Every pair of eyes snapped to attention as Chiron addressed the campers, going over the rules for the newer students and reminding the elders not to play too roughly. Jade listened intently to each of the names listed for the teams, a raised eyebrow at the selection. She often wondered if there was any strategy to picking the make-up of teams or if it were just a random draw of the straw. It didn't really matter to her either way, unlike many of the other students who played, Jade was only in it for the thrill of a chase, a win was just a happy bonus for her. [color=7ea7d8]"Looks like we ended up on the same team this time. I'll see you on the field then."[/color] She glanced at Dorian, nodding her head goodbye before hopping up from her seat and jogging back to her cabin. Quickly she removed the brightly colored t-shirt and pants, replacing them with a rich green, sleeveless dress that cut off at her knee. The material was incredibly light with a color designed to help her blend in with her woodland surroundings. It probably would have been an odd thing to see if she weren't a huntress, the dress being designed after earlier images of Artemis herself. Not all of the kids from her cabin had shown up yet this year, but the ones that did wore similar outfits they felt the most comfortable fighting in. The butterflies of excitement had begun to set in as Jade pulled on her tall fur boots, slipping a dagger into each boot before standing up and exiting the cabin. Jade made her way quickly but calmly to her teams meeting place where a redheaded daughter of Hebe was giving her pre-battle speech. Jade couldn't deny that it wasn't the best she'd ever heard, but then again she wasn't all that great at it either. Jade reached out her hand and caught the flag as Astrid threw it into the crowd, nodding her understanding of her task. Just as she was about to run off with the other members of her cabin, Alistair spoke up his interest in defending the flag. Looking at him she was able to see some of the differences between an actual child of Hades and Dorian, things she would commit to memory for the future. Snapping back to the conversation at hand Jade looked around the group and voiced her own opinion. [color=7ea7d8]"I think it would be wise to have a Hermes kid run with the Hunters. If we can get the flag into their hands, we might have a really good shot at winning this."[/color]

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Caden watched with amusement as campers scrambled around collecting their gear and putting together battle strategies. Gripping his trusty baseball bat tightly in his left hand, Caden draped his right arm around Adrian's shoulders. The two campers might have been half-brothers but they certainly didn't see eye to eye on a lot of things. Adrian was the more stereotypical, bully type in Caden's eyes, so Caden made it a point to annoy the guy as much as possible. [color=f26522]"Don't worry man, you can take the break this round."[/color] Caden smiled but there was nothing genuine about it, full of condescension and challenge. Letting his arm drop to his own side, Caden shrugged his shoulders. [color=f26522]"I guess I volunteer for the group heading down the middle, sounds like the most fun anyway."[/color] He added, knowing full well that the strategy was a sound one, he just didn't want to give Adrian the satisfaction of saying so.

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