GRACE
When I had fainted at the dining pavilion, I couldn't get up. My stepfather, Zeus, wouldn't let me though. He had been giving me visions of my supposed quest, until the very end of my prolonged sleep where he had issued me a direct quest. I hated the gods and their stupid dramatics. It was SO dumb.
When I had explained that to Chiron, he turned pale and stared at me, mumbling something about "the omen" and "cursed gods." He walked out of the room, still grumbling. Nate had been watching over me since I had woken up except for when Damian or Will from Apollo cabin would come to check on me. Damian talked about Nate having a crush on me, Will talked about how Nate was stubborn. Either way, I was touched that Nate cared about me that much.
I decided that if I were to go on a quest, I would take him with me. Chiron had explained the whole three-person-per-quest thing, so I still had to choose who the third person would be. But I would take each problem as it came.
The first day I was allowed out of bed, I went to the Hera cabin, wondering what I would find. It was disappointing. For the goddess of family, the cabin was cold and empty, with a huge statue of Hera herself in the middle. Around the edge of the room were small nooks where tributes to Hera's accomplishments and symbols stood. I walked to the back of the room and found an empty nook, where I put my sleeping bag, clothes and books. Thankfully it was out of Hera's gaze. Welcome home. Thanks for the love Mom. I was upset with Hera for dumping me here, and I wanted to be able to take my anger out on something.
Nate had said something about training courts, hadn't he? Oh, I was going to have a fun time with those.
I walked out of the small shed with a short spear, that when you tapped the shaft on the ground it grew in size, and grew wicked looking spikes. I looked out across the dummies and knew that there would be a...mess to clean up later. This was going to be SO much fun. I grinned.
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