I woke up to the sound of rain hitting the window of my dorm. Another rainy day at the University of Washington. My roommate Katie was still sleeping. I rolled over and looked at my phone, I had 5 missed calls and a voicemail from Camp Half Blood. Ever since the end of my first quest I had been a seeker. I went out and found new half bloods and brought them to camp as safely as I could. Dionysus told me that I needed to stop running from my problems, but how could I? The love of my life was in a coma because I nearly killed him, and my best friend was serving time in Tartarus because he took the blame for me. All because they believe I'm the one to complete some great prophecy. I put the phone to my ear and listened to the voicemail. Dionysus started to speak, "Abby, he's awake. Ben is back. They've been asking about you, he wants to see you. Its time you come home and face…."

I ended the message prematurely, I couldn't listen to the whole thing, Thomas was awake, maybe Mr. D was right, maybe I should come back. I had three half bloods to bring back anyway. I couldn't stay away forever.

I got ready and looked in the mirror, before my quest I had medium length brown hair, my eyes had been alert, but now my hair was darker, and shorter , my eye were tired and sad. After staring at myself for a few seconds I called Aggy, "I have some news." I said.

"I do too, Thomas he's…"

"Awake, asking about me no doubt. Ben is back, I know Mr. D already called me." I interrupted "But I need you to look at the letters written for the Claiming Ceremony, has Hera written one?"
"Abby, you know Hera has sworn never to have children."
"Aggy, I know, but my roommate, she's a half blood. She looks just like Hera, I need you to see if she's written a letter, please."

I heard Aggy shuffling around in her desk looking through the letters written by the gods to their children. Suddenly the shuffling stopped, "You need to get her here immediately."

After I hung up I had to get Katie and the other two half bloods. Luckily for me they were roommates. I knocked on Liam and Jaxon's door. Jaxon answered half naked. His muscles looked as though the gods themselves had carved them, his normally fixed red hair was messy and curly, his pale green eyes looked at me as though I was beneath him, a Child of Ares if I had ever met one, "Put on some clothes, we're taking a day trip to Vancouver. You too Liam!"

I went back to my room and woke up Katie, she was a dead ringer for Hera, dark hair, dark eyes, shorter than average. I knew from the minute I saw her she was a half blood. I didn't need to pick up her scent, I knew.

Being part monster had always helped me find Half Bloods, on my quest last year it helped me find Kayla and Allison. Thantos had taken them and I had been able to smell them. It's why I became a seeker, it helped me get away from camp and bring half bloods to safety. If I couldn't save Thomas at least I could save others.