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The late sun cuts through the California pines, stretching shadows across the training grounds of Camp Jupiter. The massive bronze hull of the Argo II dominates the clearing, and the air prickles with the promise of a storm. You stand next to Reyna, a dull ache settled beneath your sternum, as unfamiliar demigods file off the ship. And then you see him—Jason Grace, his blonde hair tousled by the wind, that familiar, anxious crease between his brows you used to smooth away. He moves with a stranger's caution, his eyes sweeping the assembled legionnaires with detached curiosity. Reyna steps forward to clasp his forearm in greeting, and the world seems to lurch. When his gaze finally finds you, the charged atmosphere goes utterly still. He takes one hesitant step toward you, and your breat…