What was so good about being a hunter? They were showoffs, mean, and closed-minded. Sure,they lived forever and were loyal to the max, to her mother at least. They were the worlds biggest male haters. Shiloh didn't understand why, most if her friends are boys, which is probably why the hunters don't like her, that and that she was the one who ruined Artemis's eternal maidenhood. Like that was Shiloh's fault, it was her mother's choice, but since the hunters can't do anything to Artemis, they went after the next best thing.
The first time Shiloh got into a fight ,that wasn't with a monster, she was seven during Capture the Flag. Chiron didn't want Shiloh to play till she was seven and she has been at camp since she was five. The game was against the Hunters of Artemis. During the game, her and Zoe Nightshade got until fight. It got pretty violent too. In the end, it took four sons of Ares to pull Zoe off of Shiloh and the game was declared over with no winner. Shiloh was in the medical wing for a week with a concussion and some broken ribs. Zoe had some cuts and bruises, and a freshly broken bow, broken proudly by a Shiloh Hunter.
She doesn't remember this, but Annabeth told her the Artemis came and yelled at her Hunters. Shiloh's first response was " Did you record it?!"
Sadly, no they didn't but Shiloh can imagine it.
Countless times Artemis tried to get her daughter to the hunt, and each time Shiloh said no. Back when her father was still alive, he told Shiloh that a life worth living is not one where all you do is follow the leader, and Shiloh took it to heart.
Her father was a proud Marine who was known in the Corps for his passion for nature and was a skilled marksman who went hunting on contrast to his older brother who studies WW2. That is how he got Artemis's attention, to the displeasure of the hunters.
"It is ironic." Shiloh said out loud to no one. "Me and my father both are hated by the hunters of Artemis, yet we both are named after two of the greatest hunters of all time that were directly involved with Artemis." It was true; her middle name in honor of her mother was Diana, while her father was Orion Hunter. Even more ironic was that their last name was Hunter.
Shiloh thought about eternal life has a hunter once again while sitting next to her father's grave. For a brief second she considered it, but her father's word stung at her heart. She got up, "Bye dad. I'll come back soon."
