After Neresus had introduced himself there was dead quiet as was expected. But what I didn't expect was for Annabeth to be speechless.
"What were you perhapse expecting someone else like Chris Cringle or the Easter bunny, no no wait I got it you were expecting superman." He said cheekily knowing they had no response.
I almost laughed at the appalled faces of my team mates only able to control my self due to the knowledge that if I were to laugh I would suffer the consequences.
"No Nereus we were expecting the president but I guess we will take what we get." I said making my group snort with amusement and Nereus pout.
"Now all jokes aside let's talk about why you contacted me since I doubt it was for introducing me to friends or to just catch up." He said with a knowing look on his wrinkled face.
"We need to know where lady Artemis was taken to. We were fighting a manticore named Thorn, you remember Thorn don't you Nereus" I said with a pointed look at him making him scowl.
Oh yes Nereus remembered Dr. Thorn alright it had been two years ago when he had just gotten out of a bar after spending the day evading demigods wanting questions answered.
Flashback:
Just as he was about to hail a cab being to wasted to walk home. That's when he showed him self Dr. Thorn in all his ''glory'' wanting answers.
After running in to an alley which turned out to be a dead end he turned hoping he had enough time to escape it when Thorn caught up with him.
Thorn came grinning at him wanting his answers and then killing him becoming the first to kill the evasive Nereus.
After getting his question answered and almost choking him to death Thorn got a knife in the back followed by an poisoned arrow in the back of the head.
"You know Nereus you should stop drinking so much so that at you have a chance escaping creatures like that manticore don't you think so hmm...?" Asked a hooded figure at the front of the alley.
"Now I wont ask for my question for catching you but I ask that you remember that if not for me you would be gold dust now." He said as he started to walk away only to stop suddenly.
"Oh and by the way my name's Percy Jackson." He said before vanishing in to the night leaving a grateful but wary drunk and confused Neresus.
Present:
"Ah yes I remember how is old Thorn doing now a days?" Asked Neresus.
"Dead killed by an arrow in the back of the head by lady Artemis before she was abducted." I answered quickly not wanting to dwell on it for longer than needed why she was in the situation to begin with.
"I need to know where she is being held and since you are like a walking wikipedia on what happens in the world of the supernatural and more straight forward than the oracle we came to you. Now where is she being held." I asked for I don't know what time today.
"Ah yes I did hear about that somewhere I believe she is held not to far from where Hera's wedding gift to Zeus is, mount Othris I also believe that the fortress there is rebuilding it self to it's former glory. Now that's all useful but if you want to know about why that is bad you could ask me or you could just ask her." He said pointing at a weary pale looking Zoë Nightshade.
"After all that is where her father is supposed to be holding the sky after all. Tell me ms. Nightshade how is Atlas holding up there after all if anyone were to know it would have to be his daughter." He sneered dropping the verbal bomb on us causing two things to happen.
One Zoë almost passing out from over breathing and two the demigods and satyr to turn their weapons on her.
Just perfect.