A/N; The eight chapter is up and posted, and we get to see some of Reyna's thoughts and feelings. Finally, after seven chapters she is getting her own chapter. The chapter is longer than my previous, as I really didn't want to cut it in half, to be honest I couldn't find the perfect place to stop and decided one long chapter is not that bad.
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There was something about him...Something that made her wary. Something in the back of her head...In the deepest part of her subconscious, was a voice warning her to stay away.
She had always been someone who trusted her instincts, they had saved her live more times than she could count. And right now, her instincts were screaming for her to bold out the room...To run and never face him again.
That he was bad news...That he was dangerous.
The blond male was unnerving and Reyna never got unnerved, she had never allowed anyone or anything to rile her or even get under her skin, like he seemed to be doing.
Forcing herself to ignore the nagging feeling, Reyna focused on what was truly important. She had never allowed personal feelings to cloud her judgment and she would not do that now, her dark eyes swept over the five Demigods before they rested on Annabeth.
"You claimed to want to safe your home, because you wished it to continue being a safe haven...A home, for many Demigods after you." Reyna said finally deciding to voice her concerns with how they decided to seek out her aid. "I got the impression you were being, genuine."
"I was...I am. I meant every word, I said. I want to save our camp, not just for us but for those that will come next." Annabeth said meeting Reyna's obsidian eyes and not faltering under the piercing gaze. "I want to save it because, Camp Half-Blood has been my home. A place where I could go to and feel safe. I am intended to keep it like for future Demigods."
Her intentions were admirable. Reyna could admit that much, it was the way she decided to get what she wanted that was bothering her. "Did you, now?" Reyna asked placing her elbow on the armrest of her chair before she rested her chin against her hand. "Then why try to manipulate me, in aiding you? You can't possible believe, that it is something you can do, without any consequences. Or do you?"
"That...we had no choice." The daughter of the love Goddess said her eyes filling with anger and glaring at the dark haired woman. "Our home is on the verge of destruction. What else could we do?"
"Hmm...Oh, I don't know? Try not to manipulate someone that can, help you?" Reyna asked her dark gaze not faltering under the glare the brunette send her way.
"We could not risk, you refusing us." Annabeth said her strong voice drew Reyna's attention on her person. "We just could not risk it, there was too much at stake."
"The whole point of risking it all, is...means how far you are willing to go." Reyna said her dark eyes icing over and her voice losing the last traces of respect she had. "You want someone's help? Show them, how true you are to your cause. Proof to me, that your home is more worth than your live, show me that you are willing to risk a negative answer if it would mean to gain even an inkling of a chance."
"We were desperate, we could see our home being destroyed all around us. Our friends fighting for their lives, we could not risk...We could not take the chance to go back empty handed." Percy Jackson said forcing Reyna's attention on him for the first time since he had entered the room.
"It was a risk worth taking...It was for a good cause." The son of Hephaestus added trying to explain why they did what they did, and hoping that she would understand. "We didn't mean any harm...We just wanted to save our home."
"So? The end justifies the means?" Reyna asked her eyes narrowing as they flashed in anger. "So you would not care for all the causalities? The guilt one would feel, when they realize they placed their friends in danger without even wanting it? Have you stopped, to think about what would have happened after the charmspeak wears off? One would see it as a declaration of war and they would attack everything you hold dear, as a retribution."
"We did not have any choice...Our home was in danger, what else could we have done?" Piper asked her eyes that constantly seemed to be changing colors, were filled with both anger and challenge. "We did what we thought we had to do."
It was the sheer naivety of their words that caused Reyna to lose her patience, to actually allow her anger to remove the lid she had on her powers, she could sense the weapons of her Amazons react to her mood. "You did not have any choice? Are you telling me, that all you could have done...That the only way for you to get someone on your side, is by manipulating them?"
"That is not what I said, I am only saying that we did the right thing...We wanted to save our home, we could not risk you saying no."
"The right thing?" Reyna said as she forced her anger down, her dark eyes narrowing and flashing dangerously. "Forcing an entire race...Forcing people to do something against their will is the right thing? How can taking ones will away, be considered a good thing?"
"You have no idea what is going on, you haven't seen what we did. It is our home, we are talking about and we-" The brunette said trying to get her point across only to have Reyna cut her off and stop her midsentence.
"Are you actually suggesting that I don't understand why you had to do it? That I have no idea, because I haven't seen your camp?" Reyna asked wondering how it was possible for anyone to think like they did, they possessed a mentality that was short of insane. "You fail to see my problem. For some reason, you all fail to get the my concerns."
"We see it, you do not like the way we decided to gain your aide." Piper said again her answer causing Zinah to snort. "And we understand that, but you must understand that we had no choice."
"I don't, can't nor will I ever understand the sheer stupidity that went behind that idea." Reyna said her dark eyes daring the brunette to speak before she was finished. "You possess a mentality which is comparable to that of a child, you are blind to consequences and are selfish...Each and everyone are the most selfish and reckless Demigods I had the dishonor to meet."
"Selfish? For wanting to save our home?" The Daughter of the love Goddess asked before Annabeth or Percy could say something against Reyna's accusation. "You find us selfish, because we wish to safe our home?"
"I believe that is what she said, yes." Zinah said drawing the attention of the five demigods on her person, she smirked her brown eyes showing her obvious amusement. "You are selfish. Selfish. Selfish you are. Selfish. Selfish "
Her childlike antics forced most of the present Amazons to bit their lips and prevent themselves form actually laughing, and make matters worse for the visiting Demigods. The only one who did not share the same mindset and had the actual decency to laugh, was the second commander.
"Enough."
Despite it being one word and that Reyna hadn't spared her a glance, Zinah did as she was told and closed her mouth.
"Permission to speak, freely?" Katherine asked the petite blond and the only Amazon who was known to stand a few inches shorter than Reyna, faced the Queen. "There is something, I wish to ask them."
Not replying the only answer Reyna gave her friend, was a short movement of her hand. She leaned against her hand and waited for the Greek Demigod to speak up.
"While I understand, the risks you were willing to take, to save your home." Katherine said leveling Zinah with a look, when she made a sound of protest. "I don't believe, nor would I want to believe that this was the only way to go."
"Why can't you understand, we did not have choice?"
Katherine sighed her blue eyes shifting from the brunette and towards the Amazon Queen, who gave her a nod to answer as she saw fit. "You always have a choice...It is something that comes, with our free will."
The blond woman's eyes shifted between the five Demigods, before they rested on the blond daughter of Athena. "You did not want to take a risk? It are those risks, that show how far you are willing to go...The risks you are willing to take for a loved one, for your home are the proof...The testament of your conviction...Your believes, your love...It is what shows us that you know the risk but that you were willing to take them, because it is your home...Your loved one."
"Those same risks, that show us that you are true to your cause. That you stand for what you believe in." Zinah added as she leaned back in her chair, her dark brown eyes fixed on the daughter of the love Goddess. "Now, you only made us distrust you...You made us wonder, just how far you are willing to go to save your home and not in a good way."
"How can we be certain, that you won't force our warriors to say or do something against their will? Convince them to gain our Queen's consent?" The blond Amazon asked her blue eyes facing the Demigods of Camp Half-Blood. "There is nothing, to guarantee us that you are trustworthy."
"We would never-"
"But you did." Katherine said again and cutting through Leo's protest. Drawing his brown eyes, on her person. "You were planning to Charmspeak Mia, in hopes that she would convince our Queen in aiding you."
"What is to say, you won't do it again?" Zinah asked her brown eyes that showed her obvious displeasure narrowed. "You claim that you did not have a choice, you justify it by saying that you could not take the risk of not preserving your home."
"That we failed to understand, because we did not see your home." Mackenzie added completing Zinah's sentence and continuing her train of thoughts. "What if we decide against a decision you make? And you believe it is in the best interest of your home? You will try to Charmspeak our warriors."
"That is unfair...You could easily do the same." Piper snapped not liking to be singled out as the one who was the problem. "You used your ability against my friends, you were willing to make them jump."
Mackenzie waved her comment away, her green eyes fixed on the other Charmspeaker. "Oh come off it, are you honesty comparing me to yourself? I would not have used it, if you didn't Charmspeak one of our sisters."
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Reyna leaned back in her chair and listened to the argument between the two sides. Keeping herself on the sidelines she allowed herself the moment to take everything in, memorizing everyone's argument and their reasons.
The Greeks loved their home, that much was obvious. It was something Reyna could respect and even admire, it was just as her council was saying.
The way they decided to get what they wanted, was disturbing. It made one wonder just how far they were willing to go and how many more rules of conduct they were willing to break.
But was something like that enough? Should she focus on the love for their home? Their desire to safe it?
Or should she forget all that and focus on how they decided to get the aide of others? Should she as Zinah was suggesting leave them to their faith? The Daughter of Ceres was right, this could be viewed as a declaration of war.
Should she judge the many for something the few did? Should she follow, her second commander and Zinah in not aiding them? Was it true that they were undeserving of her mercy? Should she as most of her council suggested allow them to die, that they had that right?
The right to take vengeance on an entire camp, just because a few campers decided to use underhanded tactics? Could she really...Was she capable of leaving an entire camp to their faith, just because five Demigods.
Only because five Demigods decided to use an ability such as Charmspeak? Could she let them die? Could she really allow a place that was in many ways a safe haven, for many Demigods to be wiped off the face of the planet.
No, she could not do that. There was no way that she was capable of letting others die, for something the individual did.
Everyone had the right to be helped...When asked, one should at least try to help, right? Didn't every single person have that right? The right to seek help and receive a helping hand?
"But not everyone deserves, it." The soft words echoed through her mind and paused, Reyna for just a few moments. "They all have the right, but there are those who just don't deserve...They don't deserve."
They don't deserve it? Where was that coming from, Reyna asked herself trying to move past those words and forced herself to push those feelings back.
Was she honestly contemplating to leave a few hundred Demigods to their faith? Just because something in her was telling her, that they did not deserve her help?
No, she wouldn't...It wasn't about whether you deserved it or not, it was about doing was what right...These five might not deserve it, but that did not mean the dozen others had to be judged with them.
They deserved the chance...A chance to save their home, everyone deserved a chance. She could at least offer them the chance, to proof that they were willing to give it all to save their home.
Giving them the chance...A small chance, was the right decision to make. It was the right thing to do, she would allow them the chance the save their home.
"Why? Why must you always do the right thing?" The same voice asked her turning colder if that was possible, the underlying anger was clearly heard. "You always do the right thing, and what good did do us?"
Reyna closed her eyes and pushed the voice back, it was three years of experience that allowed her to do it with the minimums of efforts.
"They don't deserve...He doesn't deserve." Was the last thing the voice whispered before it fully disappeared, the words it had uttered did not only confuse Reyna but they also caused her to be filled with something close anxiety.
Who, who was he?
Do not go there...Do not ask questions, you don't want to hear the answer to. That single thought run through her mind, and Reyna decided to do, as it said and leave it alone...Not ask anything about it.
In the three years that she was Queen, Reyna had learned that she should trust that voice...If it said you don't want to know...Reyna was certain she didn't want to know. She had no desire blacking out in the middle of a meeting...She didn't feel like explaining to strangers that she was missing big chunks of her memories.
Don't trust him...Stay away from him...Venus opened our eyes...Juno proved Circe was right. Stay away...Stay far away from him.
Reyna didn't know what it was. What it was that had drawn her attention, but it had to be something.
Because the next thing, Reyna knew she had opened her eyes and shifted her dark eyes fixing her gaze on the blond male.
It was strange...The man didn't do anything to defend their cause. He hadn't tried to convince her that they did the right thing...To be honest, he hadn't spoken since she had asked him about being Roman.
The man seemed to be avoiding her eyes just as much as she was avoiding his. Why? What was it about him, that made her so wary?
Feeling her eyes on his person, the blond shifted his blue eyes towards her and meet her gaze. There weren't many people who could actually hold her gaze, but for someone who had done a hell of a job to avoid her gaze.
The Son of Jupiter seemed to be one of the few who were not intimidated by her eyes. His electric blue gaze held hers, meeting her eyes with a look she could not place.
There was something...There was something familiar about him, did she know him? Did she meet him?
No, don't be ridiculous. Where could she have possibly have met him? She was positive she would remember someone, who managed to make her feel as uncomfortable as he seemed to be doing.
Are you sure? Can you honestly say, you are positive you have never met him? That thought was enough to force Reyna to admit, that no she could not be certain.
She couldn't even recall the details surrounding her sister's death, Reyna knew that she had spoken to Hylla in her last moments.
It was when her sister had told her that all her fears, all her concerns had been unnecessary. Hylla had never even once thought, about leaving her behind.
Hylla had never once thought that she was weak...On the contrary her sister had been proud of her, all her achievements, her believes and her strength.
Reyna had made her proud to be able to call her, her little sister. Reyna wished she could remember more...She wished that she could at least remember why they could not find her sister's body.
That was easier said than done, Reyna could not even recall how she ended up in her thee month during coma...Who had put her in it.
The only thing, she could recall was the pain...And the pain that came from something, other than her physical wounds. She remembered the sense of loss...the realization, that she would never be able to have a normal live...That she would never be able to gain a sense of belonging.
The realization, that she had been right...That as soon she started hoping, as soon she allowed herself to want something.
That it would be taken away from her.
She did not know, where those feelings came from and Reyna had decided a long time ago, to leave it like that. Something's were better left alone...Sometimes not knowing was saver than, knowing.
As she forced her mind back to the world around her, Reyna noticed that he was still looking at her. It wasn't looking at her as it was how he was looking at her, that bothered her.
The blond seemed to be looking though her...Like he was searching for something? There was something in those eyes, that reminded her of someone else.
Hylla.
That was it, his eyes. No, it was the look in his eyes, that reminded her of her sister. The eldest daughter of the war Goddess, had shown the same look.
The look that told her...reminded her of something she did not want to recall, that she was becoming colder and colder which each day that passed.
That what she had lost to Blackbeard would never return...That no matter, how much she would wish, no matter how hard she would hope. That she would never regain her innocence again.
Blackbeard's death had taken all that remained of her childlike innocence, because not even the abuse of her uncle had been able to steal that from her.
Throughout all the hurtful words...through the mental, emotional and physical abuse, Reyna had clinged to the firm believe that things would get better...That maybe her father wasn't dead...That maybe he was just missing and lost his way home.
That he would one day come and save them from his own brother. Sadly it had taken a while for her to stop hoping...To realize that relying on her father to save her was stupid...That he was dead, as they had said.
Because if he was alive...because if he was lost as she made herself believe, he wouldn't have taken as long as a year to get back home and take them with him.
Despite the fact that her hopes in her father had proven to be fruitless, Reyna had still managed to keep some of that hope burning... She had made herself believe that as long as she had, Hylla. As long her older sister would be there, she would be fine.
That had been her anchor for the two years that they had spend on the streets, it was what had allowed to hope...To dream...To trust.
That as long as she didn't show Hylla her fears...As long as she didn't complain about the cold, didn't complain about being hungry. That they would find a place to call home, she had believed that Hylla would find a way out of their miserable lives.
She held on the believe that Hylla would make everything right. That as long she believed in her sister, everything would be alright.
They would be happy...All she had to do was believe.
And killing Blackbeard had taken all that away...That man had managed to win in death, he had taken the one thing her sister had hoped to preserve.
The child in her.
But if she had to be honest...If Reyna had to be really honest, that part of her died the minute the Daughter of Athena had freed the Pirates...The moment they had started to rage over the Island and destroyed everything she loved...Destroyed the only place she had been able to call home, after her father had passed away.
The minute she had seen that her sister was not invincible...That her sister could not do everything, it had been the moment she had decided to stop relying on Hylla to save her...to instead of relying on her, to help her.
So, she had killed Blackbeard...It had taken a while...It had taken effort and she had learn to use a weapon, but she managed to do it.
She had killed him and with that allowed him, to take what Hylla had tried to keep safe. Her childhood...But she had stopped being a real child, from the minute they were taken in by her uncle and his family.
She hadn't been a child anymore as they had tried to survive the streets of Puerto Rico...She had acted, pretended to be one.
Hoped to be still the small and cheerful girl, that would go star gazing with her father. The little girl that would follow Hylla around.
But she wasn't...Reyna had died a long time ago, it had just taken her a very long time to both realize that and accept it.
That did not make anything easier...if anything it made things worse. She would never forget the look in her sister eyes...that look that said, 'I failed you, please forgive me.'
The same look the blond Son of Jupiter was sending her, his electric blue eyes seemed to be apologizing.
But for what?
Was she reading too much into it? Of course, what did he had to apologize for? She did not even know him, did not want to know him.
He was the first person...The very first person, Reyna had met and disliked at sight. The first person, she had no desire knowing.
The first person she has judged at sight.
I don't like you...There is something about you, that I hate. There is something about you, that screams dangerous.
Who...Just who are you?
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It was Mackenzie's fist hitting the table, that forced Reyna's attention away from the blond and towards her second in command, she needed to stop this before it would get out of hand.
Mackenzie was this close in actually committing a murder...She shifted her gaze towards Percy Jackson who was trying to convince the redhead that all they wanted was to save their home.
They loved their home...It was crystal clear, they were fools but fools who had their hearts in the right place.
Idiots who were willing to take hazardous risks if it meant saving their home, they were selfish...make that extremely selfish.
But so was the rest of the world, but the rest of the world at least accepts consequences. They seem to lack that mindset.
So, the real question was. Whether she could actually ignore the whole issue of the Charmspeaking, or not. Could she really ignore the fact that they were willing to manipulate her in to helping them?
Especially if they were justifying it with 'We had no choice.' 'It was for a good cause.' or worse. 'We did what we had to do.'
So, no she could not ignore it.
There was no way she could ignore that. She was willing to put it aside for the moment, though. And the only reason why, was because she was certain that they wouldn't do anything that would risk the safety of their home, anymore than they already did.
She would trust the love they had for their home. And what if they failed to live up to her expectations?
Well then, she would take pleasure in disposing of each and every one of them, she would leave their camp alone...But they didn't need to know that part.
Reyna sighed as she placed her chin on her knuckles, her dark eyes sweeping over her guests. "I have heard all your concerns and taken them all in consideration." Reyna said successfully cutting through the tirade of her second in command.
The red haired woman shifted her gaze from the Son of Poseidon and fixed her, jade green gaze on her person. "You wish to give your verdict? Now? But the council hasn't even come to an agreement. And with that I mean, we still need to discuss it without them in the room."
"They are on a time limit, are they not?" Reyna asked meeting her friend's heated gaze. "So, they deserve an answer as soon as possible. Postponing the inevitable, will do nothing but waste precious time."
Mackenzie sighed not liking the sound of it, but decided to follow her decision. The red haired woman took her seat again. "If that is your decision."
Reyna nodded her thanks before she shifted her gaze towards the five campers. Her dark eyes swept over each and every one of them, before they rested on Annabeth.
"I have heard your reasons, and while I agree with my council and their concerns." Reyna said releasing a soft sight as she asked herself why she had the feeling she would come to regret her decision later. "I have come to the decision to aide your camp, I do not believe in punishing the many for the mistakes of the few."
The daughter of Bellona shifted her eyes towards the rest of her council. Facing each and every one of them, before they rested on her second in command. "I have decided this because, no one has gotten hurt and that you managed to prevent them from doing anymore damage."
Mackenzie sighed suddenly looking extremely tired and worn out, her green eyes showed some of her concern and the trust she had in her friend and Queen. "It was to be expected...We all knew you wouldn't be able to turn your back on them."
"If aiding them, is what you wish to do." Zinah said her brown eyes sending a look that indicated that she had no desire doing it. "If that is really what you wish, we will follow...I don't like it, but I will."
"I trust you...So if you believe that they deserve a chance? Well I will give them, that chance." Katherine said placing her arms on the table and leaning against them. "Lucky...You have no idea, how lucky you are."
"Tssk...Anyone else and they would have killed them." Mackenzie mumbled before she shifted her gaze towards the council. "The Queen has decided to aide them, the three of us have decided to follow her decision...You may all place your votes."
"Don't be ridiculous. It as you said, we knew what the Queen would decide." A brown haired woman said her green eyes facing the five Demigods with a look that screamed, 'You don't deserve our help.' Before she faced the Amazon Queen. "You have my support and I am positive, you have the support of us all."
"It is an all in, for the council?" Mackenzie asked sighing at the dozen pair of hands that were lifted in to the air. "Not that it mattered, even if you had said no...The four of us, would have been able to veto it anyway. No fun."
"It seems that my council has agreed in aiding your camp, there is something I wish to state though." Reyna said as her dark eyes iced over. "I am willing to put the Charmspeaking incident aside, but do something like that again...Use it even once even by accident near my Amazons and I will dispose of her and take pleasure in killing you all as well."
Reyna's threat was brought with the same air and ease of someone ordering a coffee, it didn't lose any of the killing intent and danger surrounding it though. "You will be able to do that? And I can promise you I will protect your camp like it's my own."
"Thank you." Annabeth said pulling Reyna's attention on her person, the blond couldn't keep the relief out of her voice. "Thank you so much."
"Don't make me regret it, Daughter of Athena." Reyna said deciding to just trust her words for now, as long as her friend would be able to keep her end of the deal. "Now, shall we move the topic of this meeting? I want to know how your camp is fairing, exactly how bad the situation is and how many Amazons you think you may need?"
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Reyna successfully moved the meeting forward and forcing her Amazons to actually listen to their guests, as opposed to arguing with them.
Despite the fact that everyone could put their thoughts and ideas in, it were primarily Annabeth and Reyna who had the most say and input.
The two daughters of war managed to work their way through the various concerns and hazards that may come up.
It had taken around the hour to finally come to the conclusion, that yes the Amazons would take care of their own weapons and that Reyna would send a group ahead of them, as they were better suited and more experienced in traveling without being detected by monsters.
Annabeth would make sure that Camp Half-Blood would know, that they were on their way. The Five of them would be escorted by Reyna herself and would function as a diversion, as Porphyion was mostly focusing on them.
They would take a detour and make sure that they would fix all his attention on them, allowing the Amazons time to arrive in Camp Half-Blood.
Reyna had stated that they didn't need more than a day or two, her warriors were trained to move fast and to never attract attention, they were used to minimum amount of rest and had taught themselves to move past fatigue.
As long as they would get a few hours rest a day, they would be perfectly fine and able to protect their Camp until they would reach Camp Half-Blood.
"There is no need to try accommodate us." Reyna said when the topic moved towards their sleeping arrangements, if they managed to get any to begin with. "You mentioned the woods surrounding, your camp? That will do fine."
Annabeth blinked probably wondering if she heard her right. "I am sorry? But did you say the forest, around our camp?" She frowned at Reyna's nod, her grey eyes fixed on the dark haired woman. "Did I mention, that the forest is filled with monsters? That it is dangerous going in there? Let alone, spending the night there?"
"You did mention something like that, yes." Reyna said answering Annabeth's question. "But with the Mount ST Helen national park just a few miles away and the Olympic national forest also on a few hour's drive, we are used to both patrolling and spending the nights there."
"Typhon's old prison? Knowing he is in Tartarus doesn't make spending time there, more pleasant." Percy said drawing a smile from Zinah and Katherine. "You willingly stay there?"
"It is not like we have a choice, it is either that or allow them to move towards our Cities." Katherine explained as she answered Percy's question. "Usually we don't have so many of them passing our patrols, but the last few days we had an increase in Monster activity."
"I wonder why-" Mackenzie started trailing of when she caught Reyna's sudden movement. "What? Is something wrong?" She stopped talking when Reyna lifted her hand silencing her and everyone else in the room.
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Reyna closed her eyes as she allowed her senses to stretch and cover the entire campus, opening her mind for the various pulls and track every weapon back to its owner. "There is a lot of rage...We have company."
Reyna opened her eyes at the same time that the doors flew open and revealed a black haired Amazon. "My Queen we have a problem...Porphyion has send his representative and he demands your presence."
Her announcement shocked everyone in the room and drew various reactions from the different people.
The Amazons were both angered and shocked at the sheer notion, that this was twice in one day that someone breached their Campus without so much as a notice.
Their guests on the other hand tensed up as all their worries were resurfacing again, if the giant king managed to corner them. If he would manage to beat them, their camp would be doomed.
"Demands?" Reyna asked the temperature in the conference room seemed to drop with a few degrees beneath zero as her voice iced over. "He actually demands, my presence?"
Her lips twisted in a dark smirk, a smirk that showed that she had just lost the last traces of patience she had. "Very well then...I shall see them."
"How?"
The Daughter of Bellona stood up her cold dark eyes faced the black haired woman, it was her flinch that forced Reyna to soften her features. "I am a daughter of my mother, it has its advantages.""
Reyna faced her council...Her now standing council and guests. "I will deal with them. Mackenzie will take my place and finalize the last details." The Amazon Queen said her tone leaving nothing to question. "Zinah and Katherine, you are with me."
"We understand." Zinah said as she moved towards the doors and the woman waiting for them in the opening. "Finally some real action, I was starting to get bored."
"I trust that by the time I return, we will be able to start mobilizing my forces." Reyna said facing her second in command and sending her a look, that clearly said 'Don't disappoint me.'
It was only after she got the verbal confirmation that Mackenzie understood, that Reyna turned around and moved towards the three woman waiting for her. "Today is proving itself to be quite eventful."
Her reply pulled a laugh from Zinah and a smile from Katherine. Both woman flanked her sides as they followed the black haired woman that had relied the message to them. "I wonder, who or what he send...It can't be a monster right?"
Zinah was right...If it was the magical defenses around their campus would have been activated. So it meant that they were humans...So he found people to do his dirty work...Humans or Demigods to follow him.
A/N; That was extremely long, but I decided against cutting it in half. I tried, I honestly did but no matter what tried, it just didn't feel right. So, I kept it as it is.
It was a hard chapter to write as keeping Reyna in character is hard, especially if we don't know that much about her. So if she was OOC please do tell me and what it was exactly that made her OOC.
Because this chapter was so long, I am keeping my AN short, so tell me what you think about the chapter and if there are things I can do better.
The next chapter is Reyna again and her meeting with Porphyion's messengers/representative. I think the girl deserves some more love, and I can't keep you all hanging and wondering what she will say (we all know what she will say) but how she will say it and what kind of person, decides to follow the Giant king and why.
See you all soon.