That night I was told to go hide in a tree next to the flag and shoot at anyone who tried to get the flag. I climbed in the tree and sat there for a while. Then someone came creeping up and I got him in the hip. He threw his dagger at me and my arm started bleeding. A deer came by. She seemed concerned. She started to lick my cut. It made it heal. Then something strange happened. I noticed people gathering around me. Then, a small silver moon floated above my head.
"Well well." Chiron said coming forward, "It looks like we found the first child of Artemis to ever have been born. This is a historic moment."
"Yes you have." A woman in a silver dress said. She came towards me and I noticed our eyes and hair color is the same. "I believe that my daughter is old enough to know."
"She was not born in the normal way though." she continued. "I was becoming lonely so I seeked companionship. I met her father and I learned to love him as I love my brother. I proposed we use a method I know of to have a child. We sat with our hands held together and merely prayed for Zeus to grant us a child. She came down on a pillow of cloud in a golden cradle. We considered ourselves blessed."
"So lady Artemis, you are my mother?" I asked timidly.
"Yes honey, I am. I will give you a companion for the adventures and struggles you have ahead. Her name is Thalia and she is a daughter of Zeus. Zues was my own father." My Mother said.
"Does that mean Zeus is Grandfather, and this girl Thalia is my Aunt?" I asked.
"Ha ha. Funny of you to think of it that way but yes, that is true. Thalia is one of my Hunters. She will be a good friend to you. You will try to keep each other level headed, right?" She asked.
"Yes mother" I said.
"This is Thalia." My mother announced. A girl with electric blue eyes and dark brown hair, much unlike my own green eyes and red hair, came striding forward. She had a trunk in her arms which told me she would be living in my cabin with me.
"Hello. I'm going to be your cabin mate." Thalia said, sticking out her hand. I took it.
"Nice to meet you. I don't think I'm very well packed for decorating the cabin, but judging by the size of that trunk, you are." I said.
"Yes I am. Loads of comfortable chairs and rugs. This trunk never gets full!" She said.
"I guess I'll let you two go to your cabin and unpack. Good bye." My mom said, giving us both a quick hug. Then she disappeared in a cloud of silver mist. We walked awkwardly to the Hermes cabin to get my things with a trail of people behind us. We came to a cabin marked '8' and opened the door.