At the amphitheater in camp half-blood children were seated at 10 tables of the 12 that were there. All eyes however was on the sole table filled with only girls. Engraved with a silver moon and sat on by people with the appearance of girls in silver. They weren't smiling but they didn't seem said either. Zoe, at the head of the table, was the only one who looked even slightly nervous.
Chiron stood up, "Now that you have finished eating children, there are a couple of announcements. Firstly Hermes children stop stealing from the camp store; everything is free for a reason. Secondly Hermes cabin stop pranking the Athena cabin with fake spiders. Thirdly Hermes cabin stop trying to sneak wine into camp. Finally as you all have noticed, the Hunters of Artemis have stopped by, as we don't know how long they will be here for I expect you to treat them all with kindness and respect. Furthermore I would like to announce the Campers vs Hunters capture the flag match tomorrow evening.
A groan went out from all the campers
"Why?" Pollux asked
"Because it is tradition.
"One that we always lose."
One of the hunters laughed at that and said mockingly "Cause you boys are trash."
"Enough of that Sarah," Zoe scolded, "remember what lady Artemis always says, humbleness in victory and grace in defeat."
After that everyone went to bed in order to get ready for tomorrow. At 3AM there was a commotion from the Artemis cabin as a Persian princess with bedraggled hair emerged. Her forehead was creased and her eyes spoke of her fear. She went to the Big House and started hammering on the door.
She screamed out Chiron and screamed three more after that. As she was about to start knocking again Chiron opened the door; sleepiness in his eyes and curlers in his tail.
"What do you want lieutenant?"
"Artemis has been captured."
"How do you know?"
"I had a dream. We need to leave."
"I'm afraid I cannot do that, you can only leave to save your mistress either via a quest from the oracle or from a order by a god. Now go back to bed; we shall talk in the morning."
The birds chirping signified the coming of the sun as the hunters began to open their tired eyes. Elsewhere in the camp it was silent. Everyone was asleep and would continue to do so for a few more hours. Back with the hunters, there was nothing but small mutters as the hunters began their morning rituals. Doing their beds, getting ready, sharpening arrows, tempering bow strings. All of this and more the hunters where doing whilst Zoe was still sleeping.
Pheobe noticed this and woke her up. "Zoe get up, everyone is getting ready and it is past sunrise."
"Pheobe, gather Atlanta and the other more experienced hunters and bring them outside to me; we need to talk."
She went and gathered Atsma, Loxo, Kallisto and Atalanta. Bringing them to Zoe who was waiting round the bank of the camp.
"Artemis has been captured; we have been disallowed from leaving to rescue her so unofficially I want you Pheobe to take two hunters and try and mount a rescue." There we're a couple of questions which Zoe fielded expertly before finally telling Pheobe to be ready for two days.
The rest of the day went by quickly as the time for capture the flag drew near. The hunters spent the rest of the day sharpening arrow heads and practicing their close quarters. Soon enough it was time for war.