The next part of Swift Ships is available! Nausithoe brings Gracie to Camp Half-Blood, but is interrupted by Apollo, seeking the safety of his lover and daughter.
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“I don’t know.” He sighed. “I’ll blink and the kids’ll be older, you’ll be on another quest, and I’ll still be here. It’s not that I don’t love Olympus, I do, but it’s dull, I feel like I’m in a rut - honestly, nothing feels as appealing as trying to paint you, but I can’t get it right. Look at me,” Apollo laughed mirthlessly. “I’m an artist who can’t make sense of his muse! Not even going on a real hunt seems… fun."