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Bianca:

"Nico, can you please listen to Will for a change?" I look Nico right in the eye, holding him still. His hands are trying to push against my stomach, and he wriggles out of my grip. "Please, you're turning into shadows. He can help you."

I see him blush a deep red and he pulls away. A small part of me knows he has a crush on Will, but I don't bring it up. I know it's been hard on him accepting him being gay. "But for three whole days? What will I do there, all alone?" He sits down on Hazel's bed and I sit across from him. The purple flames from the torch above our cabin door send our shadows dancing on the black walls.

"Of course I'll be there. Will might need me to direct you and your melting," I reassure him. He looks up from his feet and smiles. "Now let's get these three days over with." I pat him on the leg and we leave the Hades cabin and find Will waiting for us, his medical kit by his feet.

Will flashes me a smile and I squeeze Nico's hand. "I'll check up on you later today," he lets go of my hand and walks toward Will. He falls in line with Will's long strides and they walk toward the infirmary.

I let my gaze wander across the busy camp. The Hephaestus cabin shuffles around aimlessly, deep in grief by Leo's death. The tattered Hunters of Artemis and Amazons are setting up their silver and gold tents respectively. Another temporary tent has been set up as an extension of the hospital. There have been so many wounded people during the last battle that the infirmary has been overrun by the injured.

I walk over to Annabeth and Piper, asking them if I could help with anything. Piper shakes her head. "Thanks for asking though. Just keep an eye on Nico, he's been worn out pretty thin after taking the statue across the Atlantic."

"Okay. Just tell me if you need anything," While the Seven and Nico have been away, I was one of the oldest at camp, kind of leading the defenses against the Romans. Now that they're back, I feel in the loop about certain things, even though I was never really close to any of them to begin with.

I walk over to the Hunters' tents and find Thalia, who I don't even know is alive. I check the largest tent and find her sitting on a cot, someone patching up a gash along her forehead. "Thalia!"

I run to her cot and sit right next to her. "Are you okay? What happened?" I restrain myself from asking more questions. Thalia smiles, the same 13 year old smile she's smiled for the past 4 years.

"Yes, I'm fine," she dismisses the person attending her and closes a divider from the rest of the Hunters. She looks around quietly and whispers in a lower voice. "It was brutal. Orion decimated us. Even with our combined power, the Amazons and the Hunters, we could barely fight him off. He would have killed us all, but thank Artemis we weren't his target. I feel bad for your brother and Reyna. They must have never slept knowing he was after them." Thalia looks around again, an almost crazed look in her eyes. "It was horrible," she whispers even softer.

I go to comfort her, just imagining how crazy it must have been, seeing her fellow Hunters slaughtered at Orion's hand. I've heard enough of Nico retelling me how ruthless Orion was, and I don't want to hear more so I switch subjects.

"But we did it. It's all fixed, and more recruits will fill your ranks. And now the Hunters and Amazons are friends. It's going to get better." I wrap my arm around my closer friend and let her rest her head on my shoulders.