Chapter 21: Tim
I watched dumbfounded as both Ruidi and Caiyi lie on the ground. Without another thought, or glance at them, I sprinted toward the camp. I was breathless when I finally reached Neesik.
Neesik
When Tim told me that Ruidi and Caiyi were unconscious and he left them alone in a forest full of scissors, I almost freaked out. Actually, I just pretended to, for I had already read his mind. I felt like smacking him on the head for leaving them alone there but I had to act fast.
I ran towards the clearing, then tripped over a tree root. I caught myself just before I fell. I wouldn't get there in time if I kept up this speed. I called for a bunch of Ares kids who were sitting there idly to accompany me. "There'll be lots of things to fight." I promised them. They eagerly followed me deeper into the forest. Tim flew over our heads.
Raven
That son of Zeus had made a rash decision. Then again, I suppose that he was desperate enough to do so. Human life fascinates me greatly. Although I am not, in a technical sense, mortal (for mortals die and age), I sometimes find myself...hmm, how should I put it... connecting...with them at rare points in my life.
I suppose I should help them. They did welcome me with open arms. I gazed idly at the scissors, nonchalantly watching them advance upon the unconscious twosome lying on the ground.
A blur of motion in front of me caught my eye. It was Shirley, that girl who had been lost to a slight modification/chemical variation of synthetic rubber. She was racing around them in a circle, muttering the words of an Ancient spell, and pausing every so often to glance around her shoulder to make sure nobody was watching.
Finally, I made my decision.