"PERCY RUN" screamed a young woman, at the four year old boy

"NOT WITHOUT YOU" the little boy screamed back

the woman got down on her knees and met the little boy in his sea green eyes, her breath caught in her throat and she had to fight back tears, she knew Percy would never leave if she started crying. "Percy," she began, "If you go now, then we'll both be fine... find Half Blood Hill, they'll protect you, and stay by the water. It makes you strong. You know that mumy loves you very much. Please... keep yourself safe." she couldn't stop the tears then, salty fragments of pain trickled down her cheeks. The little boy reached out and caught a tear on his finger,

"why are you crying then?" he said, as innocently as a four year old could,

"because I don't know when I'm going to see you again..." the boys mother replied, "now go!" she said, gently pushing the boy away.

With one fleeting backwards glance, the small boy ran off, not seeing the minotour coming around the corner, or hearing his mothers screams.