Anyone who knows Arya Jackson for more than five minutes knows her opinion of the world, and demigods not so fair place in it. Unfortunately, since the war Arya isn't that easy to get to know. To most she's little more than a legend.
Arya is fine w...
"It's not about making the right choice. It's about making a choice and making it right."
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26.
Rest and Relaxation
BY THE TIME ACE GOT TO THE FEAST, it was in full swing. Campers, Amazonians, Fauns, and Lares were gathered around with plates stacked high with food. Traveling from one couch or table to another without much thought. The humm of laughter and talking filled his ears like an old friend. He was reluctant to admit it but he had missed the legion when he was gone.
It took Ace a half hour to even get to his friends who were seated at their normal table. Everytime Ace ended the conversation with one person, another one was waiting to talk. He didn't mind for the most part, but he was really hungry.
Skylar had kept the seat open for Ace, and he plopped down just in time to see Percy go through the Preator ceremony. For the first time in his life the purple banners with the legion symbols on it were hanging side-by-side with others. Amazonian ones. A call made by Reyna if Ace had to guess.
He stuffed his plate with at least one of everything on the table, as he took in who had decided to make company with them. Hylla sat next to Cato and both of them had intimate smiles on their faces as they talked and compared war stories. They were only inches apart from one another. Ace had never seen Cato so openly flirting with someone before. It wasn't always his strong suit, a lot of times he was too intense for the girls he was with.
Ace imagined he was quickly realizing that Hylla was the exception. She and him had a lot in common. Not to mention Hylla was rather attractive.
On the other side of Max was a legacy from the third who's name was slipping Ace's mind. Max had switched over from demanding cohort two leader to the eyelash batting son of Venus. He had seemed to have forgotten about Percy by now which Ace was glad to see.
"Cato and Hylla met through Reyan on the way back." Skylar informed Ace as she reached over him and scooped up some mashed potatoes and plopped them on her plate. "They haven't stopped flirting since. And Max saved Lucas' life today, and for the first time noticed each other."
Ace suppressed and laughed and shook his head before sticking a large piece of steak into his mouth.
"And how are your romantic pursuits coming?" Ace asked her, his eyes glancing over Skylar's head at the preator sitting at the head table.
Skylar went red. "My thing for her is nothing more than a fantasy. I've accepted that she will never be into me. She barely knows I exist."
"Max could always set you up with someone to help you get over her."
