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Annabeth leaned on Percy as they both watched the two figures in front of them. Percy had a tight grip that promised to never let her go. He had gone ballistic when she had just appeared bleeding out. Hazel was too tired from the shadow traveling to explain what happened.

Will healed Annabeth as soon as he could. Annabeth had been back on her feet and helping with the rebuilding of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. Frank was currently visiting to work out how to get supplies.

"Would you like me to go get the Pegasi we have and have them fly over our abundance of supplies?" the girl in front of them questioned. Her name was Sarah. She was a daughter of Lelantos. "While I am at it, I'll just go ahead and raise the dead."

Frank was clearly running out of patience. His hand was gripping the table. Frank took a deep breath and spoke, "We need any supplies you can spare."

"We can't spare any," Sarah snapped. "Since the Olympians don't like us, we've have to build a wall to protect us from monsters your camps have barriers for. Why couldn't it just stay like it was before the war?"

"You deserve a camp for all your contributions," Annabeth answered. Sarah looked at her. The hood that Sarah wore cast a shadow over her face, but the glare was evident.

"Alex wouldn't have believed your bullshit," Sarah muttered. She was still extremely bitter that her girlfriend had died in the war. "You just want to keep the demititans under your thumb. It's disgusting."

Before Frank could respond, an Iris message appeared in front of them. He stared in surprise. Annabeth looked up at the message. She met Reyna's eyes.

Annabeth had not seen Reyna since she had been exiled. Reyna looked absolutely terrible. There was visible bags under her eyes. Blood was starting to stain her shirt near her right shoulder. The scariest part was her eyes.

After Reyna had become a vessel for Kronos, there had been a small tint of gold in her eyes. Now, the gold circled her pupil. It did nothing to hide the pure hatred in Reyna's eyes.

"Clarisse found you," Annabeth guessed. Reyna nodded slightly. She didn't stop glaring. "My mother said we needed to work together."

"Hylla wants a meeting," Reyna muttered. "The champion of Clotho has been revealed. We are going to be plunged into a war."

Reyna stopped talking and closed her eyes. She put a hand to her shoulder and gripped it. Reyna opened her eyes and continued, "The Arimaspi are the ones who attacked you. They are working with Sula."

"What do you think they're going to do?" Frank asked after a moment. Reyna looked at him and glared even more. Frank's vote had been the one that got her exiled, and it seemed that Reyna did not forget that fact.

"You are a son of Mars. The answer should be clear," Reyna said. She looked back at Annabeth. "Clarisse found where the first piece of the sword was. You, Percy, Frank, and Chiron will come to the Amazon base."

"If we don't?" Percy questioned. He crossed his arms.

"Then, you won't be able to work out an agreement for the supplies you want. Personally, I really don't care," Reyna answered.

"You don't care about anything," Percy snapped. He stepped forward. "You want to kill Hazel and Leo!"

"Calypso bought them time," Reyna hissed. Annabeth looked up in surprise. What did Reyna mean by that?

"What do you mean?" Frank questioned. He was staring at Reyna in surprise. The daughter of Bellona didn't answer for a few moments. Annabeth thought it was from anger, but she then realized that Reyna was in tremendous pain.

"She told me how to get to her island," Reyna answered. She looked Annabeth in the eyes. "The Labyrinth leads straight there. Another entrance also exists at your camp."

"Where?" Annabeth questioned. Reyna shook her head to show that she didn't know. Her eyes closed again.

"The Arimaspi know about it and have been navigating it. They kept Amazons at Ogygia and have beaten information out of them," Reyna explained in a quiet voice. "Calypso told me how to get there, and she earned them another month to live."

"Month?" Frank demanded. Reyna opened her eyes and looked at him. Somehow, her glare intensified.

"I could of killed her while you two were on your little date," Reyna whispered. Frank's eyes widened. "For someone who cares about Hazel so much, you left her exposed. It would have been a simple matter."

"You should have done it then," Sarah interrupted. She looked at Annabeth. "If you're done wasting my time, I'm leaving."

Annabeth could do nothing but nod. Sarah turned to leave. Reyna spoke, "The Arimaspi may try to attack you. If they do, the leaders are extremely dangerous and can only be killed by one person. Stay safe."

"I will. Thank you for the warning," Sarah said. She glared at the others and walked out of the room. There was silence for a few moments. Annabeth finally looked back at Reyna.

"We expect you here in three hours," Reyna muttered. Annabeth studied her. Reyna muttered an address and ended the Iris message.

"If she hurts you," Percy began. He gripped her hand tightly. Annabeth gave him a reassuring look.

"You'll be there," Annabeth said. Percy nodded as Chiron walked into the Big House. He looked exhausted. Chiron looked at them.

"Reyna sent us an Iris message," Percy explained. He was gripping Annabeth's hand tightly. "She wants us to meet her and Hylla with you and Frank."

"The champion of Clotho has been revealed," Chiron guessed. He sounded tired. "The Arimaspi have been making moves, and we must prepare for another war."

Annabeth looked down. This was going to the third war they were plunged in. She sighed sadly and looked up. Frank caught her eyes. He had the same sad look.

"We will leave in five minutes, but I want everyone in full armor. Frank, you can borrow a set. I'm sure the Ares cabin will have what you need," Chiron said. He walked away before they could respond.

Annabeth looked at Percy in surprise. Chiron had never requested that of them. It seemed to show how serious the Arimaspi threat was. Percy kissed her gently and nodded to Frank. He led Annabeth out of the room.

"I will only be a minute," Percy promised. He seemed reluctant to leave her side. Percy turned and jogged towards his cabin. Annabeth walked towards her.

The daughter of Athena walked towards her bed. She grabbed the box out from under it and pulled out the armor. It didn't take long to put on. She tucked the helmet under her arm.

Annabeth looked around her room. There was fewer beds occupied. She didn't want to know how many more siblings she would lose. They couldn't even fix the barrier of the camp. How were they suppose to defend against another army?

Her thoughts were interrupted as Percy stepped into the cabin. Annabeth grabbed her sword and looked at him. She spoke, "We need to find the second entrance to the Labyrinth."

"I already told Malcolm. He said he would look with Leo," Percy explained. His hand grabbed Annabeth's. "Where are we meeting Chiron at?"

"Probably the barrier," Annabeth answered after she thought about it. She followed Percy out of the cabin. Frank caught up with them a moment later. He was putting his armor on as he walked which looked quite awkward.

Annabeth stopped walking, so Frank could put the armor on. She spoke, "Hazel is here with Nico. Should we tell them?"

"No," Frank answered. "I want them out of trouble. Nico will want to go to Reyna, and I don't trust Reyna."

That was Annabeth's fault. She had pulled Frank aside and told him that Reyna would kill Hazel. Those were the words that led to Frank changing his vote to exile Reyna.

Annabeth frowned as she thought. Exiling Reyna was the best option, and no one could make her believe otherwise. Besides, Reyna was not trustworthy.

It was hard to pinpoint the exact moment that Annabeth lost her faith in Reyna. It may have been when Reyna had tricked them into going into a hospital, so she could kill Jason. It may have been when the daughter of Bellona had not told them about Kronos.

As she thought about it, she knew the answer. Annabeth had trusted Reyna until the very end. It wasn't until she held the paper from Atropos in her hands that Annabeth lost her faith in Reyna. Seeing the words to kill Leo and Hazel was too much.

If it was anyone else, Annabeth would not have been as worried. Reyna was different. She was a Roman. Reyna would fulfill her duty. It didn't matter who she had to kill to do it.

That's what scared Annabeth the most. This war was only a temporary distraction. When it was over. Annabeth did not know how she was going to stop Reyna from killing her two friends.