UnTamed [Book 3]

I Smell Like A Dog

GUYS I WENT AND SAW MOCKINGJAY AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND NOW I CAN’T STOP SINGING ‘THE HANGING TREE’

Okay, rant over.  Enjoy the chapter :)

Chapter Quote:
"A I'm not to be played with
Because it could get dangerous
See these people I ride with
This moment, we own it."
~ We Own It by 2Chainz and Wiz Khalifa
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Chapter 12: I Smell Like A Dog

Four months later…

Luke 

The first thought that crossed Luke’s mind was that the room he was currently in was not his college dorm.  This place was some sort of fancy living room that he’d seen before.  Luke couldn’t quite place why until Hannah strutted into the room.  Ryan followed her.

“Ryan, did she respond to your message?” Hannah asked.

“If by respond, you mean telling me to go to Tartarus, then yes, she did,” he responded.

“Too bad you didn’t listen.” Bryn strode into view.  Brady, Bradley, and Hallie were all there.

“What are they doing here?” Hannah demanded.

“They are my generals.  They sit and listen, nothing else.  Besides, while I may work for you does not mean I trust your workers not to attack me.  Many here believe I’ll turn on you at any moment.  I’d prefer to have some protection.”

“Do they have reason to?” Ryan prodded, plopping down into a chair.

“The only treason I’ll be committing anytime soon is making your body a sheath for my sword if you keep questioning me.  Now let us begin with the meeting.  I have many preparations to finish.”

Ryan glared at her but said nothing.  Hannah filled in the silence. “Are you going to introduce us to your generals?”

“These are my brothers, Bradley and Brady, sons of Zeus, grandsons of Aphrodite, great-grandsons of Hecate, and great-great grandsons of Apollo,” Bryn pointed to her brother’s respectively.  She turned to the brunette. “This is Hallie, daughter of Hades.”

“See, this is why we’ll win this war.  Because unlike Kronos and Gaea, we have demigods of the Big Three on our side.  Be seated.  Let’s begin this meeting.  It’ll be short because I have some more important things to do but I want updates.  Ryan, you begin.”

“Fifty new demigod recruits just in the past week, a few of them from Camp Half-Blood and a few from Camp Jupiter.  They’re already in training.”

“Very good.  How long until they’re ready to attack?”

“About three weeks.  They’ll be ready.  Have you decided which route you would like us to take?  It will make planning our attack strategy better.”

“Not yet, but be patient.  This must be precise and it will be calculated.  And it will only need a few of your best soldiers.  Understood?”

“Not a force?” Ryan whined.

“No,” Hannah said firmly. “Your chosen soldiers will need to be ready whenever I say they must fight.  It could be in three weeks, it could be in three months.  I have yet to decide but I have people watching them.  Now, onto other things.  Bryn, what news from camp?”