Chapter 1
The Roman Camp
Hey. Piper here. Apparently here, the Roman Camp, is the place where my… uh, friend, Jason used to live. And lives now. Which I can hardly bear.
"Piper?" Reyna woke up. How in the world am I supposed to explain?
"Hey, Rey." I smiled. "Just going for a little workout."
"With a backpack?" She lifted one eyebrow. "I don't think you are."
"You're right. I had a dream."
She immediately sat up. "What dream? About a quest?"
"I think so. It's complicated, but I know I need to go alone."
"Alone?"
"Yeah." I lied. Actually, I did have a dream, and I did need to go alone, but I wasn't going on a quest.
She sighed. "Maybe you should take Jason and Leo…"
"No!" I shouted. Going with Jason? Worst scenario. "I mean, I need to go alone."
"Piper…" She pleaded.
I sighed. She would never let me go. "Fine. I'll wait until morning to get them. Meanwhile, I'm getting some sleep. Could you get the package in my bag for me?"
She reluctantly took the little tin box. "What is it?" She asked, handing it to me.
"You'll see." I opened it, and she collapsed.
"Thanks, Mom." I whispered. I took my bag and quickly ran out the boundaries of the camp.
Thankfully, monsters didn't charge at my every side. But the rain did. As I stood there, soaking wet, I took a step into the forest; a place where I was never safe, but a place where I was free from Jason's reign.