chap 6 the tour

" What is it my boy?" Chirion asked as he sits in down a wheelchair and fake feet pop out " Have you seen one of these ring before " i dig one on the rings out of my pocket and hands it to him as his face goes pale "Where did you find this?" i shrug " Griffin nest." silena raises a eyebrow " Zak this is called a interspatial ring and the chances of finding them in this day and age are zero and yet here you are with two." i rub the back of my head " About that i have ten more." Chirion jaw drops " Ten more this clearly a blessing." he hand the ring back to me as silena eyes it " Chirion what's so special about this things?" He looks at her " my dear this things are rare even in the time before the gods they allow a person to store anything besides living being inside depending on the size of the space inside." he says as she nods " Here silena take one i see how you are eyeing it." i place the ring in her hand as she blushes " We aren't even dating and you hand me a ring." She says teasingly as I smile " What better way to mark a potential interest." i tease back shutting her up as she turns beet red.

" You had other questions?" Chirion askes I turn back to him" Yes if it possible to get a demigod underground established?" i ask as he raises a eyebrow at my question " Why do you say that?" he says folding his hands together " Because when i ran away i had a thought lets say a demigod is on a quest and their gear gets destroyed they would need a place to restock or a place to hide the underground could provide shelter for free but supplies would cost and say if they need info that would cost to but they could reduce the area the need to search." i say sitting infront of him " But what if the demigod isn't from camp and if the need help?" Chirion raises and issue " They could be provided with shelter until a protector arrives or they could get transportation and no cost for the first time." i say leaning back in my chair.

Chirion ponders this before nodding " I believe so that way we can help our camper where they are needed but we'll have to get permission from the gods first." I just smile " That's all the question I had geuss I better learn the layout of the camp silena I'll be in your care." i say as we both stand up as i sling my gear back on " yes do go I'll try and talk to Lord zeus about this Idea." The two of us walk out the big house and walk past the amphitheater from last night i turn my head and see a girl kneeling down tending to the hearth" Hey silena who is that?" i ask as just to see silena shrug so I turn and walk down the steps towards the girl.

" Hello." i say as i plop on the ground beside her, she turns her head and smiles " Its been many years since anyone as talked with me. What is your name young demigod?" she asks with a smile " Zachary Bradley and you?" i say as i place my hands behind me " I am hesita goddess of the hearth, and don't bother with the bowing." i nod " Yes lady Hesita it must get dull down here by yourself." She shakes her head " Not really as long as there is fire in the hearth i am there so I see kids playing with family all the time as for here only those new to camp can see me , but you best be on your way your guide is getting worried." I nod and bow slightly " Have a good day lady Hesita." i walk back to silena " i don't see why you walked down there their was no one there." i shrug and cover for Hesita " Never mind shall we continue the tour?" i ask as we start walking for a few minutes we come to a arena where two people are in the middle of a duel.

" Are those real?" i ask as silena nods with a bored look" Yep kinda defeats the point of training if they were fake." i look at her " You don't like training do you?" i ask as she nods " Children of Aphrodite aren't soldiers." She walks off and as i jog after her as we come to the archery range as i reach for my bow subconsciously but stop myself " Great apollo cabin is here the current head counselor is a dick is you can't shoot you are useless on the battlefield and he brags no one can shoot better than him." She growls as she points at the guy laughing "I would kiss the guy that beats him in his own element." she says as she crosses her arms as the guy walks up" Silena what are you doing here shouldn't you be playing barbie and who is this sorry excuse for a archer." The moment he said those word i felt something snap" Oh I I'm sorry i thought the standard for archers started with the bragging being the lowest." i say with a smirk as everyone around gasps and silena looks at me with wide eyes.

" You little shit." He growls at me as i tilt my head back looking down on him slightly " How about a quick test between us how is the better." i say unslinging my bow " I argee who ever score higher wins". He growls as we walk to the line as the camp gathers after hearing the news. " you first bud." i say stepping back as he draws his bow and fires five arrows with three hitting the bullseye and the other two just outside the bullseye. The crowd claps in awe as he smirks as he walks back towards me as i take his place and pull five arrows in my hand and draws the string back and fires all five in rapid succession with each arrow splitting the one before it the moment it hits the bullseye as every jaw drops as i turn and grins at the guy.

"So who is the better shooter?" i ask as i walk up to him and silena, "You are I'll stop bragging now." he growls as i walk past to silena " Come on lets go still more camp to see. We walk away and after a few hours we reach the stables " And this is the pegasus stables I prefer a ride on a pegasus any day." she says with a smiles as she brushes one of the horse manes. I just nod and approaches a chestnut brown one and stretchs my hand out as silena says " Not him please his is a bitter." i look at the horse in the eye and he just nozzles against my hand as I walk beside him and brush his mane" You sure he seems nice?" i ask as she nods i walk away from the Pegasus and up to her. " You know i remembered you said you would kiss the guy that beat him in his own element." she blushes and nods " But I don't think just a kiss will do so lets go out once we get older sound good?" i ask rubbing my neck as she nods.