SNAPSHOTS
Differences of Opinion
Reyna trudged up Temple Hill. It had been another busy and tiring week of training since Jason's disappearance. She found Octavian sharpening his knife under Jupiter's great statue. "Any signs from the auguries?" she called as she neared him.
He didn't seem surprised to see her. And why should he be? She had been coming here every week for the past two months for any news related to Jason's disappearance. Without pause, Octavian replied, "None." He hesitated for a moment before looking up at her. "It's been two months, praetor. Perhaps we should stop look-"
Reyna was no longer interested in hearing anything else. She turned on her heel and began to leave.
Octavian raised his voice and suggested, "The future of this camp stands in the balance, Reyna! It has only been a few months since the Titan War. What if there should be another threat? With only one praetor…"
Reyna spun around to face him and replied with a hard edge to her voice, "Without conclusive evidence, I refuse to believe that Jason Grace is dead." She stepped closer to the augur and said, "The gods have their ways, and they do not always make their reasons clear to mortals, Octavian." She glanced away from him at the altar lined with wisps of cotton and disconnected limbs of stuffed animals. Leveling him with a stare, she finished, "I should think you of all people know that."
She felt a little mollified at the bright red tinge at the tips of his ears. She warned him, "And I would appreciate it if my augur did not question his praetor's decisions so publicly. Outright insubordination does not help your cause, centurion." With that final comment, Reyna strolled regally out of the temple, leaving the augur gripping his knife with indignation.
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