Percy sat in his study looking over reports.

The cycle repeated for another two nights with Percy having dreams about the raven haired elf and the two blond children.

As Percy did his reports about local crops he thought back on the previous Night's dream.

"Jason always wasn't like the way he is now." Percy said.

Percy and the dark haired elf we're sitting on a blanket in the same spot at Percy had been to the first night watching the two children play a game.

Brown eyes lookd sideways up at Percy. really? they seem to ask.

Percy chuckled." I've only known Jason since I was 16. even though our fathers are friends." Percy looked up towards the blue sky.

"Before him I thought it was going to be Annabeth, who I had known since we were 12, who I was going to end up bonding with."

"It was a mission between are two kingdoms, there was an old enemy of our grandfather, yes I said our grandfather, very very very very very distantly King Zeus and King Poseidon are related." Percy shook his head and return to his previous line of conversation. "Who had returned, heck for all I know you know of them, they're called the Giants... a bear mountainous group of people... they came from over the oceans, they started attacking neighboring Farms and villages.."

"Anyway, our fathers couldn't decide who they wanted to have lead, but eventually it was decided, because they had first attacked Olympus that it would be Jason who could take the lead on the mission... part of our mission was to find an artifact that the Giants had stolen from Olympus years upon years upon years ago, in my great-grandfather's time... during our campaign we've developed a camaraderie together... hung out in each others command tense, share drinks and food by the fire... eventually something started to change between us and we found ourselves having more intense feelings than just that of brotherhood... one night, after a few too many pints he found himself in my tent..."

Percy paused when one of the kids laughter reach the two. watching for a moment as the more fair-haired child snuck up on his brother and pounced. another trill of laughter arose from the giggling.

"The next morning," Percy continued, "he decided we needed to canvas the area and different directions so he took a small contingent to scout the other way why I led the main forces in our forward Direction."

"He had always had a chip on his shoulder in regards to the Elfin Folk, I had chalked it up to the fact that in Jason's Kingdom the Elfin Folk are treated as no more than a common animal." Percy paused when he saw the other cringe. But he took a deep breath and continued.

"later I discovered..." Percy wondered if he should even be telling this story, and why his sub conscience was evening bringing it up in this dream. Percy supposed that he felt that he needed to give the other an explanation for Jason's gaulish? disheartening? barbaric? reaction and why he was the way he was.

" That when he was about the age of 11 he had two elf friends, they were both from a traveling show and they often came through Jason's Kingdom, I don't know what happened but something happened between the trio at least between him and the female elf that then made his already attitude towards the elves the way it is now." Percy glanced up and met Brown Eyes. His companion hasn't spoken to him since the first Dream.

"I know it's not much, and I know there's no excuse, but I just wanted to let you know that even though we can't see it right now there is some good and Jason and I'm hoping... I'm hoping that I can break through whatever this fog of hatred is around him."

knock, knock, knock.

Percy looked up, pulled from his thoughts. "Enter." Percy called out.

The door opened and his servant came in with a tray of tea that he sat on the side table. he poured a cup and brought it over to the desk with a small plate of cookies. Percy bit his lip as he thought trying to remember the exact wording. yesterday Percy had spent nearly three hours with one of his mothers Elfin maidens having her instruct him in Elvish. hopefully he would get this right.

Just before the other boy left the room Percy asked,

"Ti unirai a me per cena stasera?"

The servant paused. "sì." And then quickly left the room.

Percy smiled and went back to his paperwork.

On the other side of the study door Nico stood pressed against the hardwood eyes tightly closed. He can't believe he just agreed to join the prince for dinner.