ᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅.

⠀ “ too long, ” percy almost whines. it had been too long since he'd seen grover. but he was almost glad he was here. almost, because he felt awful that grover had to come back to ... this. the question has him pausing as he stares down at his own hands, smile wiped clean. ⠀

⠀ annabeth turns to grover, tensed before relaxing slightly. she takes a deep breath as she gave the best smile she could. “ grover. hope you've been okay. ” the girl looks towards the tree stuck with arrows and some scattered on the floor. ⠀

⠀ percy had zoned out at some point, sitting up. all he could think of was how sad annabeth's smile was before she left. back to square one. he couldn't even focus on dimitri anymore. all he could focus on was how all the progress annabeth had worked so hard to make was gone. ⠀

⠀ annabeth finished the first set of training, her dagger to the side with bow propped against the tree. some arrows were stuck in the bark across as she pats down her hands to grab her small journal. her legs were still shaky, but she will manage. ⠀

⠀ sitting in the infirmary. he still hadn't been discharged. but annabeth was true to her word and left after an hour. ... gods, was it always this cold here ? ⠀