We had only been at Camp Half-Blood for a day when we ran into the biggest surprise we could get. It wasn't the fact that we had a new camper, or the fact that she was above normal age. The entire camp along with the Romans stood shocked as the dark haired girl came running up the hill, turning to the monsters chasing her, and screaming defiantly. She drew a bow dark as night and let her arrow fly. The campers who had heard her yell gathered to see the Kindly Ones hiss as a strange black veil seemed to overtake them. They disappeared as the girl yelled once more, "Go back to your master."

An odd silence fell over the camp as she turned to the entrance of camp, stepping through the boundary, and glancing at Peleus.

"Well don't stand there staring," she snapped

All those but the camp counselors dispersed and Annabeth and I stood staring at her with the rest of the seven flanking.

"My dear child, do you know what you have done?" asked Chiron surprisingly gently

The defiant, but short girl looked up at him and locked her jaw, "Of course. I just killed the Furies. They've been after me for days. Gods they're annoying when they start to talk."

Annabeth looked to me nervously and I looked back to Jason before stepping forward slightly, "So you're aware of not only who you are, but where you are?"

The girl rolled her eyes, reminding me of Thalia's spunk, "Yes I'm aware of where I am. I got a message from a friend of mine who's on the run, told me to come to Long Island. I haven't been around people in ages."

"If you are aware of who you are then it would be best to have a meeting in the Big House. You may come with me and I am sure that Jason would be willing to gather any stragglers."

Jason sped off to find any missing camp counselors while Chiron beckoned the rest of us to the Big House.


Only 20 minutes later we sat around the ping pong table with Chiron in his wheelchair, and the girl standing next to him.

"Who is your parent child?" asked Chiron

The girl glanced up, and for the first time I got a good look at her eyes. They were a deep black and I could feel the cold to my bones. I recognized those eyes.

"My name is Ebony Blake, daughter of Nyx."