Athenaíí's body lay on a woven mat at the edge of the camp. Hazel and Will cleaned her wounds with vinegar and comfrey salve and bandaged them with scraps of linen. Annabeth changed out of her peplos and put on a simpler chiton so Athenaíí could have something nice to wear to the underworld.
"We'll cremate her before we leave the island. When I get back to Athens, I'll put her ashes in the finest urn I can find and place them in the royal tomb."Piper placed the small, bronze mirror and painted, terra-cotta spindle, which were Athenaíí's prized possessions, into the dead girl's lap.
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The Owl Princess
FantasyBased on The Swan Princess/Swan Lake Princess Annabeth of Athens has been betrothed to Prince Percy of Crete practically since she was born. The two spent their childhoods butting heads but after a period of separation, they reunite and discover tha...