The Ring of Power

Chapter 18

The demigods had hurried off after that whole return of the king fiasco to tell Andrew about the news. He had not come out of his room since this morning. Leo burst through the door and jumped on Andrew's bed. Andrew scowled and pushed him off, and went back to reading.

"You will never guess what happened!" Leo exclaimed. Andrew sighed, putting the book on the table. "What happened?"

Leo gave him a blank stare. "You're supposed to guess."

Jason sighed and pushed Leo out of the way. "There was this old wizard guy-"

"Who looked like Dumbledore." Leo interrupted.

"Three other guys and a girl-"

"She was hot." Leo interrupted again.

Jason glared at his friend. "That came into the throne room while we were eating. And they got into this huge fight," Jason said. Travis and Connor started doing ninja moves at each other. "And the wizard, I don't know, exorcised or unpossesed or whatever, the King."

"Now he's all young and Grima fled the kingdom. They're holding a funeral for Theodred later, too." Nico finished.

"Wow. That's...interesting. I guess I missed a lot." Andrew raised his eyebrows.

"See, nothing good comes out of reading." Travis stated, his brother nodding along with him.

Leo bounced up and down on the bed. "Oh, and the girl, she got pushed into the table, and I swear she looked exactly like Percy. Kinda sounded like her, too."

Andrew stared at Leo. "And you didn't think to talk to her?! To ask her for her name, even if you were a little unsure?!" Andrew satt up from the bed and paced.

Leo gave him a frown. "Well she certainly didn't know us. I mean, who forgets a face like mine?" Leo said, jokingly. Andrew growled and in a rage, he swiped some trinkets off the dresser.

"It's got to be her." Thalia said.

Nico nodded. "And if it is her, then all we gotta do is get to her. She couldn't have left Rohan that fast."

"Yeah, and then we can beat the shit outta her for going missing and making us do all this." Clarisse grinned.

"No." Jason said. "Gods, no."

Andrew grabbed his knife and Riptide from the bedside table and strapped them in. "Then help me find her. I'm this close to getting my girlfriend back and I'm not going to stop until she's in my arms."

The demigods exited the bedroom and ran down the halls, searching for her in each room. Andrew stopped suddenly so he wouldn't knock the princess down.

Eowyn stood in front of them, dressed in all black. Her face was somber and her eyes red and puffy. "Good. You're just in time for Theodred's ceremony." She said sniffling.

Andrew tired to move around her. He didn't have time for this now. "Sorry, ma'am, but we have someone to find."

Eowyn glared at him fiercely, one that could rival his and Percy's. "No, you will come with me, and you will attend his funeral, after everything he has given you."

Andrew signed, nodding. Maybe Percy would be there. The demigods followed Eowyn outside where everyone, and he meant everyone, were standing on each side of the cobblestone pathway. Andrew searched the crowd for Percy.

Nico shook his shoulder. "What are we doing here? You said to look for Percy." Nico stated.

Andrew nodded. "I know, but everyone's here. There's a chance she might be too. Tell the others to look." Andrew said, not taking his eyes off the crowd. A minute later, Thalia tapped his shoulder and pointed over by a stone ledge where the king and gaurds held the casket. Percy stood there with the wizard his friends had to described to him and the four other guys.