete was transfixed by her raw and honest display.

Of course, her meathead brother had to burst in a ruin the moment. He calmed her down with soothing words until she collapsed into the folds of his arms, a docile fawn again.

Pete didn’t understand, that wasn’t some minor temper tantrum. Whatever that was, it was clear that the pain Alex carried around demanded to be felt. She didn’t need coddling, or to hide those feelings, let her burn the entire stables to the ground if that’s what she needed to do. Her brother did her no favours, he strode in and clipped her wings mid-flight. “You two. Head to the main hall. Now. And don't even think about detouring, or not heading there, because I will find you." Ajax's voice was angry and thundered, a faint echo of the real thunder Alex had summoned, and Pete felt is complication-free summer slipping from his grasp.

Before responding he watched the two from earlier step up to Ajax. Just announcing they were leaving like the whole world needed to know, he watched them go and made a mental note that the one with Fabio hair appeared to be a massive wanker. Miss Alex.

Then it was his turn to respond. He could lie. Spin a tale of innocence, influence some thoughts and walk away from this without a blemish. That’s what Pete would have done in the past, and it’s what Eve would do. And it was probably what Sylas was going to do. One simple manipulation and he’d be back to a solitary, simple summer.

Instead, he caught a glance at Alex’s face, matted with tears and he felt a twinge of remorse. Enough to remind him that he was trying to be better. He stepped forward. “I didn’t mean for all that.” He said the words to Alex, before looking at her protector with wry smile. “Not that it’s worth much from the mouth of a Hera descendant, I suppose?”

With that Pete stepped back away towards the back of the stables and his dark corner. He looked at Ajax with all the contempt he felt. “I don’t take orders from you. But come find me if your feeling bored.” He took three more steps before he let the shadows envelop him and spit him out somewhere new.

He ended up somewhere near the training grounds, and nowhere near main hall.

---

---

E V ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #511872

x
xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxxEve was lingering up against Mason’s door, wanting nothing more than to invade the wall of his cabin. She had an overwhelming curiosity to know what decorating tips she could pick up from a son of Hades. She didn’t get so much as a peek inside though, as he blocked her view then closed the door with a final click. She held back a pout and sigh.

“Do you know where you're supposed to go?" He asked with raised brows.

She shrugged and looked into the woodlands surrounding his, notably dark, cabin. Knowing if she told him a place he'd just point in the direction and wave her off, she forced a meek frown. “I was looking for my brother, I thought he came this way, but now I don’t know.”

When Mason exhaled a cloud of smoke and held out his pack of cigarettes to Eve, she’d knew she’d made a mistake going for an innocent and sweet demeanour, he clearly wasn't looking to play prince charming. Unfortunately, it was too late to change her game plan now. “You smoke?”

“Um, like sometimes?” She said sliding a cigarette out of his pack.

"Wherever you're supposed to be, it's not here.” Oh, how he didn’t know, the only place Eve wanted to be was the places that she shouldn’t be. With one last longing look at his dark cabin she followed behind Mason. “Come on, princess."

"Wander far from the trail, little thing?" He asked.

It didn’t take long to realise that Mason preferred a little more spice to his princess, so Eve decided to try bold. “I prefer not be called by the same name you use for your penis.” Though she backed up the comment by taking a drag from her cigarette and faking a hacking cough as if it were her first cigarette.

After only a millisecond of thinking about it, Eve decided to take a swing. So with another forced blush she twisted her fingers around each other as if she was nervous. “I was just lost in thought. I was wondering what the deal was between Ajax and that Hecate girl, maybe you know?”

She sneaked a glance up through her hair at Mason to gauge his reaction. She raised her hands in mock surrender and flashed her most innocent look. “I’m not trying to pry or anything, but I’m Aphrodite’s daughter so happen to know a thing or two about love.” The lies flying from her lips with ease, she chewed on her bottom lip and glanced around, pretending as if she was reluctant to speak more. “And I can tell, that girl doesn’t love him. She loves-“ Eve haltered her steps, looking up at Mason with deliberately guilty eyes. “Well, someone else.”

Eve didn’t know if Mason loved Andromeda, her gut instincts said he did, but no one around camp could confirm it or not. This was the time to for figuring that out. She placed a gentle hand on his arm, and smiled, “Tell me what you really think.” She funnelled all her power into influencing his actions, through her voice and physical contact. Her magic would be hard for him to fight.

All too soon two voices appeared round the corner of the path, and Eve realised her alone time with Mason was at an end. What a pity.

---

E M E R Y x S T . x J O H N

---

p a r e n t x // x Artemis
h e x x // x #a02422
o u t f i t x // x x

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

J I N x J I - H Y U N

---

p a r e n t x // x Hypnos
h e x x // x #68838b
o u t f i t x // x x

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

xxxxxxx E V E L Y N xx M A S T E R S

xxxxxDaughter of Nemesis | Outift | #ffc300

Evelyn paced back and forth. Whatever good a book could do, now was the time to showcase it, but mainly the solution was waiting. Gradually, when the body and brain felt ready, the individual would experience flashbacks or dreams to deal with the trauma. This natural way however, wasn't a timely guarantee and therefore no help with Keith's case. Nobody had to be an expert to sense his distress. Evelyn ended up sitting on the grass and biting her nail as flipped through the pages with a free hand.

A roar of thunder distracted her and dark clouds rolled across the sky. Evelyn quickly dismissed it, shaking her head to herself and urgently scanned the pages for other remedies before a downpour followed. One page did suggest hypnosis but it could have bad repercussions or not work at all. Nothing was 100 per cent and came with potential risk and reward. Unfortunately it was hers to weigh up. With not much to lose, her mind was made rather easily and she approached the med hut again.

“Keith,” she said to herself surprised he was out and about. “Keith!” she called and rushed up to him. “Are you crazy, you look horrible.” Evelyn slid an arm around his back to support him.

“I think I know what to try. We just need you comfortable,” she told him lowly and helped him to his cabin. There was never quite as much comfort as your own bed after all.

---

xxxxx T R I N I T Y xx W A L L A C E

xxxx Daughter of Ares | Outfit | #461f4b

"Trin, I know sometimes it feels like we are all just playing a role in Ajax and Alex's game of thrones. It can bother me too from time to time, but after what we all went through last year, I owe it to them to have their back. Don't get the wrong idea though. I am much more loyal to Ajax than I am to Alex. To that point, I am much more loyal to you than I am to Alex. If it came down to it, I would have your back before anyone else here, including the Valis'. I think you worry yourself too much. You are just as gorgeous and powerful as Alex. I'd say even more so, actually."

His response shocked her, particularly the tail end of him supposedly finding her a bar above Alex. But she quickly found a counter argument, being charm. She didn't have anything against the Valis duo, she just wanted to understand the worship and loyalty they got without lifting a finger. And why Alex...devious Alex clicked her fingers, or flicked her hair and got what she wanted. But Mason was right, the rest of the demigods could be damned as long as the Zeus kids had each other.

"Honestly, I didn't do anything with Alex last night. We didn't even kiss. That might be hard to believe, but I promise you it's true. She was just so drunk, and I don't trust the new guys enough to let her run around like that. I just wanted to get her safely into a bed. I was pretty mad she busted up our conversation though. I'd rather talk to you all day than deal with Alex wasted." It was a bit of a stretch to believe. A girl flirting transparently enough for even Trinity to see and feeling his muscles up verse, an untamed conversation with her. But Theo struck her as someone with a bit more sense than to take advantage of a drunk.

Theo stepped in front of her and she knew she was in trouble because her anger made way for something else as he lowered the bow. "It wasn't necessarily the best setting to figure something like that out, but from what I could tell, it was good. There was a lot of intensity in that kiss. I just wish I could've enjoyed it more." Trinity raised a brow waiting for the punchline. He stepped closer, closing the space between them cautiously.

Trinity looked between his eyes and lips before she put a hand on his chest as a brace. “Thank you for your honesty.” She was more appreciative than she could express for him assuring his loyalty to explaining what happened with Alex to talking about their kiss. “Besides, you couldn’t handle another one.” Trinity smiled teasingly and cupped his neck, planting a lingering kiss on each of his cheeks. That was the best she could do to express her affections for him without giving him another intense kiss.

She guided Theo aside with her arm and took aim again, narrowing her eyes on the target, remembered her breathing and shot at the bullseye. Trinity smirked and pressed her tongue to her cheek trying to tone down how smug she felt. Actually it was a combination of pride and smugness making it a failure to conceal. Trinity placed down the bow finally and turned to her tutor. Since he had done massive favors for her state of mind, she could throw a bone in his direction. “You know, I have to give credit to Alex, you are pretty firm. Such nice guns, Theo.” She couldn't resist mocking the last part and laughed.

She shifted behind the range and gestured Theo forward. “Floor's yours.”

---

---

T H E OXS M I T H
son of artemis

---

Location: Archery
Mood: Confident
Hex: #0000BF

The air was thick between Theo and Trinity as the distance between them slowly closed. Theo honestly did not know what to expect next. Trinity was genuinely a mystery to him, even after all the time they had spent around one another. Just as he started to expect a kiss, she put her hand on his chest, sending a slight tingle down his spine.

"Thank you for your honesty. Besides you couldn't handle another one," she said as she smiled at him and left two kisses lingering on his cheeks. As she seemed to be doing a lot lately, Trinity left Theo stunned in place for a moment or two. He was not exactly sure what to think. Clearly, they had just had a moment, but what information could he actually get from that moment. For all of his supernatural sensibilities, he had always wished he could read minds on top of it all. Theo felt that now more than ever.

Trinity guided him to the side, snapping him back to reality, and clearing her way to shoot at the target once again. She took her breath, set her form, and sent an arrow slicing through the air straight to the bullseye. Theo smiled as he could see the smug look take over her face. She turned to him, and he quickly put his hands on his hips, trying not to give too approving of a look. "Wow, so she really does listen..." Theo let his voice drip with sarcasm and false surprise before trying to speak through a slight chuckle, "I'm mildly impressed."

Theo was shocked with how fast the mood had gone from serious to playful, even further reinforced as they continued to mess with one another. Trinity set down her bow, speaking in a half flirting, half kidding manner, “You know, I have to give credit to Alex, you are pretty firm. Such nice guns, Theo." Trinity stepped back, allowing Theo to step in and pick up the bow and a sling a quiver over his shoulder. "Floor's yours."

Theo took his eye off Trinity focusing on the target silently. He loaded one arrow and let it fly... bullseye. He quickly loaded another... release. Theo cracked a confident smile as the second arrow split the first arrow right down the middle. He was definitely showing off now. He wanted to be as impressive as possible. "You really wanna see me show off?" Theo glanced at Trinity over his shoulder as he strode over to pull a lever nearby, "Watch this." He pulled the lever, and stepping back into position, he took a deep breath as he awaited what came next. All at once, three targets launched into the air, one in front of him, one to the right, one to the left. He quickly plucked them out of the air, piercing each down the middle with an arrow. The machine launched two on the right, and two more on the left. Theo took all four targets out of the sky just as quickly as they had appeared. Finally, as the machine launched its final target right in front of him, Theo turned his head to Trinity, winking at her as he sent his last arrow spiraling toward the red circle in the middle of the target. He tilted his head at her as he heard the unmistakable sound of a target being hit in the center and dropping to the ground.

Theo held the bow out to Trinity, raising an eyebrow her way, "You do half as good as that, and I'll go full wolf for you."

“I prefer not be called by the same name you use for your penis.”

Mason's brows shot up and he chuckled quietly. "That was uncalled for," he muttered. Lucky he was secure enough in his package to not be so insulted. When she saw it, then they could talk.

When he recovered from his shock and her coughing fit, there was a passing thought of silence but Evangeline had different ideas. “I was just lost in thought. I was wondering what the deal was between Ajax and that Hecate girl, maybe you know?”

Mason couldn't help but grimace. Imagining the two together and talking about the two was such a sickeningly popular topic. Also, the deal between the two could get confusing. "It's complicated." But why was the new girl curious and why did she think he would indulge in gossip. Did she want Ajax for herself? He'd recommend the poor soul to stay away, he wasn't worth the drama and cat fight.

As he checked his company, she raised her hands. “I’m not trying to pry or anything, but I’m Aphrodite’s daughter so happen to know a thing or two about love.” There it was. Mason took a long drag, delaying his response for as long as possible. “And I can tell, that girl doesn’t love him. She loves-“ Evangeline stopped and Mason did too meeting her eyes. “Well, someone else.”

The notion that it could be him left him speechless and motionless. It actually hindered him for a moment or two before Evangeline touched his arm. “Tell me what you really think.”

"I -" don't. Don't give this girl an inch. Mason closed his eyes and clenched his jaw to keep from the urge to tell this girl his thoughts. "I think she's doomed," he admitted and opened his eyes on the pretty blonde. "I think they're gonna stay in their toxic relationship until the end of time. She'll never give him up and neither will he. Sometimes I think I could treat her better, that she shouldn't have given herself to him. I can't have her though because I'm not going to be good for her either. And I think your love radar is way off base." Despite the uncomfortable beginning of the confession, he eased into it and found it all rather therapeutic. It was his true belief that Ajax was an ass and Andy an idiot and they were going to be on a roller-coaster with big highs and major lows. As for the princess of Aphrodite, her love radar was bullshit because Andy wouldn't have given herself to a guy if she didn't love them. And if he was loved he wouldn't feel alone.

Mason flicked his cigar away. He heard others approaching the path and wasn't really in the social mood and the shadows had made way for the sun. That left one door for escape without being a venomous prick. "Forgive me, princess." Mason wished he could be slow and steady to avoid startling her, but he wound an arm around her waist, pulled her to him and cupped her face then kissed her. Time was of the essence and a daughter of Aphrodite wouldn't mind, right? It'd just feed their ego, they'd think they're irresistible, it's just a kiss. Public affection was one of those highly uncomfortable things to witness so either she kissed back and he got all 'embarrassed and quiet' and potentially left, or she hit or shoved him away and in his shame, he walked off. Mason was more than willing for the consequences.

---

Ajax's swings got harder and Duke braced himself better for impact. "Sorry." Ajax broke off and steadied Duke a little.
"It's fine." Now he was at least ready for the strength in them. It was more important Ajax kept working it out.

"We're....I don't know. Since Jenn's death, Andy naturally took her friend's side as I would with yours, so... I don't blame her for wanting to stay away from me at this point. I haven't spoken to her since I snapped at her. My pride just, you know? maybe I should try and grab her when she's not around Prince Evil. I can... I don't know... say I'm sorry? but then again... that's just words. How can I show her?" Duke was torn between listening to Ajax and looking him in the eyes and meeting his hard punches.

He didn't have much to say in the way of love advice. "You know her better than me."

They continued training before the next topic was breached. "Well... obviously I didn't want her to murder someone else because that's not who she is. She was pushed too far. I understand Mason's anger and need for revenge, I mean... I'd be the same way if it were Alex who--" Duke just nodded. Who wouldn't. "But, I love Al. I can't turn my back on her. Even if she slaughtered the entire camp, I don't think I'd be able to cut my ties with her. I know it would be my responsibility to stop her if things started to get that bad, but... what if I can't? does that make me a selfish bad person?"

Duke opened his mouth to respond. For the greater good, he liked to think Ajax would intervene but he loved his sister to the ends of earth. Luckily Alex wasn't an evil person, she just let her emotions rule her sometimes. Yet Ajax's attention had moved on. "Duke," he said. Duke followed his gaze to the darkening clouds, a sure sign Alex was in some turmoil or trouble. Duke wanted to run with Ajax but surrounding her, chiding her or comforting her would only suffocate her.

Someone dashed by then as fleet as a child of Hermes. "What the..." He was contemplating which way to go. Towards the storm or after the girl.

Duke left the grounds as the storm subsided meaning Alex had been solved. That other girl was long gone. As the problems disappeared and he wandered around camp, another appeared. Something not right anyway. Evelyn was nearly carrying Daniel across camp. Duke jogged to help out, taking his weight from the red head. "Hey, I got him. Are you two okay?"

---

Speaking of the devil, she came in full form. “Keith! Are you crazy, you look horrible.” Keith hooked an arm around her neck while hers went around his back, though he tried his best to hold his own.

"I feel it," he mumbled.

“I think I know what to try. We just need you comfortable,” she told him lowly.

He frowned and nodded. "Okay. You're sure?" Keith didn't want to doubt his partner in this but there had to be more to the story.

Duke joined them suddenly and took his weight off Evelyn. The son of Hephaestus didn't play around. "We're fine, thank you. There's been tougher days." Pretty quickly Duke was able to get him to his flash cabin. Actually it was like a mini mansion and Keith felt embarrassed by how immodest it was, particularly in front of his company. "I...I really don't know why I'm assigned to this one."

Duke helped Keith sit on his couch. That was the end of his services but he stuck around seemingly waiting for something. "I mean I got shot so that’s why I’m a mess,” Keith said. The explanation was embarrassing but maybe it would send him on his way.

Duke stared a while longer. "And you didn't think to defend yourself with magic?"

"Seri...The idea did occur, once or twice."

"What happened to you?"

"I just told you -"

"Last year," Duke interrupted. He side glanced to Evelyn before his eyes landed back on Keith. "Between last year and this very day anyway."

Keith sat there trying to grasp what Duke was aiming at exactly. His memory couldn't jog on demand and he already had enough problems in that department. "You know, I think we can handle things from here." His dry tone said he had overstayed his welcome. Thankfully Duke didn't protest, instead he lowered his head slightly and left the room.

Keith sighed out then looked to Evelyn with a stiff smile. Comfort could be hard to find for a while but they could spend time idling chatting or playing board games or whatever she liked.

x

x


andromeda bolton
hecatex|xoutfitx|x#990856

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


sloane astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#C7B29B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


wesley preston
aphroditex|xoutfitx|x#667C0C

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


sylas astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#064C4B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

xxIliana Remington-Taylor ~ Demeter
xxxxxxxxxx#4A766E ~ x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Iliana observed as the young man interacted with something. She wondered who's son he belong to because she felt naturally drawn to him. Was it his soothing energy or something else? She tried to recall what she knew about the other gods, but was drawing up blank. That was because her memory worked best when things naturally came to her, not when she forced it. Still she slowly approached him and it was then she noticed he was missing an arm. She never met anyone who was missing a limp before. She couldn't help but wonder if he was born that way or lost it another way. Her gut told her he lost it somehow.

She froze in fear though when he turned around and saw her. She would have bolted but he spoke up.

"Don't worry, you're safe."

He then proceeded to try and calm her down and she finally saw he was holding a rabbit. While Iliana had a bigger affinity for flora, she still liked fauna. Hearing the demi-god say that the rabbit was probably more dangerous then him caused the edges of Iliana's mouth to tip up slightly. While it wasn't even a grin, it was probably the closest to a grin Iliana had had in a long time. The person then proceeded to introduce himself as Wesley and that he was Aphrodite's son. Well that made sense since he had this air about him that drew her in. Iliana had only met Aphrodite once when she was a small child and had briefly lived with her mother. It was the time right after her father's death and before she went to live with Heath's family. She had never met anyone more beautiful. She had just learned how to make flower wreaths and gave one to Aphrodite at random when the goddess visited her mother's private greenhouse for something. The Goddess of Beauty loved it and told her she had a knack for making beautiful things. It was those words as to why Iliana still made flower wreaths.

After Wesley finish speaking, Iliana came forward and sat down next to him before writing in her note pad before holding it out. She always used a clean sheet when talking with strangers.

On it it said, "My name is Iliana and my mother is Demeter. I can't talk. I've met your mother years ago. She was nice."

After Wesley read it, she pulled the notebook back to her and looked down. It was very hard to look people in the eye still.

---

xEthan Knox ~ Hestia ~ #8B4513 ~ x

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


xHeath Taylor ~ Athena ~ #808000 ~ x

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"That was pretty intense back there wasn't it Heath? I've heard how powerful Zeus could be, but to see one of his kids start to use it . . . needless to say I am glad Alex's brother calmed her down before she unleashed her power. I don't think I could have lived through that. What do you suppose caused Alex to get churned up like that? She was already a ticking time bomb." Ethan commented after they left the stables.

Heath thought on that for a moment. While it was true that Alex was already walking on the edge, she didn't appear to start to go over it until after she approached the one guy, who had seemed to also give Iliana some uneasiness.

"This is only an educated guess, Ethan, but it may had to have something to do with those two other guys in the stables. I know there are some Demigods who's powers can cause emotional chaos, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was something like that. It's not our problem anymore so let's focus on the task at hand. Hopefully if we're lucky, Iliana hasn't run into anyone." Heath replied, wanted to concentrate on finding his adopted sister.

She would always come first for him, but he would definitely pass closer attention to those other guys from here on out.

Ethan nodded in compliance and the two continued to walk in silence, but the auburn hair demigod didn't stay quiet for long. He was an extrovert after all and talking came naturally to him.

"You know I can't help but wonder what the true purpose of this camp is. Is it really meant to be a sanctuary?"

That caused Heath to turn sharply and he replied instantly, "Oh course it is. Our mothers promised us we'd be safe from humans here."

"Mmm, yes, from humans, but what about from each other? We don't know anyone here and when you have basically a bunch of strangers with powers together, it's bound to cause drama. And not to mention that I think my mom did say there were campers here from last year. Who knows what kind of relationships were established back then."

"So what's your point?"

"That I really hope this place helps Iliana and she not regress if there's too much drama."

Heath would have responded, but the two suddenly came upon something they thought they'd never see. There appeared to be a couple of sorts kissing. And they were right in site of the path that led to their cabin. Ethan turned away and saw one of the same guys as before leaning against a tree. This was definitely a more awkward situation and so the two just look at each other and decided to take the back route. Quietly, they walked away and went behind the cabins.

xxxx T R I N I T Y xx W A L L A C E

xx Daughter of Ares | Outfit | #461f4b

"Wow, so she really does listen...I'm midly impressed." She let her mouth drop, pretending to be offended but of course her acting skills could never hold.

Trinity watched Theo carefully, him completely in his element. "You really wanna see me show off?"

“That wasn’t showing off?” she asked pointing to his double bullseye.

"Watch this." Apparently, it was nowhere near his potential as he pulled a lever and targets appeared in different directions. Theo shot at them all with ease and grace yet he was sharp and efficient. Trinity was glued to the performance before her stuck in a spell of awe, envy and evaluation. A final target spat out and Theo turned his head to her winking. She arched a challenging brow hoping his ego would be his demise, meanwhile he sent his arrow dead center of the bullseye. Damn. Theo knew it too in the way he tilted his head at her. Trinity couldn't stop herself from grinning and shaking her head. He had every right to be confident and show off because he was amazing with a bow and arrows.

“This is exactly why I stole the crossbow in capture the flag.” Trinity smirked. Trojans would have been doomed with that bad boy in Theo's hands.

Theo held the bow out to her, raising an eyebrow at her. "You do half as good as that, and I'll go full wolf for you."

She snatched the bow from him. “Oh, you'll be going full wolf for me. Liked or not, Mr. Smith.” Trinity was pretty confident she could do half as good as that. But in the event she somehow didn't, Theo could step in her area of combat and challenge her there. “If I do half as good, you can make me breakfast in bed.” She chuckled, considering it'd be a decent achievement.

Trinity then prepped herself and headed to the lever. She pulled it then placed herself in the center again. Like Theo's round, the three targets appeared, one to the left, middle and to the right. She shot one at a time swiftly, getting close to the center but never hitting it. The last lot appeared and Trinity tended to the ones on the left, swept to the ones on the right that had got a lot more ascension. Then the middle. Trinity gasped as her arrow went over the falling target and reached back in her empty quiver for another shot. Hell no, not one is escaping my aim. She slid the quiver off her shoulder and dropped the bow again. Trinity conjured a dagger, threw it in the air and booted the handle full force sending her blade through the final target about 5 feet off the ground. Trinity smirked to herself. Targets were no different than enemies, they couldn't get away from the wrath of an Ares child.

She turned to dear Theo and picked up the bow. “Now big bad wolf, I hope that satisfies you.” She offered the bow to him. “Should I leave you and the archery area alone?” she asked, smirking at the suggestive undertone.

Trinity moved towards the exit, although she wasn't sick of his company or show pony antiques yet. “I'm grabbing a bite. You gonna be here or are you coming with?” She'd happily take his order if he had one and return to the archery with a snack in hand. Besides, watching him shoot was oddly satisfying. She could learn a thing or two watching his techniques and learn his weak points in case they were on opposing sides again.

“You know, Theo, it's a shame we didn't verse each other in the game. I would have loved the challenge.” It likely sounded like she was being cocky again about her fighting abilities, but she meant it as the highest compliment and honor. She felt the same about Ajax. After those little words she left the area heading for the hall.

---

xxxxxxx E V E L Y N xx M A S T E R S

xxxDaughter of Nemesis | Outift | #ffc300

"Okay. You're sure?"

Well, she did give him the briefest version possible while they were outside. “I can explain l-”

Duke approached from the side and took Keith from her. "Hey, I got him. Are you two okay?"

Evidently not with an injured man in her arm hence Duke using initiative to help transport him. However, by supernatural camp standards, it seemed manageable. Evelyn nodded while Keith responded. "We're fine, thank you. There's been tougher days."

She didn't know where they were leading her exactly, but they came upon a cozy and luxurious looking building. Not really the text book definition of a cabin. "I...I really don't know why I'm assigned to this one." His words tore her from her evaluating state and she flicked up a smile for show.

Once inside, it seemingly didn't take long for the tension to rise between the two men. "I mean I got shot so that’s why I’m a mess,” Keith felt the need to justify himself in the thick silence.

"And you didn't think to defend yourself with magic?"

That was a sore spot and Evelyn fought the urge to intervene. Keith had to take care of it. "Seri...The idea did occur, once or twice."

"What happened to you?"

"I just told you -"

"Last year," Duke said abruptly and caught her eye. Evelyn cocked her head slightly and held onto every word that followed. "Between last year and this very day anyway."

Odd and precise. Evelyn was as silent as the men as the room became heavy again. "You know, I think we can handle things from here."

Not much caused the daughter of Nemesis discomfort, however lingering with Keith after being a bystander in the middle of their exchange did. Particularly because she knew Duke meant well in his own way too. Keith tried to smile to her. Evelyn mirrored his tight brief smile.

“Let me make you a drink. If not for you, then could I please have some water?”

Evelyn excused herself. When she left vision, she hurried after Duke. She extended a hand out to grab his arm. “Hey, what do you think happened last year?” Evelyn looked at him pleadingly, ready to latch onto everything he said. “He's...he's not well.” As honest as she wanted to be, it wasn't her business or right to tell Duke the full context.

“I need somebody who was close to him. Who knows what might have happened to him or who's out to hurt him.” Evelyn was still as desperate as ever for his aid. A seasoned camper telling Keith what happened might have been what he needed as a trigger. Duke was smart and observant. He'd be able to find the missing piece.

That's all Evelyn could do for now. Put some faith in Duke and do her best with what she had. Evelyn turned on her heels and got the drinks then tended back to Keith.

---

E V ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #511872

x
xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Eve watched as Mason fought against her magic, clenching his jaw and trying to keep his thoughts hidden. She smirked with some satisfaction, he clearly had some willpower which would make him far more entertaining. She never really found enjoyment in pushing around people who were too eager to bend to her magic.

But alas, he succumbed, letting all the truth of his thoughts flow out. “I think she’s doomed.” They locked eyes, and she raised her eyebrows, Eve was fishing more for hidden feelings of jealousy and inadequacy. But she’d listen to whatever he had to say. "I think they're gonna stay in their toxic relationship until the end of time. She'll never give him up and neither will he. Sometimes I think I could treat her better, that she shouldn't have given herself to him. I can't have her though because I'm not going to be good for her either.”

Eve turned her head back to path and thought over what he’d revealed. He hadn’t said he loved her, and when she looked up at him through he lashes she realised he was not the type to carry around a deep-seeded love someone who didn’t love him back.

She turned her back on him to hide her smirk, a doomed toxic relationship sounded like a situation ripe for manipulating. Eve hadn’t actually laid eyes on Andy yet, but she looking forward to having a little chat with the girl at the centre of it all.

“And I think your love radar is way off base." Eve spun back around to face Mason with wide innocent eyes. She was just considering what route to take with her response when Mason stepped into her. “Forgive me Princess.” His arm slid around her waist pulling her to him with little effort, and then his lips were on hers.

Mason had somehow managed to startle her and catch her completely off guard. Which was something she despised. The cigarette in her hand fell to the ground and she stood there in his arms confused how this situation even came about. Sure, she was no stranger to kissing, but usually she was the one controlling it, she knew how to be irresistible, and could influence the actions of others into giving her a kiss. But she hadn’t done any of that, and so she couldn’t understand Mason’s actions which only frustrated her.

Determined to wrestle back control and come out on top, she rose to her tippy toes and kissed him back, winding a hand up his neck to thread through his hair. Then she used her magic. This is the best kiss you’ve ever had. Their close proximity and physical contact, would make the thought hard to ignore.

Moving her hand back to his chest, she pushed them apart, looking down the path where the oncoming traffic had turned tail and were walking around the cabin. She looked back at Mason, her hand still resting on his chest. She briefly wondered if her ruse was done it, did a kiss from an Aphrodite descendant feel different?

She stepped away from him and ground the cigarette she’d dropped into the ground with the heel of her boot, extinguishing it. “Looks like the peanut gallery is gone. What a shame.” Growing tired of the fragile girl persona she looked up at him with a smirk. “The blonde one was gorgeous, we could have asked him to join us.”

Eve moved to walk away, before looking back at him over her shoulder. “Oh and forgive me if my love radar is screwy, it might be because I’m not related to Aphrodite. I believe you call my mother Hera?” She laughed before trotting off down the path, determined to end their conversation having surprised him. Passing a guy lounging against a tree watching them she pointed over her should to Mason, talking loud enough that he could still hear her. “He’s all yours. But be warned he’s a sloppy kisser.”

Eve wandered off, and it didn’t take her long to find her next source of entertainment. There walking toward the main hall was her brother, only two steps ahead of Trinity. She grinned, it was like the world wanted her to have fun today.

---

P E T ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #1e1e1e

xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Pete found his way to the archery training yard, where there were two blondes practicing their skills. He didn’t watch them long to realise they were far too preppy for his tastes. So from there he followed the path. Considering he’d spent all morning reading in the stables he hardly knew his way around, and while he had no wish to run into Alex’s brother, he was in need of food.

Apparently the blonde girl who had been firing arrows at flying discs had the same idea as she appeared on the same path a couple steps behind him.

Then his sister whooshed in with all her blonde hair and complication. “Petey! I’ve been looking for you everywhere.” Eve linked her arm through his and gave him a bubbly grin. He frowned, knowing whatever was coming next, he wasn’t going to like it. His sister didn’t so bubbly, or cuddly. “I met someone. This guy named Wesley, he’s the son of Aphrodite, and he was is sooo adorable.” She was gushing loudly like some school girl and Pete looked around at the few people nearby, Eve was speaking to him but these words were clearly meant for someone else to hear. The blonde behind him? The group wandering past in the direction of the training yard? This wasn’t his sister, the two of them didn’t gossip about cute boys. She was acting, manipulating someone, he just didn’t know who or why.

What he did know was that she was clearly up to no good and he shot his sister a dark look. “Eve.” She would definitely go too far if he didn’t stop her.

She laughed and batted his shoulder, too caught up in her giggly act to pay any notice to his warning. Eve did always commit to the role. “I know, I know. But Pete, he asked me out.” She nibbled on her finger nail acting shy. “Well, he didn’t exactly ask me out, he asked me to drop by his cabin tonight. I said no, because I’m not that type of girl but he’s just too fricking cute!”

Pete shook his head and pulled his arm out of her grip. Whatever game she was playing he wanted nothing to do with it.

---

E M E R Y x S T . x J O H N

---

p a r e n t x // x Artemis
h e x x // x #a02422
o u t f i t x // x x

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

J I N x J I - H Y U N

---

p a r e n t x // x Hypnos
h e x x // x #68838b
o u t f i t x // x x

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

---

---

---

---

T H E OXS M I T H
son of artemis

---

Location: Mess Hall
Mood: Pleased
Hex: #0000BF

“Oh, you'll be going full wolf for me. Liked or not, Mr. Smith... If I do half as good, you can make me breakfast in bed.”

Theo raised his eyebrows at Trinity. She had never really let loose around him like this before. He genuinely could not stop smiling at her. He knew he needed to bring out his wittiest response. He leaned towards her, speaking quietly but confidently, "Do your worst. Just know that the only way I'm making you breakfast in bed is if I woke up in that bed with you that morning." Of course there was mostly sarcasm behind the statement. Theo had more respect for Trinity than to treat her like a booty call; however, he wouldn't complain if she ever decided to stay a night in his cabin.

Theo relaxed his stance as he watched her tackle the flying targets. She was fine with a bow and arrow. Taking down all of those targets was no easy task. Still, Theo had to crack a big grin and let out a laugh when she threw the knife through the final target. Trinity was the definition of a badass to him, and he found it so attractive.

Theo was sad as Trinity joked with him about leaving, but they had been away from everyone else for a while. He wanted to hang back for a bit and collect his thoughts. He thanked her politely for offering to get him food, and let her go on her way. Theo stared at the targets in front of him very hard. This was his place, and he knew that. He just wondered if there was more. Where else could he use his skills? What else did he have to learn? Theo knew he was far from a finished product, and he knew that he needed to get stronger and better for the whatever storm was coming. There was an uneasiness in the air around camp, and Theo's sense for danger had been going off since he had gotten back, not that that was a new feeling around camp.

The booming voice of Ajax over the PA system snapped him out of his musings, "All camp members, new and old... please head to the hall for a meeting."

With no idea what to expect, Theo hit the path back towards the hall at the center of camp. As he walked, he picked up on a conversation happening pretty far ahead of him.

“I met someone. This guy named Wesley, he’s the son of Aphrodite, and he was is sooo adorable... I know, I know. But Pete, he asked me out. Well, he didn’t exactly ask me out, he asked me to drop by his cabin tonight. I said no, because I’m not that type of girl but he’s just too fricking cute!”

Theo was definitely interested in hearing the rest of that conversation, but he couldn't place the voice. He hung back just listening until he heard that group of people get to the hall, where he arrived shortly after. Walking into the hall, Theo looked around for Emery. She wasn't there yet, so he took a seat at the edge of a table with no one around him, ready to flag down his sister when she arrived.

He was on his way out of Daniel's cabin when Evelyn grabbed him. He looked to her hand first then met her pleading eyes. “Hey, what do you think happened last year?” Duke sighed out and shifted his weight. That would be a long story and Daniel didn't seem too open to talk about it himself.

"Anything could have happened to him, he and trouble constantly met half way." For that exact reason, Duke didn't have the slightest idea what could have happened last year for him to change so much.

“He's...he's not well.”

"That, I know. Look, you and staff know him as Keith but his name's Daniel. There was a war and no one had seen him since. And from what I heard, he wasn't in a condition to walk off or teleport anywhere." Duke didn't see what happened to the camp's favorite magician exactly but he knew Daniel was widely believed as deceased.

“I need somebody who was close to him. Who knows what might have happened to him or who's out to hurt him.”

Duke knew it was Evelyn's way of asking, relying and suggesting his assistance in one. He looked off in the distance. Part of him didn't want to tangle with such a case but he couldn't refuse to help. He nodded to Evelyn then left in search for someone. A Valis might have fit the criteria, he knew Alex and Daniel had a brief thing, whereas Ajax was well informed and trust worthy. Then there was Andromeda to consider of course.

"All camp members, new and old... please head to the hall for a meeting."

That saved him going on a wild goose chase. As he headed to the hall, the same place others were being corralled, he saw Wesley and jogged to join him in stride. "Wesley, did Alex give you your arm?" Clearly Wes didn't have the prosthetic arm on, but if it needed adjustments for comfort or size, the sooner they worked on it the better.

He almost missed the short and timid company Wesley was in. Almost. Duke second looked her and smiled slightly. "Hey..." he recognized the girl as the one that had darted by in the training grounds. But that run wasn't one for training or fun. He could ask if she was okay now but that might have risked some unpleasant emotions resurfacing."I missed you before, I'm Duke." He held out his hand.

---

Evangeline's mouth was still for a bit but then she kissed back with a vengeance. And it all became rather pleasurable and less about escaping people. He could have kissed her a while longer but she pushed him away with a hand on his chest looking towards the retreating figures. It worked better than he could have hoped. Maybe he should have smacked lips with strangers more often.

“Looks like the peanut gallery is gone. What a shame.” At those words, he looked at her again to be met by a smirk. “The blonde one was gorgeous, we could have asked him to join us.”

He snarled, showing his obvious disgust in the comment. Those Aphrodite kids were flimsy and a little too loose for his liking.

“Oh and forgive me if my love radar is screwy, it might be because I’m not related to Aphrodite. I believe you call my mother Hera?” Mason did his best not to give her a reaction, but it was evident he was displeased. Her lies were harmless but gave him a complete different impression than the snake underneath. His confession before suddenly seemed not just gossip but ammunition for her. Mason inhaled through his nose suppressing the urge to charge her and torture her until she turned into the fragile girl she played for real. Then again, taking down spoiled bitches might have been more of Trinity's domain.

“He’s all yours. But be warned he’s a sloppy kisser.” The remark seemed a little out of the way to try annoy him, but got his attention on Sylas. He rolled his eyes and approached the son of Eris.

"At least I got a kiss out of it," he said, for once trying to see the bright side. Once Evangeline was gone, Mason finally smiled. "If I was her, I would have held that card a little longer. She would have had so much potential. But now...tut...such a waste." Mason could throw off her game with other campers if he so desired. Luckily for her he didn't care that much about fellow demigods so it wouldn't be a frequent disruption.

"So what about you Sylas? What have you been up to?" In briefly knowing the guy, it was likely he had been doing something. It was just a matter if the guy wanted to show and tell.

When the announcement came on Mason cracked another cold smile. "I suppose we're all heading to the hall then." And Mason did that without any audible complaints, though not exactly a good pace either. When Ajax came over the system it usually wasn't for personal reasons.

Mason didn't bother sitting, hoping it was at least a brief little gathering they were having then he could slip straight out the doors again. Mason saw something then and slowly moved across the back of the hall, prowling towards it. He didn't want to catch the attention of others, much more for Andy to see it first.

---

The tension was palpable and there was nothing he could do to change it but wait it out. Evelyn offered to get some drinks and Keith directed her to the kitchen. Even she wanted to escape the mood of the room for a bit, a sturdy daughter of Nemesis. That must have been some record. Sitting there alone for a time, Keith thought Evelyn might have outright abandoned ship. His gut sunk. He had to see it coming. But she returned with their drinks and Keith lit up.

"Do you want to play anything? Cluedo, aahh monopoly, 21, Yahtzee, Operation?" Admittedly they were games better played in a group larger than two but he wasn't one drowning in popularity and options.

Apparently there was no time for a game to come out because Ajax came over the speakers requesting a meeting in the hall. "That's a bummer." Not that his guest likely shared his enthusiasm for a good old fashioned board game.

Keith headed over with Evelyn slowly, his goal walking there being to show he could get there in one piece his own without using the red haired girl as support. He was very pleased with himself when he stepped through the hall doors. He shuffled out of the way of entering and exiting demigods and sat on a table near the back wall. He thought he was pretty safe there, not in immediate view or in the way, a wall behind him, minding his own business..

"Daniel? What are you doing here?" No such luck. The son of Hades wanted to torment him now.

"I was told to come to the hall like everyone else. If you want this spot, just take it." Keith moved to his feet choosing to avoid conflict, but was shoved down again by the shoulders.

"I can't believe you're alive," he spoke in a hushed tone, eyeing him head to toe. Okay, he was useless and uncoordinated, he got that but that was a little harsh. "How are you here?"

Keith noticed Mason was blocking the door from view, cornering him. "A series of travelling methods, you know car, plane..." Mason frowned, apparently it wasn't the answer he was after and he looked displeased. Keith fiddled with his arm cuffs. "How...how were your holidays?"

"Seriously?"

Keith nodded hesitantly as if it were a trick question. There was another heavy silence. Maybe he should just be master of tense moments. He looked around uneasily for witnesses to the assault to come. "You don't have to go into it if you don't want," he muttered.

xxx T R I N I T Y xx W A L L A C E

xx Daughter of Ares | Outfit | #461f4b

A sad reality ahead of her was that loud people existed. Not the guy, but the girl. “Petey! I’ve been looking for you everywhere.” Er, god Her luck. “I met someone. This guy named Wesley, he’s the son of Aphrodite, and he was is sooo adorable.”

Trinity narrowed her eyes doing her best not to jump to conclusions. Aphrodite's kids were supposed to be adorable, it was a wide known fact. It just meant she laid eyes on him, Wes was himself and this girl's swooning about a good looking guy being nice to her.

“I know, I know. But Pete, he asked me out. Well, he didn’t exactly ask me out, he asked me to drop by his cabin tonight. I said no, because I’m not that type of girl but he’s just too fricking cute!”

What!? Trinity scoffed. Did he value his life? Did this bimbo value hers? She was terribly confused by the lack of sense in camp. Trinity was frustrated at the news, somehow doubting the invite was to play chess. The second emotion stirring was disappointment. She'd have a lot more respect for Wes and his new toy if he hadn't proposed a date and confessed earlier he wanted to play the field.

Trinity opened her mouth to speak but Ajax's voice came over the speakers of camp. "All camp members, new and old... please head to the hall for a meeting."

Another idea struck her. Thank you, Ajax. Time to announce her presence before she heard another damn nauseating word. She summoned a blade in hand, tightened her ponytail and quickened her steps to walk around the pair, but ended up knocking the blonde with her elbow and dropping her blade before her shoe. “Oh my god, I’m sorry.” Trinity swooped down and grabbed her blade and stood in front of the pair. “Can you imagine if it actually impaled your foot. You’d probably want to kill me…and fail.” She set her eyes on the female.

Her eyes flickered to the male. He was easier to look at: less punch their face, shove it in the ground until it suffocates on the earth vibes. “Pete right? Hey, I'm Trinity. Sorry, I just couldn't help but overhear everything.” Again, directed towards/about the blonde, although this time she kept her eyes on Pete. Not that obnoxious girls such as her cared. Trinity did go to high school and some things never changed. "I'm going to 'accidentally, tell the whole world." Yeah, fucking right.

“Anyway, I'll see you at the hall. And you take care of your friend now, don't want her sleeping with any riff raff and pissing off the wrong people.” Trinity did her best angelic smile, whereas blatantly, the translation stood as keep that bitch on a leash.

Trinity hurried off to the hall then. She had no intention of joining them for company, besides she was fairly certain she had proven to be unpleasant company herself. Once inside she took a seat and sighed waiting for whatever announcement had to be made in this meeting. She paid a glance around the hall and saw Theo had made his way in and smiled a little, but their eyes never connected, him on the lookout for someone else. Long as Wes didn't sit with her, she should have been fine. She wanted more demigods to file in and surround her so she was inaccessible or Ajax to start his mind-blowing, freeze where you are speech.

---

xxxxxxx E V E L Y N xx M A S T E R S

xxxDaughter of Nemesis | Outift | #ffc300

"That, I know. Look, you and staff know him as Keith but his name's Daniel. There was a war and no one had seen him since. And from what I heard, he wasn't in a condition to walk off or teleport anywhere."

So he wiped himself off the grid or something awful happened to him. Something profoundly terrible. Duke nodded and Evelyn could breathe a little easier knowing he was out to get the missing ingredient.

Upon return, Evelyn was in a struggle to find conversation with Keith. Her mind raced with hundreds of thoughts including his name. He introduced himself as Keith, but experienced campers called him Daniel so what did she address him as? Perhaps it was a preference of associates. She'd stay in her lane in this instance then.

"Do you want to play anything? Cluedo, aahh monopoly, 21, Yahtzee, Operation?"

Initially it struck her as immature and shocked her, but she quickly found it endearing. “What?” Evelyn laughed lightly. “You wanna play games?” Nothing else sounded like Cluedo, Monopoly, 21, Yahtzee and Operation in the same sentence. “I don't see why not. I love a good game of Cluedo, it's not going to work with just two players though. Pick any other game.”

Before she could even retrieve a deck of cards or board game, Ajax's voice carried through camp regarding a meeting. She sighed out. Not long ago, she had moved Keith from the med hut to his cabin and now they were called to the hall. It wasn't the son of Zeus's fault, it was just bad timing because they had also just settled down.

Evelyn hovered by Keith who made a point to walk on his own. Evelyn was half exasperated and amused by his male pride. But before the whole camp saw him hobbling along awkwardly, Evelyn pressed a hand over his bandage to block the pain and keep his stitches in place. “That's better.” She smiled.

They reached the hall and Evelyn drifted from Keith. She didn't need to be a helicopter mum, she needed to see who and how they interacted with him and let him fight his own fights. Unless it was the son of Hades looming over him. No, don't interfere. Let things run naturally. She set her eyes forward where the children of Zeus resided.

x

x


sloane astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#C7B29B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


wesley preston
aphroditex|xoutfitx|x#667C0C

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


sylas astor
erisx|xoutfitx|x#064C4B

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

---

---

x

x


andromeda bolton
hecatex|xoutfitx|x#990856

xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx
xx

xEthan Knox ~ Hestia ~ #8B4513 ~ x

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


xHeath Taylor ~ Athena ~ #808000 ~ x

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


xxIliana Remington-Taylor ~ Demeter
xxxxxxxxxx#4A766E ~ x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If there was one thing Iliana didn't mind, it was when others talked very little. That seem to be the case with Wes. After she introduced herself, he only said one thing.

"I'm sure she was."

He didn't say anything else after that. Iliana couldn't help but wonder what kind of relationship he had with his mother. It was none of her business of course, but Iliana be lying if didn't admit she was curious. Her own relationship with her mother was one that was very close. She certainly saw her mother more often then Heath saw his. And her mother very busy. She did wonder if it was because she needed a lot of work, especially with her empathy impacting her own abilities. Of course she got help from Heath's aunts too. In some ways though she felt like she fell them because she knew they tried to help her so much.

Iliana was jolted out of her thoughts though when she heard an announcement.

"All camp members, new and old... please head to the hall for a meeting."

Who was that? He definitely sounded serious. Iliana knew she should follow the instructions, but she had no idea where this hall was. She looks at Wes, hoping he knew where this place was. He was talking to the rabbit though and let him go. He stood up and addressed her. She got up too and started following him. Yep, he definitely knew where he was going for soon she saw a building. They almost made it to the hall when someone called out to Wesley. Something about an arm? Instinctively, Iliana hid behind Wes and simply listen. It seemed like Wes was going to get a new arm. She did know that people could get prosthetic limbs if they needed it. Maybe that's what this new guy was talking about.

Before she knew it though, Wes left and Iliana found herself alone with the other guy. Looking at him, she felt very shy. He was very different from Wesley. Wesley had a charismatic aura about him, this guy had an intimidating air, despite his friendly voice. She barely register his words to her and offering his hand. If one were to look at Iliana right now, they easily could tell she had that 'deer in head lights' look about her. Mentally though she scolded herself.

~Easy there, Lia, he's just trying to be nice and introduce himself. What was his name again? . . . Duke right?~ she thought to herself.

Taking a few deep breaths, she slowly calmed her racing heart and hesitantly placed her hand in Duke's and let him shake her hand. After her hand was released, she quickly wrote in her notepad and already decided this would be her general greeting for anyone else who just wanted to know her name at least. Since Duke didn't reveal his divine parent, she wouldn't either. After she finished writing, she held up the notepad so Duke could read it.

"Hello, my name is Iliana. I am sorry but I don't speak. Nice to meet you."

After he read it, Iliana brought her notebook back to her chest. She didn't know what else to do. She wished Ethan and Heath were here. She was tempted to look inside the main hall, but she could feel anger from inside the building.

Lucky for Iliana, she was about to get her wish. Both Heath and Ethan had retrieved the tracking stone when they heard the announcement.

"Well now, looks like we got this stone just in time. Hey Heath, you had gotten a map of this place right? Do you know where this main hall is?" Ethan asked the blonde.

"Yes, but only from other locations in this camp like the cabins. If Lia is someplace that's not a landmark, it'll be harder to find. We better find Iliana quickly. I don't want to get in trouble."

"Right, that voice did sound like Alex's brother and I certainly don't want to get on his bad side. This meeting might relate to what we just saw."

The two existed their cabin and put the tracking stone to use, which was attuned specifically to Iliana's energy. Surprisingly it led them in the direction of the main hall and soon they spotted Iliana with Duke. Heath was so relieved he started running towards them. Ethan wasn't too far behind.

"Iliana!"

Iliana heard her name and saw Heath and Ethan rushing towards her. Relief washed over her and she ran out to meet them before leaping at Heath and he caught her and hugged her closely. After a few minutes, the two pull back.

"You really had me scared their Lia. What happened?"

Iliana quickly wrote down all that happened, including the part of hearing the order to run and meeting Wesley and Duke. Heath frowned where he read the order part. So it was true she had been influenced.

"Well, I am just glad you're okay. I guess we better go inside now."

It was then they noticed Duke. Ethan was quick to approach the man.

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation with Iliana. My friend and I had been looking for Iliana after she had taken off suddenly. One of the campers had given her an order to take off. My name is Ethan and that's Heath. Iliana is his adopted sister and I am just a friend of theirs. I'd wish we could talk more, but there's that meeting here. Thanks for being kind to Iliana." Ethan explained before the trio start heading inside. As they pass him, both Heath and Iliana nod to Duke.

When they entered inside, Iliana saw Wesley sitting next to a blonde girl, who was the one radiating angry energy. She wanted to say hi to Wesley, but the blonde's anger was enough to keep her away. There were others here so Heath led them to an area away from the crowd because he could tell his sister didn't want to be with anyone else. He especially didn't want to be close to that one guy who caused Alex to lose it, who was conversing with a dark hair young woman, who was sitting next to someone who appeared to be of Asian decent. Ethan saw the others too and was hoping to meet some of them but decided to stick with Heath and Iliana for now.

---

E V ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #511872

x
xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
Eve felt Trinity’s reaction immediately as she was thrown off balance by the blonde’s elbow in her side. There was a clattering sound as a knife fell from Trinity’s hand, falling blade down just centimetres from the toe of Eve’s boot. Trinity swiped the blade back into her with grace, it was obvious she was comfortable around weapons. “Oh my god, I’m sorry. Can you imagine if it actually impaled your foot. You’d probably want to kill me…and fail.” Eve knew a challenge when she saw it, and she saw in the cold blue eyes of Trinity staring her down, the unspoken threat ebbing out of her every pore. A quick response, usually on the tip of Eve’s failed to come.

Trinity turned to Pete. “Pete right? Hey, I'm Trinity. Sorry, I just couldn't help but overhear everything.”

Eve heard Pete’s jaw click as he worked his jaw back and forth. A clear sign that he was seriously pissed. His voice was strained as he spoke, but every word was slow and deliberate. “Sorry. My sister isn’t known for her tact.” Eve caught his eye as he turned to glare at her, a warning to keep her mouth shut and not fan any flames.

Then Trinity smiled sweetly, poisonously sweet. “Anyway, I'll see you at the hall. And you take care of your friend now, don't want her sleeping with any riff raff and pissing off the wrong people.”

The moment Trinity’s back disappeared Pete practically growled at her. “Seriously? We’ve been here one bloody day and you’re already getting death threats. She was seriously dangerous, promise me you’re going to stop whatever it is you’re trying with her.”

“That was hardly a death threat. I’d say it lingered on the border of friendly warning.” Eve smirked and wound her hair around her finger, but Pete still looked like he wanted to shake her. With a sigh and a huff, Eve gave her brother a placating look. “Fine, I promise I won’t mess with her.” directly.

She reached around Pete, pulled a packet of potato crisps out of his backpack before stalking inside the hall. She spotted Trinity instantly, just as Wes pulled up a chair next to her. Eve clicked her tongue, she had been hoping for more time to work her magic before they met up for a chat. Back home, she might have plunked herself down next to them. But this was foreign territory, and if she was being honest, Trinity’s threat had scared a little. Not that she’d admit that to anyone, not even herself.

Though the fear just made her more defiant to prove that Trinity didn’t scare her. Wandering past the couple, she dropped her packet of crisps between them and bending to pick them up Eve made sure to brush her hand against Trinity’s. The physical touch lasted for less than a second but Eve was used to working within tight limits. She funnelled her magic through that slight touch, influencing Trinity’s mind. Don’t trust him.

Eve jumped to straighten up, “I- I’m sorry!” She flicked her eyes between them, faking a nervous frown. “I didn’t- I mean, I’m not- like,” She froze for an instant looking at Trinity before turning tail and scurrying away from them. Even if it was an act, it still felt nauseating to act afraid of someone.

Eve then picked a seat next to Evelyn, not that she was supposed to know her name since they'd never officially met. She turned to the red head with a nervous smile. “Hi, I’m Eve.” She flashed a tentative smile up to the front acting nervous. “I’m kind of new here, any idea what meetings like this are usually about?” She took a crisp from the bag snapping it between her teeth, before sliding the bag across the table and holding it out to Evelyn, “Crisp?”

---

P E T ExxxxD R A K O S
Hera || #1e1e1e

xxxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxxPete didn’t bother watching his sister’s back stalking away from him. He knew she was up to no good and he wanted no part of it. He was content to find a dark corner in the hall to ride out this little meeting. Then he saw Alex from the barn and he headed over to her table.

He didn’t sit next to her even if he’d wanted to, it wasn’t worth it with her brother nearby. He slumped into the seat across from hers, one down, his bag lazily stowed under it, without sparing her a glace. Instead he watched the trio of the barn, reunited and full on polite smiles. He eyed the two boys who kissed Alex’s brother’s ass earlier. “What utter tools.” He muttered to himself not caring who overheard, he wasn’t speaking anything untrue.

He watched Eve bump straight into the blonde from outside, in what was quite clearly not an accident. He rolled his jaw from side to side, feeling the satisfying click as his jaw snapped back into place each time. He’d strangle Eve if he didn’t think she’d enjoy the drama of a twin murder. Would she never learn? This time, with a cough, he addressed Alex sitting across from him, aware but not caring that her brother was not that far away, “Aren’t siblings just the worst?”

Not that he was looking at Alex, he scanned her briefly for any signs of her earlier distress. She was upset still, that was obvious, her big brown eyes and open body language were terrible for keeping any secrets, but there was no lightning storm hovering around her. “You not so static-y anymore then?” He raised a lazy shoulder in an attempt at a shrug. “Pity.”

---

"Wouldn't it be like... decomposing by now?" Duke frowned, even more so as Wes made a disgusted face. "Ooooh. Yeah, no. I haven't seen Alex since Capture the Flag." He finally gave an answer Duke could work with.

He nodded looking off. "I see. Well it's incoming, obviously the courier got held up." Alex had a lot of her own drama to deal with, a prosthetic limb to deliver probably faded to the background. Not that Wes ever made a big deal of the matter but having another arm would make his life a lot easier. It seemed it was just Duke affected by his project.

The girl hesitated for a long time, he thought he might have somehow insulted her culture or similar then she took his hand. He was sure to shake it gently, treating her as delicate as a rose to avoid startling her further.
Wes excused himself as the girl rushed to something on her being. A notepad. She struck him as absolutely lovely, however drawing for him was an odd gesture.

"Hello, my name is Iliana. I am sorry but I don't speak. Nice to meet you." Iliana introduced herself by paper and he smiled suddenly feeling foolish.

"No need to be sorry. You're as fast at writing as you are on foot. Besides, the quieter ones always take the most in." It was a fact. The quiet ones were more observant and in tune with themselves and others. That was a valuable skill and talent to possess.

Duke went to proceed to the hall, opening the door for Iliana then a voice called out for her. The pair ran towards each other and embraced. He watched the exchanged and smiled slightly. Reunions always were very satisfying but it reminded him of a similar sibling relationship on camp.

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation with Iliana. My friend and I had been looking for Iliana after she had taken off suddenly. One of the campers had given her an order to take off. My name is Ethan and that's Heath. Iliana is his adopted sister and I am just a friend of theirs. I'd wish we could talk more, but there's that meeting here. Thanks for being kind to Iliana."

Duke had follow up questions for Ethan like "who ordered her to take off? How are you three close? Why doesn't Iliana speak?", however the new trio didn't want to risk being untimely to their first meeting. "Of course, my pleasure. Duke," he said with a hand on his own chest. Since they had given their names it only felt right to give his.

He nodded back to them and entered the hall. Duke wandered over to Ajax, although rather than make himself at home on their table, he leaned on the wall nearby. He scanned the hall and found Trinity on the verge of causing some blood shed. "Aja..." he let his voice trail off. Ajax had enough to worry about. He didn't need containing the daughter of war to be one even if his strength was equal match to Trinity's. Nonetheless, right under their nose, Duke was particularly interested to find Alex had made a new friend. Or something like that. The conversation didn't seem too friendly, but if Alex or Ajax wouldn't fry the guy, Duke would.

There was too much demigod drama to monitor and be in control of.