Ariana
The team of monsters took me to a deep, dark cavern, covered in...Silver moss?! Well, that's whacked up...
They took me deeper and deeper in, and the deeper we went, the more of that weird, silvery moss came, and it got cooler and cooler (in the sense of temperature). I was glad I had my jacket on-it kept me warm, and I had a pocket to put the bag of pomegranate seeds. When Nico first threw me the bag, I was confused, and then I remembered from reading the books that children of Hades could eat Persephone's seeds to keep them...
No, I reprimanded myself. You'll stay alive. You'll get back to the others. The monsters won't kill you if they really do need you.
I couldn't help feeling scared out of my wits.
We went deeper still, and I was starting to question whether this cavern ended or not.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked, injecting some confidence into my voice and refusing to look intimidated. The empousa sighed exasperatedly.
"Why do humans ask so many questions? We're going into the heart of Khione's Cavern."
Khione...Khione...OH SCHIST! KHIONE! I screamed in my head, and I started slightly freaking out. Wasn't she that evil, messed up daughter of...Was it Boreas? Yeah, I'm positive it was Boreas. The fangirl in me has finally paid off!
We went deeper and deeper, and until the temperature was, I'm sure, 0 degrees Fahrenheit, FREAKING FREEZING, we stopped.
"Your hignessssss...We have arrived with Hadesssss ssspawn." A dracaena hissed, and a chilling laugh was heard from somewhere.
"Good! Is it that emo, goth child? What's his name...Nick? Or is it that other girl that can summon jewels?" I bristled and jumped forward.
"THEIR NAMES ARE NICO AND HAZEL! And no, it isn't either of them! My name is Ariana!" I shrieked to the room, and there was a pause.
"Another child of Hades? Hm. Interesting. When did you find this out?" Khione's disembodied voice asked.
"Why do you care?"
"None of your concern, child."
Everything was silent afterward.
"Well?"
I snorted.
"You really expect me to tell you? When Tartarus freezes over!" I yelled back. I heard a grunt of annoyance.
"Take the girl to her..chambers." She drawled at "chambers" and two dracanae grabbed my arms and threw me into a...A room. A room?! Not even a cell, a room! Wow. Khione sure did know how to get people to co-operate...but I was not about to fall for her hospitality act. I knew she was going to butter me up like a biscuit, and when the time was right, "dispose" of me. Eat me.
Kill me.
I walked around the room cautiously, not daring to touch anything, expecting it all to be beyond freezing and cause me to suffer from frostbite, but when I gingerly touched the bed, it was...Warm. It was warm! So the room wasn't a trap. I decided to get comfortable. I was going to be Ice Queen's prisoner for a loooong time.