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Unsurprisingly, the officers didn't comply with Annabeth's demanding question and only answered her by claiming that they were temporarily 'detained'.
They were back at their original table, sat and watching as one officer questioned the woman claiming to be a witness while another patrolled the aisle. Nobody said anything for a while until Percy decided he should speak up.
"So we're just killing time 'till we found out that guy's like a werewolf or something, right?"
Looking behind her to find the officer staring back at them, Annabeth denied, "I don't think he's a monster."
"Hard to say."
"Smelt like it." Drea commented.
"Well, if he's not a monster, what's going on here? Why would anyone tear our room apart?"
"Maybe they were looking for something."
"We don't have anything.."
"The people who think you stole Zeus's master bolt might disagree." Annabeth sassed Percy.
"Right.."
"Well, it's not like they found what they were looking for." stated Drea.
"Yeah! They're not gonna find something we don't have." Grover smiled at her.
"Either way, we aren't spending the day answering questions in the St. Louis police station. We need to get out of this before we get delayed.." Just then, a woman walked up behind Annabeth and gently tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention. Annabeth judgingly looked her up and down.
She stuttered a bit, "Do you mind if I sit?" Not really listening for any answer she set down a doggy bag in the table next to them, and squished in next to Percy and Drea.
"Scoot!" Drea whispered shouted at him, basically forcing him to move over in his spot. He looked offended.
"You poor dears." She groaned. "Your parents aren't here, are they?"
No, they're definitely not. Her carrier began to emit a howling and whining sound of a dog. She faced the bag and spoke to it, "Isn't that right, precious? Don't children get scared when they're all alone?"
Turning back around to look at them, she attempted to appear more relatable by adding, "It's okay. I'm a mom. I know how scared you must be." Offering a grin to the police officer that was still guarding the teens, she asked, "Excuse me. Would you mind giving us a little space? ..I think.. I think you're making them nervous."
