Selene's Heir
Chapter 7
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I woke up in the infirmary with Annabeth and Thalia quietly talking. I heard snatches of their conversation: Annabeth: "She's too young to go on a quest, even if she has the Hunt, Artemis, and me helping her out. Monsters shouldn't have been able to track her down so early. It isn't supposed to start until she's 12!" Thalia: She's not a normal demigod, you forget that she's Selene's only living descendent. She may not be ready, but she's powerful enough, and she'll have us helping her. That's the end of this conversation, Annabeth. She's awake." And they both turned to me, and I hid my face in the sheets, afraid I was gonna get yelled at. "Hey Rena, how you feeling? You've been unconscious for a day and a half now." Thalia said, ruffling my silvery blond shoulder length hair. Before I could say anything, my stomach rumbled loud enough for the whole camp to hear and Thalia and Annabeth laughed. "Other than being hungry, I'm ok. I'm nervous about my quest though. Will you help me?" I asked them, knowing they would say yes but still wanting to hear it. "Absolutely, Serena! Now come on, its dinnertime and the Hunters want to know if you're ok. The only reason they aren't all in here is because Chiron forbade you having more than two visitors." Annabeth said, smiling.
When we got to the dining pavilion, the campers went silent and turned to look at us, or me. The Hunters all went to stand next to me and Artemis hugged me and we went to sit down at the Artemis table, Annabeth sitting with me, ignoring the staring. "Ignore them," she whispered to me, "they just don't know they feel about a quest being given to a 9- year old, even one who came with the Hunt." She said and I gave her a side hug, saying "thank you" to her. When the talking resumed, we started talking about the quest. "When do you want to go, Serena?" Artemis asked me and I blanched. They looked at me expectantly and I blurted "tomorrow morning!" and they nodded. "Alright Hunters, be ready to leave at dawn tomorrow morning. Supplies packed and arrows in quivers." Artemis ordered and I stared. "You're all coming?" I asked. They turned to look at me. "Of course we are! You're one of us, a sister. We'll always have your back, and this is your first quest." One of the girls, Kylie said to me and I smiled. "Ah Serena, I need to speak with you and your quest members. Please follow me." Chiron said, and Artemis, Annabeth, and I followed him to the big house.
"The first Primordial who has awakened is Eros, the Primordial of love and… other things." Chiron said, looking rather awkward. "Do not underestimate him. Love can be as deadly as any weapon. He does, however, love Psyche and would do anything for her. If you were to appeal to her and convince her to join your side, we would have an ally against the other Primordials." He said, looking old beyond his years. "Why are the Primordials awakening?" I asked. "The Primordials are awakening because Gaea was put into such a deep slumber that she will take thousands of years to awaken again. When she was forced back to sleep, it sent a shockwave into the minds of the other Primordials. You could say that it was her last request. To avenge her." He finished gravely.
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