HOW HEPHAESTUS FEELS
Right now I'm in my work shop building some of the designs that daughter of Athena; Annabeth if I remember right, came up with. I must say they are pretty good. It's only been a month since the war but she's already made so much progress. She ever got her boyfriend to help out. Not to sure how I feel about that.
Now don't get me wrong I don't hate Percy Jackson. In fact I find him okay and I even respect him. But I'm currently a little annoyed. He had the audacity to turn down godhood and then demands that we pay more attention to our kids. And I love my kids, I really do. I just have a hard time with anything that isn't a machine, Cyclopes, or fellow god. Like Tyson for example. He is easy to talk to because we have a lot in common.
And I also owe the boy for helping me get my forge back…even though he destroyed and caused an eruption. But the help was still appreciated. And I like that he isn't full of himself despite being one of the strongest demigods I have ever seen.
But I must say the reason I like him and not just tolerate him is because what he did for Beckendorf. Now we gods can't interfere with our kids and we were already busy with the war but I could sense Charles in danger so of course I checked to see if he was okay. I was heartbroken when he died and so badly wanted to blame Percy, but how could I when the boy so badly wanted to save Charles. Already felt such intense guilt. That was when I truly realized how different Percy is from different demigods and that was when he earned my respect. I know him and Charles were friends but they weren't the closest and there he was taking the blame for a death he couldn't prevent. Wishing it was him and not Charles. It's hard not to respect someone like that. Especially when that someone receives some selfish traits from their godly parent.
But for all the good things I like about him I'm still annoyed that he turned down godhood.