The Undetermined || pjo

01-Big Reputation, Big Reputation

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"Liz!" Castor came running towards her and threw himself over her.

"Hey, Cas" she smiled and hugged him tightly. She broke the hug and looked at him up and down with a frown "You're taller!"

"I am!" He said with a big smile.

"But not taller than me" Pollux joined them and rubbed his head with a grin.

"Stop it!"

The twins had grown up. Their facial features had sharpened, their hair was longer and they were even taller than Thea. Their purples eyes seemed to have darkened a little, but they still caught the attention of people.

"I haven't seen you in so long" Castor complained  once he was free from his brother "Last summer you weren't here!"

"Then we hear you came back on the winter break" Pollux added.

"And on Winter Solstice...!" Castor looked around nervously. There were some campers near the cabins, glancing at their conversation and whispering to one another. Then Castor leaned closer to her with his brother and whispered "Is it true? Are you really a Goddess?"

"Or is it just another one of the Stoll's prank?" Pollux raised his eyebrow, making Thea laughed.

"Yes, it's true, and whispering doesn't change anything" she leaned closer to them with a smile "Why would you think is a prank from the Stoll's brothers?"

"They were the ones who told us"

"I didn't believe it at first!" Pollux shook his head "Not until I heard a lot of the campers talking about it over breakfast this morning!"

"Today's the first day of Camp, everyone is still arriving. How is it that they already know?" Thea frowned confused.

"It's camp, Lizzie" a voice behind her said "Rumors fly faster than leaves"

Thea turned and saw Dionysus standing in the middle of the path, his arms crossed over his leopard shirt.

"That is true" Thea smiled at him, containing her laughter.

"Dad! Why didn't you tell us?!" Castor complained and stepped closer to him.

"Because you were going to find out once you got here" he smiled sarcastically, then turned very serious "Now get out here. Don't you have activities to attend?"

"Nope" Castor pursed his lips while he crossed his arms "It's our free time"

"I don't remember camp having free time on the first day" Thea narrowed his eyes at him with a grin.

"Don't think I don't know that you're skipping activities!" Dionysus pointed his finger at him with an accusatory tone.

"Gotta go! See you later, Liz!" Castor turned around and started running, with his brother laughing behind him.

"If I hear you miss archery again, you're going to be in trouble young man!" Dionysus screamed after him and sighed deeply "Teenagers"

"Look at you, worrying about your son's activities" Thea laughed, starting to walk down the path with Dionysus at her side "First day of camp and you're already screaming"

"War is coming. He cannot miss an archery class, a skill that he could use in a fight!" He shook his head angrily "Besides, it was my only chance to tell him"

"What do you mean?" Thea turned to him with a frown.

"My father has asked me to give a small look to some dryads and minor gods, to know how much support our enemy has"