Freak || Percy Jackson x OC

Eighty-One: Sen is quite touchy

PERCY

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Chiron sighed and knelt on his horse legs. "Percy, I don't pretend to understand prophecies."

"Yeah." Percy said. "Well, maybe that's because they don't make any sense."

Chiron gazed at the saltwater spring- a gift from Poseidon- gurgling in the corner of the room. "Thalia would not have been my first choice to go on this quest. She's too impetuous. She acts without thinking. She is too sure of herself."

"Would you have chosen me?"

"Frankly, no." He said. "You and Thalia are much alike."

"Thanks a lot." Percy muttered.

Chiron smiled. "The difference is that you are less sure of yourself than Thalia. That could be good or bad. But one thing I can say: both of you together would be a dangerous thing."

Basically, a horse just told Percy he was insecure. Great.

"We could handle it." Percy said. "Me and Sen."

"The way you two handled it at the creek?"

Percy didn't answer. Chiron had him. Instead, he chose to mumble, "It was her fault. She hit Sen."

Chiron sighed. "I understand that you and Sen are very protective of each other. But, Percy, this is why there's a problem. If it came down to it, would you save Artemis, or would you save Sen?"

Percy stayed silent.

"Would Sen save Artemis, or would Sen save you?"

"Artemis. She's smarter than me."

"This has nothing to do with smarts." Chiron explained. "This about emotion and love. And if it came down to it, Sen is much, much closer to you, and she'd save you."

Percy kept his head down.

"Perhaps it is for the best." Chiron mused. "You can go home to your mother for the holidays. If we need you, we can call."

"Yeah." Percy said. "Maybe." He pulled Riptide out of his pocket and set it on the nightstand. It didn't seem that he'd be using it for anything but writing Christmas cards.

When he saw the pen, Chiron grimaced. "It's no wonder Zoe doesn't want you along, I suppose. Not while you're carrying that particular weapon.

Percy didn't understand what he meant. Then he remembered something Chiron had told him a longtime ago, when he first gave Percy the magic sword: It has a long and tragic history, which we need not go into.

Percy wanted to ask him about that, but then Chiron pulled a golden drachma from his saddlebag and tossed it to the demigod. "Call your mother, Percy. Let her know you're coming home in the morning. And, ah, for what it's worth... I almost volunteered for this quest myself. I would have gone, if not for the last line."

"One shall perish by a parent's hand. Yeah."

Percy didn't need to ask. He knew Chiron's dad was Kronos, the evil Titan Lord himself. The line would make perfect sense if Chiron went on the quest. Kronos didn't care for anyone, including his own children. Well, he cared about them when they were the main course, but that was about it.