Mer

"I don't... I don't go to this camp. I followed a trident here. Not really sure why." Marilla was even more confused now as the symbol she'd been following disappeared. She looked past Meredith at the expansive camp. "Demigod camp?"

@sealove-- 
            
            "I'm Meredith. Are you new here? I haven't seen you around before," 

"Odd that Apollo would claim you like that." He didn't mean anything bad, just didn't really know what to say that would make Meredith feel better. "It'll probably be better if you don't pick a side. I don't want to fight you too if you were to choose him and well.... I think a part of you knows there's a chance he may have to..." Percy couldn't finish the sentence, glancing over at Thalia who was still unconscious. "I'd hate to be her when she wakes up. Her family fell apart while she was a tree."

@s3aweedbrains 
            
            "Yes, it did. Basically, while we were trying to get Camp, Luke got hurt. It was bad too," Meredith hesitated with guilt. Even though it was so long ago, she still struggled with telling anyone this "I managed to help him into an alleyway. Out of desperation, I tore my jacket in half, trying to apply pressure, you know? I didn't knkw what I doing but it felt right. Luke was staring at me, I didn't even notice until Thalia spoke of it. That's when I looked up to see bright light and a golden sun with twenty-one arrows surrounding it like rays appeared above my head. Sure he was grateful I helped him but he put distance between us. Everyone noticed it. We didn't even repair our friendship until after Thalia... you know," 

"Why? Did it take a while for you to get claimed?" He couldn't understand Luke for hating the fact Meredith got claimed.