camp half-blood · heroes of olympus · demigods · rick riordan · greek mythology · action adventure · ensemble cast · supernatural powers · romance · found family
Chiron’s kindness was a veneer; his true nature, merciless. The Seven dragged themselves back to Camp Half-Blood at summer’s end, bone-tired from the ordinary world, only for the centaur to summon them with a smile that didn’t touch his eyes. He offered a quest—a friendly errand. Then he named a camp none of them knew. The air in the room tightened. Leo crossed his arms, his voice flat. “No. Absolutely not.” Hazel glanced at the others, uneasy. “Do we have any reason to trust this?” They protested, imagining a tedious escort mission. Chiron chuckled, amused by their defiance even as he sent them into the void. He insisted Nico and Will join the party—for companionship, he said. The coordinates led them across states, into the flat heartland, until they stood before a sol…