Ok, so before I get started, I would like to say thank you to the ever so amazing unknown friend who reviewed six times within the span of one day! I would also like to say to bookgeek2002 that your extremely kind review made my week. With ought further ado, I present chapter twelve.
Clary P.O.V:
Everyone's eyes were on Magnus, who was giving a speech in his usual Magnus manner. Basically, it's as dramatic as possible and with as much suspense as he can possibly add. He was trying to explain what had been happening these last few days. Everyone was listening intently except for me. I was glancing around the group that had gathered. Everyone was so strange here; one man (or should I say thing) was half horse, and the kids who weren't dressed in armor were all wearing the same t-shirt.
I saw Leo whisper something into a girl's ear, then turn and point at Simon. The girl's eyes widened as she turned to stare at him. As all of this happened, Simon seemed oblivious to the attention he was attracting.
"Why do you think they're all wearing the same shirt," Jace asked me.
"Not sure." I said, "Maybe it's their camp color"
"OK, but who would chose orange as their camp color?" He asked.
"Obviously them." I remarked. After that a few avid listeners caught up in Magnus's production shushed us. Jace shot them the bird, but they were already turned around listening to Magnus again.
After zoning out for a few minutes the name Guiana caught my attention. That's new.
Anabeth P.O.V.:
"Guiana?" I asked. "Who's that?"
"You don't think?" Percy's question faded off as if not wanting to ask the obvious.
"No," I said quickly. "Can't be."
Apparently Leo was totally okay with stating the obvious because he stood up with his hand raised as if he were in a classroom. "So, when you say Guiana, you do understand that that name in particular sounds dangerously close to Gia?" He said.
Clary P.O.V.
At that, the whole crowd tensed and looked at the ground as if it would open up under their feet. Turns out, I wasn't the only one who thought the name sounded strange. Not to repeat myself, but these people are very strange.
Magnus P.O.V.:
OK, what just happened? One minute, I'm giving an amazing speech, and the next; everyone freaks out and acts as if the ground will fall out from underneath them.
"So, when you say Guiana, you do understand that that name in particular sounds dangerously close to Gia?" Said the flamethrower.
"Sure, how is that relevant?" I said flatly.
"Jus the fact that names have power and that is just about as powerful as it gets." Water boy said.
"If that's the name she chose, then she definitely wants power. Nobody needs Gia (queue kids looking at the ground) as a role model." Said Anabeth. At least I remembered one of their names. Go me.
That's when all chaos broke out. Some kids started yelling, some just got up and left, and some just sat there, completely quiet, not moving or showing any emotion. Those were the creepiest ones.
The centaur stepped forward, "Everyone to their cabins, today's activities are canceled. Someone turn off the lava wall." He shouted. "Seven, Nico, and Reyna stay."
