Percy Jackson: The Wolf Curse

Chapter 23: Spiders. Simply Spiders

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[Percy's POV:]

So quick update for you lot, whoever that is; Reyna, Anna and I are currently standing in front of a warehouse-like shop with medusa besides Arachne who isn't trying to kill us.. That's weird right?. Also Arachne is wearing a woolly jumper made out of what I'm guessing is her own spider silk. I hope I'm not the only one who is slightly grossed out and impressed by that thought. Finally I'm SERIOUSLY doing my best to resist the urge to make a leg joke of some kind, I don't know why.

"Is this some kind of set up? I don't care how many of you there are, my spear will cut you all the same" she is so hot when she's like this.. I'm not even afraid to admit it.. To myself I mean.

"I swear on the Styx not to harm you unprovoked" spoke Arachne in a very disorienting almost Buzz like sound.

"And your spiderlings? Or anyone else you have here?" I asked, ensuring I was covered on that end.

"Very well I Swear on the Styx that no one here, under my command or knowledge, will harm you unprovoked nor trap you, happy Demigod wolf?" I sense sass. I like her already. Plus I'm a legs guy, well among other things.

"Yup all good from me, Reyna?" I gave her a smug look of intelligence. One that said 'see I can be smart and strategic too' her annoyance was my entertainment.

"I don't like this, but I don't think she is lying.." wow she trusts someone?!? Now that's weird, forget the rest.

"So would you like to come in?" Well yes, but actually no.

"Lead the way!" said Anna very enthusiastically, next lesson for her: how to not walk into a strange monsters' home 101.

We were led through the front doors of the large warehouse, and the first thing I could see was a production line that would put Hermes to absolute shame, there were spiders of all kinds EVERYWHERE, this'd be an Athenian's biggest nightmare.

"What do you make here? I've never seen such a large production line" asked a reasonably curious Anna.

"Mostly clothes, I gave up making tapestries after a certain.. Encounter with a few demigods some years ago" she looked agitated at the thought. I imagine that was not a happy encounter, I wonder what it was? I probably shouldn't press on.

"Encounter? What happened?" I asked, what? I was curious!

"I'd rather not talk about it, but something tells me you won't just drop this." I didn't say much but she'd be correct in that.

"Fine, but let's go to my living room first, I'd rather my spiderlings didn't hear anymore on the subject. They get touchy about it" touchy spiderlings? No thanks I choose life!

"Lead the way your Long leggedness" I held back this long. It was inevitable. I have no regrets.

"Ugh, Demigods... This way" huh, I'm still alive somehow. Sweet.

We walked through the warehouse past the millions of spiders crafting clothes from various spools of spider silk, they were all kinds from woolly jumpers to leather like jackets all made from silk by some Godly level magic logic. I expected to be grossed out surrounded by them all, but they were actually kind of cute in a weird spider way. I kinda wanted to nuzzle their smooth or fuzzy heads.. There were a large variety of spider types, pretty sure a few could kill me in less than a prick... maybe I'll hold back on the whole nuzzling thing.

"Wolf are you coming or would you like to stay with my children rather than hear this story you wanted to get out of me so much?" hey I never SAID how much I wanted to know, does she have mind reading abilities? dam don't think about how hot she would be naked! crap.