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"Either is fine with me." Andy had gotten better at fighting in the year she had been at Camp. Prior to coming here most of her fighting had been taught through scrapes or a few decent older homeless people. She remembered when her dagger was given to her. Long before she knew what she was, but after her first fight with a monster. It was because of the monster she hadn't been surprised by a dagger that could pretend to be a bracelet.

Here and now, she grabbed one of the practice swords. Even in a society that could heal wounds easily it was always better to practice with dull and blunted weapons. Bruises were a lot easier to deal with over gushing blood. Practice was necessary though.



Niah joined Nancy to lead Leandra out of the camp. The oath had been bound. There was the chance Leandra tried to find a loop hole or something. But for now they'd be done with her.

One less worry for them. It felt like the mountain of worries weren't any smaller. Why had Leandra betrayed them? They were supposed to be Legion...family. Niah would die for New Rome if she had to. Leandra had betrayed it to not die. It was non-sensical.

Niah was stone faced as she marched out of the tent toward the border of the camp. She didn't want to talk in front of Leandra anymore. Anything that needed to be said to the others could be said after she was gone. But there was Demetri.

"This does not involve you." Niah said, her voice was colder than she intended it to be.

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She hoped no more sticky accidents would be happening. Sera changes into the clothing and fixes her hair. "Oh yeah, lets go and meet them then." She agreed, getting her shoes back on, thankful that they didn't get filthy from the breakfast mess that was dumped on her. "There, ready to go, Kiera?" Looking over at her sister. "I don't really know my way around the Roman side all that well. Probably because I haven't needed to be over in their uh side of the camp that much."

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@Kirah@Morose@KazAlkemi@Trainerblue192 Alexios looked at Zeke and gave the demigod a glare he was still very much jealous of Zeke and Demi but he didn't say or do anything really as he waited quietly for Nancy to come out. Hercules looked at Zeke and smiled as he approached him and gave him a hug. "Hi!" Hercules said happily, he was still very much attached to Zeke, Kirstin, and Leda when the two picked him up as a baby and brought him to safety. Alexios looked at Niah when she spoke to Demi he thought that it was a little bit harsh for her to say but it wasn't really his place to say. "So shall we walk her off to the borders of camp?" Alexios asked them all wanting to change the subject.

@kittyluna45 "Well i'm glad that you are here now." Eva said to Stella as she reached down and gently started to pat Arbor on the head ruffling his grass like fur. "We were about to start loading some of the strawberries up into the van here soon." She said as Eva gestured to the parked van nearby. "How was your little walk?" Eva asked looking at Stella as she started to pluck off a few more strawberries putting them into her basket.

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"Alright then." Kristin said as they made it over towards the arena without any issue as Kristin grabbed a wooden spear off of one of the training racks, it was dull of course but still hurt if you swung it at someone. "We can pair up then, Andy and me, and Isaac and Janelle sound good?" She asked the three of them as Isaac nodded as he reached for a wooden sword and shield and started to put on some padding as well to.

"Yeah that works well for me." Isaac said as he adjusted the pads making sure that they were comfortable while he waited for Janelle to get ready. Kristin grabbed some padding as well to for herself putting it on over her chest, arms and legs, while looking over at Andy Kristin also reached for a wooden shield to. "I'm ready whenever you are." Kristin said letting Andy make the first move as she got into a fighting stance.

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Kiera leaned back on her bed slightly as she looked around it was pretty nice, as her attention turned back towards Sera seeing her sister getting out and nodded. "Yep i'm ready to get going." Kiera said as she started to stand up and stretched slightly, she had been to the Roman side a few times before either to grab a few things or if she had to attend a meeting of some kind with all of the other cabin counselors and the senators of New Rome to. Though the meetings were always really boring to her and found that she sometimes nodded off during those meetings.

"The Roman's side is pretty easy to navigate they have the Praetor's tent and then the large tent for their meetings, and then the tents for their five cohorts." Kiera said as she started to stand up and looked at Sera and smiled as she made her way towards the door to their cabin and held it open for her. "It's not to far from our cabins anyway which is good." Kiera said as she closed the door once Sera left and made her way over there.

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Leda couldn't decide if she could run them out of there fast enough - maybe she'd get lucky, maybe she wouldn't. The more she thought about it, the more uncertain she felt in her own abilities. The more that doubt crept in, and she faltered, frozen in place, unable to make a choice and push them into an uncertain fate. Flee or fight. Fight or flee. What difference would it make - would both options end with them dead? Well, Mads reforming elsewhere, and Leda... being gone, most likely. Erased.

Damasen. She knew that name, though. Giant. But kind to mortals - to demigods. He'd even helped Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson escape Tartarus. It was still a risk - maybe a trick? Could a giant pretend to be a different one? But names had power... And the longer they stayed there, the more pressing it became to make a choice.

So slowly, gingerly, carefully, Leda crept out of her hiding spot, clasping the bone sword. "My name is Leda Storm, daughter of Iris. And this... This is Madalyne Crane, daughter of Trivia, and praetor of the Roman Legion," Leda rotated her sword, so the hilt was aimed towards the giant, rather than the sword. "You helped our fellow demigods before. Will you help us reach the Doors of Death?"

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Nancy's emotions were stilled for the moment, the calm in the eye of the storm. She was so tensed, so stressed, so anxious, so fearful, and so angry that she was just numb, a numbing that brought focus and clarity however, rather than inattention. Once the majority had filed out of the tent and left, Nancy escorted Leandra out, alongside Niah, Zeke, and regrettably, the cyclops. But their procession had hardly begun before it was halted, as Zeke just... walked off to talk with Demi. Her eyes widened before narrowing, the calm temporarily rippling with fury. She had half a mind to scream at him, to ask him what the hell was he thinking? This wasn't some stroll to the border of camp - this was Leandra. Leandra. She doubtlessly had some sort of scheme, some sort of plan - everything she had done was an act meant to deceive them and if they didn't watch her like a hawk, if they went to chitchat with Greek boys... Leandra could escape. And burn Camp Half-blood to the ground, just as she had burned New Rome.

So at the same time that Niah said this does not involve you at Demetri's offer of aid, Nancy quickly snapped out a "Absolutely not." This wasn't a game. And now, now this blasted god of parties thought he was part of the escort? A vein in Nancy's forehead throbbed.

"Ezekiel, your company clearly calls to you. The rest of us will escort Leandra off the grounds," she ordered, scowling, before ushering Leandra along, moving in the direction of the camp's border.

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Ezekiel startled when Hercules pulled him in for a side hug. He looked up at the mythological creature before he chuckled and smiled. ”Hey, Herc.” When Leda had initially insisted on saving the cyclops, Zeke had been against it. Diaper duty was a nightmare until they got the baby back to Camp-Half Blood. Then Zeke learned of Leda’s passing, of being trapped, and suddenly Hercules wasn’t so bad. He was a reminder of Leda. After all, she named him. It was like having a piece of her still around, and well, Hercules had grown quickly and was quite helpful around camp.

Ezekiel winced when Niah overheard and shut Demi down, with a resounding “no” from Nancy. Ezekiel swallowed and rubbed the back of his neck before he looked at Demi. The guilt showed plainly on Zeke's face while he looked at his boyfriend. He didn't want to choose, especially with Alexios sinking his hooks into Demetri more and more. Speaking of the self-righteous prick, Alexios instantly injected himself into the task of escorting Leandra to the border. Zeke glowered at the party god, wanting nothing more than to punch him in the face again. Why would a god be anything but self-important, throwing himself where he wasn’t wanted or needed. And then Nancy rejected Zeke.

His heart plummeted into his stomach, Zeke’s focus shifting back to his half-sister. Zeke had been walking on eggshells for weeks, months, in an effort to support Nancy without smothering her, and now she was dismissing him. It was worse than falling from the climbing wall after being knocked out.

Zeke stood there for a moment while he watched Nancy lead the group. The keychain in his pocket felt like a weight. He looked back at Demetri, a pained expression on his face.

”D, I….I’m sorry.” Zeke swiftly kissed Demetri on the lips before he dashed after Nancy. He couldn’t help but feel he had just made a choice that would dictate his future.

Zeke brought up the rear of the group, keeping a few paces back so as not to interfere. He had wanted to see this through for his sister and for himself a little bit, but he couldn’t help his feeling of guilt from leaving Demi behind. Again.