Author's Note: Sorry I have been gone so long! Life had been hectic and I have had very little time to write. Thank you to WriterFreak101, AnnabethChasePJO , and Clarizabel for reviewing and alerting. This always makes my day.
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"What are you doing here?" I asked as I picked up my clothes and shoved them into a bag.
"I wanted to talk." He said and I made the mistake of looking up at him. He looked so sincere and sorry that I almost consented. Thankfully, I still had a logical part of my brain that quickly helped me regain my logic.
"Well, I cannot talk now." I said and began to walk out the door. Not surprisingly, he stopped me.
"Why not?" He said and I was smart enough to not look up again.
"I need to get back to camp quickly. If I do not, who do you think will look better as a jackalope, you or me?" I asked and rushed out the door without waiting for his answer. Before he could find me, I found a shortcut.
"Nico, could you do me a favor?" I asked.
"What do you need?" He asked.
"I need to shadow travel to the Hunter's camp. Quickly." I said and he seemed to get my drift.
"Got it." He said and almost instantly I felt like my face was peeling off. When we got there, I thanked Nico, and not wanting him to be killed, I told him to go ahead and leave.
"Thalia, why are you still wearing that dress?" Phoebe asked me with a lifted eyebrow.
"I was going to change in my cabin, but when I got there he waiting for me." I said.
"Want to talk about it?" She asked.
"Not really. What I do want to do is change and make sure Artemis knows I am here." I said and went to my tent to change. I felt so much better as changed into my Lieutenant uniform. It had become like a security blanket and I did not feel safe without it. I saw that the sun was going down and decided I had better check in with my apparently paranoid half-sister.
"Thalia, you are back." She said.
"I actually got back a few minutes, but I wanted to change before I saw you." I said.
"Why did you not change in your cabin?" She asked and I just sighed.
"Someone was already there when I got there, so I just decided to change here." I said and she gave me a knowing look.
"Thank you for checking in Thalia." She said and I took that as my signal to leave. My adventure in the outside world was over, and now it was time to get back to my girls. I adjusted my tiara and went to talk to Phoebe.
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