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It took a little bit of coaxing—okay, a lot of coaxing—but eventually, I managed to convince Miranda to stay up and teach me how to use a spear and when I needed to shield. It wasn't easy, because I didn't want to hurt anyone or be too loud. If someone saw me, best friends with Connor Stoll, and Miranda, girlfriend of Travis Stoll, we would have made the situation much more… uncomfortable, to say the least. But after an hour or two, I began to understand it better. I got the timing just right, I threw the spear with sufficient aim, and I protected myself decently.
"You're a natural," Miranda smiled. "I'm surprised this is your fighting style. It doesn't scream Anna-the-hippie, but it's defiantly your calling."
I blushed. "Gods, Miranda. You make it sound like I've been doing this for years. I'm not an expert."
"But you are the first person to use this since Achilles himself. Most of the people who tried to use these failed because there was something that did "fit" right. It's kinda scary if you ask me."
"Why is that?" I asked, anxious.
"She shook her head. "It's nothing, really. I, well… Achilles suffered a lot. What if you do too?"
"I'll be fine. You will see me in three days, okay?"
She looked unsure, but nodded for my sake. "I know. Good luck."
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The morning was somewhat of a blur. Nico, Connor, and I walked to the edge of the camp boarder with a few of our friends wishing us off. Miranda, being the sweet, kind-hearted person she was, tried to hold back tears. Travis hugged her saying it would be okay, but it hurt to just leave her like this.
"Hey, M," I said, taking off my multi-colored bracelet, placing it on her wrist. She'd made me that bracelet when we were little, the very first day we met in first grade. "Don't cry. I'll be back. I swear on the river Styx, I will."
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