A wave of hot breath hit Sara faster than her realization that you were both in fact being attacked by giant birds with the heads of women. One of the monsters had just angled down and dived towards Sara, but instead of attacking, she whispered something into Sara's ear.
They are coming.
Percy cringed slightly, and Sara could feel his muscles twitch as she held onto his waist tightly.
The Harpies circled above them, and Percy waited for the next attack with his sword in hand. To Sara, the sword looked extremely heavy, but also beautiful. Alas, Percy was able to hold it up with ease in one hand, grasping it tightly until his knuckles turned white.
The Harpy that had spoken to Sara gracefully flew its way back up to the others, and once she reached them, they all simultaneously disappeared. Blinking at her dismay, Sara opened her eyes wide. She surely had just seen those disgusting monsters before her. Where had they gone, and how did they disappear in the blink of an eye? As the questions began to form on her lips, Percy stopped her in mid thought.
"How did they disappear like that?" He pondered quietly, almost barely being heard over the horse's loud wings.
"I thought you would know." Sara retorted, getting a little uneasy.
If Percy didn't know why they were here and how they had gone, than there must be trouble.
"And what did she say to you?" Percy asked, turning back to look at Sara.
"She said, 'They are coming. Any idea what she meant?"
"Not sure. But we'll find out soon." Percy replied, and the Pegasus began to fly at an impossible speed.
Sara's hair whipped everywhere, and smacked Percy in the face repeatedly.
"Pfftt! Sara! Hold back your hair!" He yelled over the wind, and you timidly tucked it into your shirt.
The time passed quickly, as thoughts swarmed through Sara's head of everything that had happened today. She consoled herself with the suggestion that this camp might hold some answers.
After a few hours, the horse slowly landed, halting to a stop in front of hundreds of trees.
"Sorry. This is as far as I go, Percy." Someone said quietly. Only after a few seconds had passed did Sara realize that it had been the horse that said it.
"OH MY GOD. Did your horse just TALK?"
"No, of course not. Horses can't talk! He spoke to use using telepathy." Percy replied, nodding towards the horse.
"Oh yeah! That's totally normal too! The horses back home speak to me that way as well!" Sara said sarcastically, throwing her hands into the air.
"You don't understand. Poseidon made horses out of sea foam, right? That means that as his children, we have a special connection with them. That's how we can speak telepathically." He explained, just as the horse started into a fast trot and shot out his wings, flying off into the distance.
Sara nodded slowly, letting it register.
"I guess that makes sense. More sense that a lot that has happened today."