The boy was still undefined.

Hephaestus knew how to create automatons so real that they would be indistinguishable from humans. He knew how to define them so that each of them had their own separate, unique personality. So if there was one thing he knew about Poseidon's son was the fact that the boy was, as of yet, undefined.

He spent too much time worrying about how others would perceive his actions to be a truly effective player on the board. Hopefully, that part of him would soon change – if he didn't find a way to define himself soon, there was no chance of him winning the game, not against Kronos.

But what he did have was potential. He had the potential to be better than anyone, so Hephaestus contented himself with sitting back and watching. The boy would make his decision, one way or the other, soon.

And in the meantime, he made sure Aphrodite knew to warn the boy off of wandering through his trash. It would better for them if they just avoided the place, but since it wasn't possible, they needed to know not to pick up anything.

Perseus Jackson was as of yet undefined, so the god of the forges sat back and waited. The fires of the game would soon start to consume him, and that was when the boy would decide just how he would be defined – as iron, or as its impurities.


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