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January 6, 2012

Interesting fact about us hunters, we don't really particularly care for Camp. I mean, it's a nice place to visit and all, and it's great to see our brothers and sisters. But the thing is, campers and hunters tend to…disagree on many things. We're just more…inclined to do the wild thing that the safe one. They're too uptight for us. All they really do is train. We train, but we train with real world experiences instead of in classes. They're always on about how we're irresponsible snobs and how we never get anything done. Well, we go around killing monsters while they sit behind their magic walls and train. We would never turn away a demigod in need, even if it was a guy. We are open to any female, be it demigod, mortal, nymph, naiad, anything. Just because we don't particularly care for guys doesn't make us snobs.

The main reason I don't like Camp is because I find it confining. As a hunter I can run for miles and never hit a boundary, unless I hit the sea. With camp, we have a few miles, tops. We're not really allowed to go anywhere on our own, and everything is supervised. The archery range, the rock wall, canoeing, swimming, eating, breathing…okay maybe I got a little carried away, but you get the idea. It makes me almost claustrophobic. I don't know if anyone out there would fully understand it, but it…I just feel trapped there, okay?

~Enter Flashback~

The sun landed smoothly on a hill near a big two story farmhouse.

"Alright, everybody out. I've got a schedule to keep," Apollo said, flashing them a grin. Most of the hunters ignored him, and some glared. They all gathered their things and exited the bus. Before they could get ten yards away, Apollo took off. They all dropped to the ground to avoid being incinerated. When they stood, Krissetta finally got a chance to look around.

The camp didn't seem half bad. She could see strawberry fields, a canoe lake, and a rock wall that seemed to be on fire. Not to mention a large wooded area. Nearby she could see a volleyball court. And then, she saw who was playing there and froze momentarily. Boys.

She knew it was silly, but the truth was that guys still freaked her out. She wasn't about to just forget what had happened to her every day of her life up until about a week ago. Suddenly a shadow fell over her and the rest of the group and she turned to see what looked like a man riding a horse standing above them on the hill. He walked down and Krissetta realized that it wasn't a man on a horse but a centaur. She had read about them in the book she had borrowed from Michelle.

Gina stepped forward. "Chiron," she greeted. "You and I both know it kills us to ask, but I'm afraid we are in need of a place to stay. We were hoping that we would be allowed at Camp until Lady Artemis comes to collect us."

Chiron nodded. "Of course. Why don't we go on into the Big House and talk?"

The hunters followed him into the farmhouse. Once they were inside and the door was shut, Gina began to explain.

"Artemis has gone off to do some hunting on her own. She hasn't told us what she is hunting or when she will return, but by the way she has been acting it is exceedingly important. She instructed us to stay here until further notice."

Chiron nodded. "And she mentioned nothing about what she was hunting?"

"No. She spoke to Apollo, and later we couldn't reach her on Iris-message. Her plan was for us to come here, according to Apollo."

"I see. Well, as always, you are welcome here and can stay in her cabin. We will hold the customary Capture the Flag game tonight." Some of the hunters grinned. Gina nodded and thanked Chiron. She turned to the rest of the hunters.

"Alright, let's get set up. Someone help Krissetta out, show her how things work around here and show her where the archery range is. And go ahead and introduce her to Annabeth, she'll want to meet her."

Krissetta looked at her in confusion. "Why?" she asked.

"Just go, please," Gina said. "I need to talk to Chiron."

Everyone looked at her like she had eight heads. She put a hand on her hip and glared at them. They left, but not before grumbling about it.

"Ari!" Gina said, as if she had an afterthought. "Stay here. I don't entirely trust you not to kill someone."

Ari turned around, glaring at Gina. "Fine then," she sighed dramatically, reentering the house. Gina patiently waited for the others to leave before turning to Chiron.

"The new girl, the blonde in the jeans and hat, that's Krissetta."

"Krissetta? Are you sure?" Chiron asked.

"Positive," Ari said, stepping forward. "She had the horse and the cat with her, they should be along any minute now. Please don't have the archers shoot them down or whatever." She rolled her eyes. "That girl is Athena's daughter, and Athena herself said so."

"Oh dear. And she is in your company now because?"

"Ran away from a bad place. Thought your satyrs were supposed to keep an eye on her," Ari said, somewhat angrily.

"After her father took her she disappeared off the face of the Earth," Chiron said. "We tried finding her, but after a year we stopped."

"Well thanks to you she-"

"Ari, that's enough," Gina said. "It's not his fault."

"Well they should have kept looking!" Ari snapped.

"Ariana, why don't you go down to the archery range?" Gina offered, tone making it sound more like a command.

"No. I am staying here for the discussion of my sister's future."

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