Chapter Six

Thalia stared blankly at the wall ahead of her. The Emperor was dead. The man who had raised her was dead. In her daze she could faintly hear the sobs of Piper and the words of Annabeth as she tried to comfort her little sister.

You may call this cold hearted but Thalia had not shed a tear the whole evening. She had loved the man she had looked to like a father but she had to be the strong one here. What would Jason think? Her fifteen year old brother was still studying in Greece but would only be a matter of time before word reached him.

He would be enraged, she thought. At least, once he hears what I know.

Jason would be told by the messengers that his father had died in his sleep of unknown causes. He would be told Triton was to be emperor.

But he doesn't deserve it, she thought, gritting her teeth.

From what Annabeth had told them, Triton had suffocated their father. His father. What kind of sick person does that? She loathed her brother, and now, Jason and the girls were the only ones she had left. She was an orphan.

I hate him, she thought. She wanted to kill Triton. She disowned him as a brother. He was no more of a brother than the peasant boy who lives down the street. Finally, her thoughts weren't enough. She stalked out of the room and marched to Triton's bedchambers.

She threw open the door. "Triton!"

The boy was lounging on a couch reading book. At her outburst, he looked up and greeted her with a smile. "Yes sister dear?"

How could he smile after what he'd done? "I know what you did."

"Oh really." He got up walked closer to her. "And what would that be?"

"You killed him. You suffocated our father," she said, eyes full of rage.

"Now who told you that," Triton asked, tipping his head to the side innocently.

"And why would I tell you that?"

"Oh you know, if you want to stay in the palace?" Triton grinned cockily.

Thalia's eyes narrowed. "And if I did tell you, what would you do to them?"

"And why would I tell you that?" he asked, mocking her earlier question.

"I'll never tell you."

Triton began picking at his nails. "Such a pity." He looked up. "Guards!" he barked.

Two guards emerged from the shadows and stood behind Triton menacingly. "Escort this girl out of the fort and to the nearest Roman village. For treason against the crown by withholding information I hereby banish her."

Thalia's eyes widened as the guards each took hold of one of her arms. She tried to struggle but each guard probably weighed 100 pounds more than her.

Triton gave her a look of mock pity as if it was hard for him to this. "I'm sorry Thals, just the way it has to be."

Thalia screamed in outrage before she felt a guard clamp a hand over her mouth. She tried to bite it but unluckily for he was wearing gloves so she only bit leather.

Triton waved. "Bye sis."

Author's Note: Oh Triton is so evil. All he needs is an eye patch and a white kitten and he could be Al Pacino! No wait that's Godfather. Oh well, thanks for reading! Please review!