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HANA
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HANA WOKE UP; chattering and sneezing. She'd had the worst dream about an old geezer with donkey ears chasing her around and shouting, 'You're next, demi-moron!'
"If I ever see anything gold again." Her teeth chattered. "I'm chucking it into Tartarus."
"You're okay now." Jason leaned over and tucked a warm blanket around her, but she still felt as cold as a Boread, "Does that include my sword or...?"
"Depends what you do with it." Hana replied, before jerking from the cold.
She blinked, trying to figure out where they were. Next to her, a campfire blazed, turning the air sharp with smoke. Firelight flickered against rock walls. They were in a shallow cave, but it didn't offer much protection. Outside, the wind howled. Snow blew sideways. It might've been day or night. The storm made it too dark to tell.
"L-L-Leo?" Piper managed, who was on the other side of the fire by Leo, also freezing to death.
"Present and un-gold-ified." Leo was also wrapped in blankets. He didn't look great, but better than she felt. "I got the precious metal treatment too," he said. "But I came out of it faster. Dunno why. We had to dunk you two in the river to get you back completely. Tried to dry you off, but ... it's really, really cold."
"You've got hypothermia," Jason said. "We risked as much nectar as we could. Coach Hedge did a little nature magic—"
"Sports medicine." The coach's ugly face loomed over her. "Kind of a hobby of mine. Your breath might smell like wild mushrooms and Gatorade for a few days, but it'll pass. You probably won't die. Probably."
"This is why I only allow Grover to help me out." Hana sighed, remembering the satyr she called her close friend.
"Thanks," Piper said weakly. "How did you beat Midas?"
Jason told them the story, putting most of it down to luck.
The coach snorted. "Kid's being modest. You should've seen him. Hi-yah! Slice! Boom with the lightning!"
"Coach, you didn't even see it," Jason said. "You were outside eating the lawn."
"Wonder Boy here pulled a full on Avengers move on that dude, huh?" Hana grinned and Jason nudged her giving her that 'thanks but it wasn't that cool' look.
