He Stoll My Heart - Connor Stoll.

Ch.5: Boreas.

"Well, this is unexpected."

The four demigods spun around, only to see a very familiar face. 

"Thalia?" Katie said. 

"That's me," Thalia said with a grin. 

Her electric blue eyes observed each of the four half-bloods. 

"I can only assume you're here on a quest," she said, her hands on her hips. 

"Yeah," Rose said, "we just jumped off a plane."

Thalia didn't even seem surprised. 

Thalia was the Leader of the Hunters of Artemis and the daughter of Zeus. She wore a silver ski jacket, jeans and boots, and some sort of tiara. She had a short, punk style, and dark hair.

Rose looked over her shoulder. 

At the table behind Thalia sat a bunch of girls in silver coats, either staring in wonder at Rose and Katie or glaring daggers at Travis and Connor. 

"Come on, sit down," Thalia said. 

A few Hunters sent her a warning look. 

"Uh... maybe you two can sit at this table," she added, looking pointedly at Travis and Connor. 

They obliged and sat at the two-person table near the Hunters' table. Rose and Katie pulled two seats and sat on either side of Thalia.

Thalia quickly ordered them hot cocoas and said: "My treat."

"So, tell me, what are you four doing in a cold place like this? Without winter coats?" Thalia said. 

"Well," Rose started, "as you may know, Iris Messages have been... lagging."

Thalia nodded. 

"That's because Iris has been kidnapped. We believe it's Kronos. Annabeth told us to consult Boreas, but our flight attendants turned out to be empousai, so we jumped out of a plane," Rose explained quickly.

"Aren't empousai  under the control of Hecate?" Phoebe asked. 

"These must've gone rogue or something," Rose answered.

"Or Hecate is on Kronos' side," Katie muttered.

"It's thanks to the two of us that we were able to fly down safely," Connor said, indicating himself and Travis.

The Hunters glared at him darkly and he shut up. 

"What are you here for?" Katie asked.

"We're tracking a beast that has been rumored to rampage in these woods," Thalia said. "Come to think of it, we've been having some difficulty. We should talk to Boreas too."

"Really?" an annoyed, brunette hunter said. "Last time we spoke to that bloke, it didn't work out so well."

"We were too many," Thalia said. "I'll go alone."

They nodded.

"Okay," Rose spoke up, "when should we leave for Boreas' palace?"

"You all finished your cocoas, so how about now?" Thalia said. "But first, we need to get you some jackets."

- - -

"Great, now let's go. We don't have all day," Thalia said. 

Rose, Katie, Travis, and Connor were all wrapped in the typical Hunter silver ski jackets and boots. 

Rose had changed into the purple shirt Katie had gotten her at the airport in New York.

"It was bad enough when we had that Percy Jackson and Bianca's brother here, and now these two idiot pranksters? Give me a break," a few Hunters were muttering, standing a bit away from them.