We reached a carved stone that read 'London 70 Miles', I sighed and faced Oliver "I reckon we can make it" I said, he nodded and we started our journey, as we were walking through a field with grass so tall it reached my shoulders I turned to Oliver "Watch this"

I said, I ran a bit ahead from him before leaning my head back, I twirled round and round until I fell down laughing, he was watching me with an amused expression, it was as though he was 14 and I was 10 "C'mon Annabeth" he said chuckling, I jumped up and we carried on walking.

After a long few days of weather changing we finally reached London, I was surpsied my shoes hadn't broken like little Oliver's had, I did offer him mine but he rejected saying that I needed them, London was very busy and I wondered if it was always like this, it was very energetic,

everyone was running around or carriages were coming down the road, I kept Oliver glued to my side, he was my only friend and I was not going to lose him, after a bit of walking through London Oliver sat down leaning his back agains't the wall, he started to cry and it made me upset to see him like this "Oi it'll be alright" I said reasuringly, though I didn't know if that was exactly true

"A'right me covy" I looked up to see a boy around my age staring down at us, Oliver was still unaware of this though "What's the racket?" the boy asked, Oliver heard him and jumped up, I slowly stood "What?" Oliver asked in confusion "The racket covy, the row, the old salt water. What's the matter then?" the boy asked again "Nothing"

Oliver replied walking past him, I sighed and followed them "Jack Dawkins is me givin but I'm known best round these parts as the Artful Dodger, you can call me Dodge" the boy said, I stood next to Oliver as he stopped walking "Oliver Twist, this is Annabeth"

he said motioning to me, Dodger gave me a quick one over and smirked before turning to Oliver "Jus' arrived 'ave yah?" he asked, Oliver nodded "All on yah tod's?" Dodge asked "Our todd?" Oliver asked smiling a little "Your own Oliver, todd is on your own"

Dodger said chuckling a bit "You is green ain't yah, don' know nothing about nothing" he said, his head shot up and he pulled me and Oliver away from the spot "Pot" he exclaimed, a woman emptied her pot and I really didn't want to know what was in there "Dirty mare, why don' you look first? Might mess me fread's" Dodge said to her "Up your's"

she shouted going back into the room, I chuckled "Some people Oliver, got no manners. Got anywhere to stay?" he asked glancing at me and Oliver "No" Oliver said, Dodger thought for a second before motioning us to follow him.