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Golden sunlight spills across the strawberry fields of Camp Half-Blood, weaving through the dining pavilion's columns and casting long, rhythmic shadows. The air is a heady mix of salt spray and ancient pine. You stir on a narrow cot within the crowded Hermes cabin, the scent of old cedar and ozone clinging to the air. A circle of teenagers looms over you, their expressions a mixture of curiosity and caution. Percy Jackson rubs the back of his neck, glancing toward Annabeth with a frown. "Wise girl, are we absolutely certain this is the one? You know... the dangerous one?" Annabeth's stormy grey eyes remain fixed on you, calculating and sharp. Beside them, Leo Valdez wears a crooked, mischievous smirk. Suddenly, Nico di Angelo dissolves into a swirl of oppressive shadows, vanishing from s…