Chapter 4
I sat on the wide stone balcony that overlooked the entire mountain. The moon was still high in the sky. I could see patches of burnt, blackened earth from where we fought. The stars were shining and I was looking at them with Urania's large telescope. Whenever I wanted to think, I would come out here. Clear my mind, reminds me to look at the big picture.
"Hey, how're you doing?"
"Hey, Urania…" I replied
She walked on to the balcony. She sat next to me and gazed into the telescope. She sat back.
"I know you probably have a lot of questions."
I nodded. I loved all the Muses, but there was a slight favor in Urania. We always had a special closeness.
"You need to know that we can't answer all the questions you guys have," she said.
"Why?"
"Because you need to find them out by yourselves, the Fates just work that way," she said.
"Can you tell me why I did that 'light thing' with my hands?" I asked her.
She sighed. "I can tell you right now that you are special, and Casey is, too."
I looked down. I would trade being special for staying here.
She sensed my thoughts from my expression. "You remember when I told you about Jason, Piper, and Leo?"
"Yeah…"
"And, you know how they were special, too?"
I looked back up at her.
"They were sort of kept out of the loop, too, but they needed to find their destiny by themselves. They ended up becoming heroes. They were part of a master plan that they couldn't see right away. A bigger picture," she looked up at the sky.
"I wish I could stay…"
"I know, but it's time for you to find your own path now…"
My eyes looked into hers. They looked hopeful and sincere. They weren't a specific color, iridescent, almost.
"Get some sleep; you leave on Pegasus in the morning…"
"You're giving us Pegasus?"
"You have to get there somehow…"