The Undetermined || pjo

10-And At Last, She Knew What The Agony Had Been For

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PERCY'S POV

"What were you thinking?" Clarisse cradled Silena's head in her lap.

Silena tried to swallow, but her lips were dry and cracked.

"Wouldn't... listen. Cabin would... only follow you."

"So you stole my armor" Clarisse said in disbelief. "You waited until Chris and I were busy; you stole my armor and pretended to be me." She glared at her siblings. "And NONE of you noticed?"

The Ares campers developed a sudden interest in their combat boots.

"Don't blame them" Silena said. "They wanted to... to believe I was you."

"You stupid Aphrodite girl" Clarisse sobbed.
"You charged a drakon? Why?"

"All my fault" Silena said, a tear streaking the side of her face. "The drakon, Charlie's death... camp endangered—"

"Stop it!" Clarisse said. "That's not true."

Silena opened her hand. In her palm was a silver bracelet with a scythe charm, the mark of Kronos.

A cold fist closed around my heart.

"You were the spy"

Silena tried to nod.

"Before... Charlie. Luke was nice to me. He was so... charming. Handsome. Later, I wanted to stop helping him, but he threatened to tell. He promised... he promised I was saving lives. Fewer people would get hurt. He told me he wouldn't hurt...Charlie. He lied to me. I hurt Liz, after... everything she did for me"

I met Annabeth's eyes. Her face was chalky. She looked like somebody had just yanked the world out from under her feet.

Behind us, the battle raged.

"Go, help the centaurs. Protect the doors. GO!" Clarisse scowled at her cabinmates.

They scrambled off to join to fight.

Silena took a heavy, painful breath.

"Forgive me."

"You're not dying," Clarisse insisted.

"Charlie..." Silena's eyes were a million miles away "See Charlie..."

She didn't speak again.

Clarisse held her and wept. Chris put a hand on her shoulder.

Finally Annabeth closed Silena's eyes.

"We have to fight." Annabeth's voice was britle. "She gave her life to help us. We have to honor her."

"She was a hero," Clarisse sniffled and wiped her nose "understand? A hero."

I nodded.

"Come on, Clarisse."

She picked up a sword from one of her fallen siblings.

"Kronos is going to pay!"

•——•——•🏛️•——•——•

Thea was in Camp Half-blood, the real one, not the one in Vaoç.

She was sitting on her knees in front of the hearth of the Dining Hall, wearing Beckendorf's jacket over her pajamas as she hugged herself.