Dear Annabeth,
By the time you read this, I will have left camp for good. I can never return. Please, do not look for me, it will only get you hurt. Do not leave camp, Chiron and the others will keep you safe, even though, for now, I can not.
There are some things I never told you, that I feel like you need to know now. I am the one who stole the bolt. I took it when we were at the solstice meeting. I kept it hidden until Ares found me. He would have killed me, Annabeth, if Kronos had not intervened and put the idea of a war in his head.
You probably think I am a traitor now, but you need to know I did it for people like you, me and Thalia. People who felt abandoned by their parents. The gods use us like pawns in chess, and it is time we fought back.
Right now, you probably hate me. I do not blame you for that. I know I promised I would never leave you, that we were family. We still are, amd I will keep my promise, but right now, in order to do that, I need to leave you. Just know, I will never do anything to hurt you.
I still remeber the day Thals and I found you. It is amazing how far we both have come since that day. You have grown up so much in these past few years, so much that sometimes it is hard to believe that you are the same little girl, the one that was huddled in an alley in her jammies prepared to take on any monster with her hammer. You always were one of the bravest people I ever met.
I am so very proud of you. You went on one of the most dangerous quests in centuries and survived with nothing more than a few scratches. You are an amazing warrior and the smartest kid I ever met. It hurts thst I have to leave you like this, and miss your amazing achievements that you will no doubt have over the next few years. Know I am extremely proud of you, though.
Next time we see each other you will think of me as an enemy, I know that now. But I have Kronos's word that you will be safe through this entire thing. I can promise you now that you will be safe through the entire war. Once Thalia comes back, she will be safe to. As soon as all of this is over, the three of us will be able to do our thing again, and never have to worry about what god is after us now, because a new age will have started, with us on top.
Just one last thing before I go: Do not, I repeat, do not come looking for me. I can not promise you protection then. If you look for me, you will get hurt, if not die.
With the promise of a better future,
Luke
A/N I got this idea while writing Dear Thalia. Hope you liked it :)