Finding an entrance into the Big House wasn't going as well as Reyna thought it would. The front door really was locked, because that was how her day was going apparently. All other entrances and windows were locked as well, other than the one in the attic. Climbing the four story building was a possibility, but it would attract attention if she did it from the easier front side.

Reyna slowly walked towards the window of the infirmary and tried to lift it again. It didn't budge, and she slowly looked around. The demigods were stripping all of the wood and metal off of the various cabins and slowly making their way towards the Big House as each cabin was completed. It was going quicker than Reyna was comfortable with.

Reyna studied the window of the infirmary. She had two options. The first was to use a weapon to bust open the window. That would certainly draw attention, especially if anyone was inside the building. Her other option was to scale the Big House. It would be just like those nights in Puerto Rico, trying to escape her father's wrath and just get away from everything.

It took Reyna a moment to make her decision. She walked towards the edge of the deck and climbed on top of the railing. Then, she grabbed onto the edge of the overhanging roof and pulled herself on top of it. Reyna slowly made it to her feet.

That was the easy part. The only thing she could climb on now was windows and loose pieces of the walls. As Reyna walked towards the window, she saw a shadow shift from inside. She moved to the side of the windows and closed her eyes tightly. After waiting a minute, Reyna opened her eyes and glanced inside the window. The shadow was still there.

Reyna risked a further look inside. She studied the shadow and frowned. It was oddly shaped and didn't look like a person. Reyna leaned further towards the window and stared inside. The room that she saw was void of any furniture. There was only a lone figure sitting there.

Reyna moved in front of the window completely and tried to open it. As she did, she stared at Chiron. The Centaur was sitting in his wheelchair, and his head was lolled forward. There was no bruises or visible injuries on him. His hands weren't bound as well.

"Chiron," Reyna said. When Chiron didn't stir, she glanced around. Then, she gently knocked on the window. Chiron still didn't stir, so she knocked a little louder. When that didn't get a reaction, a curse left her.

The good news was that Chiron was alive and safe. The bad news was that he was sleeping, and there was no way it was a natural sleep. Was it poison or something more godly? Reyna heard a door below her open, and she laid on the roof. She crawled towards the edge and glanced down.

"One mortal," a woman said. Her voice was heavily accented like the others, but she wasn't like the others. For one, she wasn't singing. This woman also wasn't naked. She wore a simple white dress. One hand toyed with black hair, and her eyes, blue like the sea, stared into the other woman. Something about her was familiar. "She lives in a cave."

"We will send some of the worshipers to find her," the other woman said. She was the one that Reyna had first seen singing on top of the Big House. "They are pledging their loyalty as we speak."

"Good. We need that mortal," the first woman said. She glanced up. Reyna almost threw herself backwards. Her heart raced, and she stared down at the roof tile. Had the woman seen her? "When that mortal pledges her loyalty, it will double my power."

Reyna heard footsteps, and the voices of the two women faded. She slowly made it towards the edge of the roof and grabbed onto it. Reyna lowered herself and dropped to the ground. She rushed towards the door and tried to open it. A soft curse left her as it didn't budge.

Reyna stared down at the door handle. She could climb onto the Big House once again and make it to the window. What would she do from there though? The hidden thing inside the Big House had to be Chiron, and without knowing how to wake him up, there wasn't much she could do. The women also wanted Rachel, and did the Oracle even know what was coming her way?

It took half of a second for Reyna to make up her mind. She turned and darted from the Big House. Reyna broke into a steady jog as she made it into the forest. Her hand grabbed the notebook from her pocket, and she flipped through her homemade map.

Nico didn't show her where the cave was, and Reyna had only seen Rachel around the camp a few times. She hadn't been given a tour of the Oracle's cave, but she heard it was quiet homely. That information didn't help her at the moment though.

If it was a cave, it had to be towards the outside of the forest, right? But, Rachel was a mortal and couldn't really fight monsters, so would she have to pass through the forest? Would it be safer to have her closer to the camp? Was Reyna even going in the right direction?

Reyna came to a stop and took a few deep breaths to even out her breathing. She had no clue where the cave was, but the Fauns would be able to show her. Reyna just hated wasting time though. She turned and started to come back the way she had came. Before Reyna could make it too far, she heard a branch snap.

Reyna looked up and saw a flash of orange. She ducked behind a tree large enough to hide herself from view. There was only the sound of one pair of footsteps. Reyna placed a hand to her sword. She could try to knock this demigod out and then see if she could break them from the spell.

A glance around showed the items she had to work with. There was a few large branches scattered about, but a hit from those could easily result in a concussion. On her right, there was a small river that she could drown someone in, if it came to that.

As the person got closer, Reyna held her breath. The orange shirt passed by her, and she glanced out from the tree. There was no one else around. Reyna made one swift motion to step up behind the Greek demigod and wrap an arm around their neck. She quickly tried to cut off their air flow and kicked them in the back of their knee. They fell to their knees, and Reyna tightened her grip.

The demigod she was currently trying to strangle was male and muscular. He almost smelled like the sea, and a pen appeared in his hand. Reyna stared down at the pen for a few moments. What in Bellona's name was that, and why did it look so familiar? Reyna's answer came as the pen was flipped in the owner's hand and the cap was taken off.

Reyna shoved Percy away but was nowhere quick enough. As Percy's stupid pen transformed into a sword, it tore right Reyna's leg. She yelled in pain and fell to her knee. Reyna grabbed onto the sword hilt with one hand and made it to the feet with her other. She hobbled backwards and tried to ignore the searing pain in her leg.

The only good news about her situation was the fact that Percy was currently disarmed. His sword was stabbed directly into her lower leg. It wasn't in Percy's hands, so that was a very minor plus. That was the only plus, as she hobbled backwards and hit water.

"Percy, you really need to snap out of this," Reyna began. She felt her leg give out on her, and she collapsed to a knee. Reyna stared down at the water and saw that it was slowly starting to move. Percy's shoes appeared in her vision. Reyna slowly looked up at Percy and stared up into his completely green eyes. "Percy."

Percy knelt next to her and studied her for a few moments. He grabbed onto his sword hilt and started to pull it out of Reyna's leg. Reyna yelled in pain and grabbed onto his hand. If Percy was going to kill her, he would have been able to easily do it. Why wasn't he trying to kill her?

"Jackson," Reyna hissed. She yelled as Percy pulled the sword out of her leg. She gripped her leg with both hands and tried to breath properly. Percy capped his sword, and it turned back into a pen. The bastard son of Neptune turned and started to walk away. It was like he had a one track mind.

The smart thing for Reyna to do would be to use her shirt to stop her leg from bleeding and then limp back to the others, but that is not what she did. Whether it was from pain or blood loss, Reyna had no clue, but she decided to grab onto Percy once again. Instead of trying to choke him out from behind, she grabbed him and slammed him into the ground.

Reyna practically collapsed onto Percy and dug her forearm into his neck. She forced his head under the water. Reyna knew that he would be able to breath underwater, but he wouldn't be able to do anything with a half crushed throat.

"You really need to snap out of this," Reyna hissed. Water slowly started to move towards her, and she cursed angrily. Reyna pressed her forearm down more, and she felt a hand grip her wrist. After a moment, the grip loosened, and the hand gently tapped her forearm. Reyna slowly looked down at Percy. He stared up at her, and his eyes were clear. "Don't move."

"What's going on?" Percy asked. His voice was muffled from the water. Reyna collapsed next to him and placed both hands to her leg. She hissed in anger and pain. "Reyna?"

Percy started to sit up, but Reyna spoke quickly, "Don't. You were under some kind of spell, but I think the water is muffling it. Don't move."

"You need help," Percy began. Reyna shook her head and scooted backwards. She obviously knew that she needed help, but the infirmary was locked down. They were at least a five minute walk, or in her case hobble, towards the cabins. There was no bandages on her, and unless Percy was going to pull some out of his empty head, she had to improvise.

"Percy, I cannot handle you going all crazy again and my leg," Reyna said. She quickly cut off parts of her pant leg and held it against her wound. She forced her head against her knee and took a few deep breaths. Reyna held onto the makeshift bandage with one hand and used the other to reach into her backpack.

When Reyna didn't find Unicorn power, another curse escaped her. She focused on holding the bandages tightly to her wound. A new plan was needed, now, but all she could really do was focus on the pain. Reyna took a deep breath and slammed one fist into the the ground.

"Percy, stab yourself in the ear," Reyna ordered. She could feel Percy's stare. "If you can't hear the song, it won't affect you."

"I'm not stabbing myself in the ear," Percy said. He looked down at himself and seemed to think about it. "Do you have any wax in your backpack."

"Yes Percy. I just keep a candle in my backpack for fun," Reyna snapped. She could feel blood starting to leak through her makeshift bandages. Since Percy wanted to be a baby and not destroy his eardrums, she wasn't quite sure what to do from here. Bleeding out wasn't an option, and walking would cause her to lose more blood.

Reyna heard a branch snap. She cursed and grabbed her sword. Reyna slowly got to her feet and hobbled backwards. She tried to keep her balance on one foot. Juniper stepped out of the treeline, and Reyna collapsed to her knees in relief. She gripped her leg and slowly rolled onto her back.

"What happened?" Juniper asked. She knelt by Reyna and stared at her leg. Her gaze then moved to Percy. Juniper finally pressed both of her hands to Reyna's leg.

"Percy stabbed me," Reyna answered. "I'm losing more blood than I want to. We need to get out of here, but I don't know how to move Percy."

"Help Reyna first," Percy said. He laid his head back against the riverbank. "I can just chill right here."

"I know some nature magic. Try not to move and keep pressure on your wound," Juniper ordered. She started to gather a few leaves, and at that moment, Reyna knew she was screwed. She held the makeshift bandages tightly and tried to get rid of the small knot in her stomach. "It's going to be okay."

Reyna just closed her eyes. It wasn't even the fact that she was probably going to die from bleeding out. How was a pen going to be her downfall? Reyna took a deep breath. Juniper wouldn't let her die, probably. Things would be fine. She just needed to relax and take solace in the fact that she had freed Percy from the spell. That was one demigod down and gods knew how many more to go.