Sorry uploaded the wrong chapter, so here is the actual chapter 7
Chapter 7
So Damien found himself back in the Praetor's office, under Reyna's intense gaze, her dark eyes watching him closely
"So you barricaded the door and climbed out a third storey window, along the wall to the roof where you proceeded to leap from building to building above the patrols, and went to the stables to steal a horse?" She finished and sat down exhaling
"Well... yer pretty much" Damien glanced down at his hands "Look I'm sorry but you put me under armed guard, how was I supposed to react, I felt like a prisoner"
"I only did that because last time you were left alone you took down six of my centurions, one if which has a splintered wrist, I have to think of the safety of my people first" she answered slightly bitterly "There are those who do not trust you, the last time we were brought a demigod with their mind wipe... well, let just say it was a hard time and lives were lost"
Damien could see the sorrow in her eyes even though she masked it well. She stood suddenly, placing her hands on her desk and looking deep into his golden brown eyes
"Am I wasting my time trying to convince you to stay?" She asked
Damien could only then see how exhausted she was, he recalled what Hazel had said, Reyna carried the weight of an entire camp on her shoulders, she couldn't even be that old, maybe 20. So much to think about and Damien got the feeling that even though there were two Praetors that Reyna still took most of the workload.
"Would it be easier for you if I stayed?" He asked wanting an honest answer, watching her reaction
Reyna stared at him, was he actually asking her what would make things easier, she couldn't remember the last time someone had asked her that. She couldn't make her mind up about Damien, one second he was the biggest pain in her arse then the next he would do something like this.
But Lupa had brought him to her and it was her duty to protect all demigods and train them to protect themselves and others.
"As long as you stop trying to escape every moment" she said seriously
Damien thought for a moment
"Okay but no more armed guards" he held out his hand to seal the deal
Reyna took it and they shook on it "Welcome to the roman legion Damien Blake, we have a lot to discuss" she returned to her seat and looked through some of her papers
Damien just sat there watching her for a while as she looked for something in particular, a knock at the door made them both turn
"Enter" Reyna called eyes on the door
That huge Chinese guy entered and Damien felt his body wanting to move away, but he was not one for showing fear
"Frank, what can I do for you?" Reyna greeted
Frank looked at Damien and smiled friendly at him
"I was going to suggest that myself and Hazel take Damien on a proper tour, preferably one that doesn't take place on rooftops"
Damien smirked, okay so maybe this bear-guy wasn't so bad. Both guys looked back at Reyna, who thought for a moment, she knew that Frank could handle it if Damien tried to disrupt her camp, eventually she nodded.
Damien stood and started to walk out of the office, but before he did he turned to face Reyna
"You wanna join us?" he asked "Keep me out of trouble" he flashed her a smile
"Thank you but no" he could see her hiding a smile behind her mask "I have too much paperwork to do"
Damien nodded "Maybe another time?"
He did not get a reply as Reyna's eyes fell back to the mountains of paperwork, her pen moving elegantly across the pages, dark eyes darting around reading everything.
Damien dropped his head and followed Frank out of the office and in to the bright sunlight outside, they were followed by a couple of soldiers. Once they were clear of the building Frank turned to the soldiers
"I think I can handle it from here guys, why don't you go and perform other duties" His words were kind but even Damien felt the dominance radiating from him
Both soldiers nodded and went off down the street, it was then that Damien saw the brown curly hair bouncing towards them, she had a huge smile on her features.
"Hey" she said as she leapt at Frank, who caught her small frame easily with one arm around her waist as she placed a kiss on his cheek. Damien couldn't help but think that they were an odd match, she was bubbly and bouncing, probably only 5'3'. Then there was Frank, who was easily over 6'2' and was covered in muscle, his stance always seemed formal and on alert. They always said that opposites attract, and they both looked happy so he guessed that was all that mattered.
After a moment Frank released her, but held her hand
"How'd it go?" she asked looking at Damien, a knowing grin on her face
"I have decided to see how it goes, at least for the time being" he smiled back at her
"Great, then I guess we will start the tour, we can go back to Temple Hill" she gestured behind them
Damien thought for a moment, he had somehow known the name of the main God of Rome and yet had no idea about anything from his life apart from his name which was told to him by Reyna. Maybe if he went back he would remember more and perhaps trigger something inside his mind
"Yer sounds good" he replied
Together the three began the trek back up the hill, this time Damien could see others heading up there as well, Hazel had said that they went to give tribute or pray to their parents, he had assumed they were joking but then he actually saw people putting meals or small items into the fires that burned in every temple.