Andrew "Andy" Gallus, son of Ceres, soldier of the third cohort, was constantly suffering nightmares—ever since the first of June. He struggled to maintain his composure and continue on with his duties. It all felt a little futile, considering his dreams were telling him how he would die.
Marianne "Ria" Dagris was ready for a decent fight, and finding one in her foster home. She dealt a deceptively strong blow to her opponent's arm, then silently cursed herself when she heard the bone breaking. After that, the weird volunteer at the foster home told her that she was going to a new home.
Petunia "Nia" Green stared at her friend, Grady, hoping he really did know how to protect her, and that she would have the strength to return his protection and care. He was mapping out a possible route for them to take to this camp he had been telling her about while they sat on a bench in the graveyard they had just buried her father in. She hoped she never had to meet her jerk of a mother.
Jamie sighed and looked at the sky. He felt like he hadn't even broken a sweat and he'd been practicing for a couple hours. He was ready for his lessons with Percy to resume. He was ready for some sort of change. Anything would do. He might even welcome another war if it meant an end to his boredom and loneliness.
None of them realized how different their lives would become that summer.
