Lisa watched as her dad stood at the front door, arms crossed and body placed evenly in the center so as not to let anyone through. His posture was tense and rigid, muscles coiled, ready to he was talking to probably wasn't a normal mortal.

"Come on Percy, please let me see her." A woman's voice. Lisa couldn't recognize who just yet, but they sounded vaguely familiar. Stretching out from her position on the couch, Lisa stood and made her way to the entrance.

"Hey, dad, who's at the door?" Lisa wandered up behind her father's large frame, as she tried to peek at the new woman standing on their doorstep.

"Awww, is it lil' baby Lisa?!" She heard. "Can I see her? Can I see her please? Move over old man, let me see my child."

"She's not your child, she's your niece," Percy replied sternly, nudging a tad bit over so both Lisa, and the new woman, could see each other. The woman was tall, although the nasty-looking, black-heeled boots might've had something to do with her impressive height. She wore a lovely pantsuit, black in color, along with a light jacket for the weather they'd been having.

"Oh look at her." She surged forward and wrapped Lisa in a hug, she would've been scared about the sudden contact if her father hadn't been standing right there.

"You look so beautiful, sweetheart!" The woman nuzzled affectionately against Lisa's face before turning and looking at Percy.

"Y'know, if we had had kids, they would've been just as beautiful." She stated, before sighing dramatically. Percy rolled his eyes. "Alas, you broke my heart on that fateful day."

"We've never dated," Percy stated, looking at Lisa.

"It happened!" The woman responded, still holding on to the poor girl.

"Um, who are you?" She whispered quietly, and the woman grinned widely at her.

"Why, has Percy not spoken of his past lovers?" She questioned. The woman let go of Lisa before straightening up. "I'm your aunt, dear child. Legally, since I'm Reyna's older sister.

"Oh!" Lisa didn't know mum had a sister. "That's… cool, I guess."

"But apparently," Hylla sighed dramatically. "Little sis doesn't like sharing with big sis." Hylla pouted, before turning and pointing at Percy.

"Y'know, the Greeks are great at sharing! They have the best parties." The smile Hylla made kind of creeped Lisa out, mostly because she didn't get the joke. But her dad apparently did, as he glared at her.

Percy groaned before moving Hylla away from Lisa.

"Let's talk in the living room."

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"So, you wanted to talk about the three Pegasi that you just bought." Percy queried. She nodded.

"From me." He clarified. She nodded again. "What's wrong with them?"

"Nothing. They're fine." Percy looked at her quizzically. She took a sip of her tea before speaking again. "You just weren't delivering them in person and I wanted to know why."

"I don't do the deliveries, you know this." Percy sighed exasperatedly.

"Why not?! Even for big sis?!" She whined. Percy rolled his eyes.

"You're ridiculous," Percy stated.

"You love me!" Hylla retaliated.

"I have to. You're legally family." Percy glared at her half-heartedly over his cup of coffee.

"Party pooper." She pouted. "Well, I'll have you know that the pegasi are doing remarkably well, as expected." She smiled at him and Percy gave her a small one in return.

"What can I say? Nothing but the best for family." He replied, leaning back into the luscious couch and folding his arms. "But you also wanted to ask something else, didn't you?" He questioned.

"Yes." Hylla took a deep breath and Percy raised an eyebrow at her sudden mood change. "Lady Diana asked if I would be able to pass on a message."

"What kind of message?" Percy asked warily.

"A wolf cub." Percy frowned in confusion. "Lady Diana and her hunt came upon a pack of injured wolves during one of her more… extensive hunts." Hylla began slowly. "Most of the wolves - those that survived that is - have decided to stay with her hunt. One of the pups, however, isn't built for hunting. He's rather small for his age." Hylla finished, staring at Percy and trying to gauge his reaction. He didn't appear outwardly fazed in any way, shape, or form. Just… thoughtful.

"Would I have to track down the Hunt?" Percy asked after a moment, still in thought.

"As is the life of a demigod, never easy is it?" Hylla replied dramatically, draining the last remaining drops of her tea. "But in short, yes. Lady Diana wouldn't give me the pup for safekeeping, she asked one of you to come to get it." Hylla smirked at him. "She made a point that it not be-"

"The male." Percy chimed in as Hylla finished. She smiled teasingly at his sigh. "I know what they're like." Percy rubbed a hand through his hair exasperatedly.

"Okay, I'll message Grace about it and hear it from them." Percy decided, sitting up from his reclined position and folding his hands together, leaning his elbows on his knees.

"Well," Hylla jumped up from her couch and walked off towards the stairs that led up to the bedrooms. "I'm gonna go have a look at my little niece!" She declared, Percy taking a second to realize what she meant, and stood up to follow her.

"Wait hold on, which one?!" Percy asked, climbing up the stairs behind her.

"The newest one!" She answered, throwing a look over her shoulder and winking at him.

"Now then." She clapped her hands together and looked around the hallway. "Which one is her room?"

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After Hylla had left, making sure to pass along a few more colorful remarks about their non-existent love life, Percy had waited for Reyna to arrive home and relax from work before involving her in his thinking.

"Is it really a good idea for you to be going though?" She asked softly, as the two sat at the quiet dinner table. Marcus was at a friend's house for the night while Lisa had already gone to sleep, along with Isabel.

"Lady Diana did ask for it to not be you if possible, maybe I can ask for a leave or something." Reyna queried. "I could say I have a family emergency? Well, I do, actually but they're not really-"

"Reyna." Percy cut off her rambling before she could go any further. "It's fine, I'll be fine." He reassured her, her shoulders relaxed at his tone. "As much as Lady Diana and her hunters dislike men, I've never done anything to point their anger towards me." He smiled reassuringly at his wife.

"I'm also happily married, surely that counts for something?"