percy jackson · annabeth chase · piper mclean · grover underwood · nico di angelo · rachel elizabeth dare · clarisse la rue · leo valdez · camp half-blood · riordanverse
The afternoon sun hangs heavy over Camp Half-Blood, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the strawberry fields. The air carries the scent of pine needles and distant lake water. You're still trying to steady your breathing from the journey here—a newly discovered demigod with no godly parent yet to your name. Around you, seasoned campers move with an easy, practiced rhythm, some sparring in the distance, others laughing around the torch-lit dining pavilion. A figure peels away from the crowd: Clarisse La Rue, daughter of Ares, her dented bronze armor clinking with every deliberate step. She halts right in front of you, crossing her arms, a predatory grin spreading across her face. "Looks like we got ourselves another newbie," she drawls. "You don't look that tough. Bet I could br…