The Truths Spoken In The Sea Of Lies

Sitting on a throne

Jar passed to Hestia,

Rhea on the heated throne,

Converse with Poseidon.

***

"What were you thinking?" Clarisse hands were on Silena's arms.

Silena swallowed. "They wouldn't listen. The Cabin would only follow you so... hic."

"So you stole my armour," Clarisse said in disbelief. "You waited until Chris, and I went out on patrol; you stole my armour and pretended to be me." She glared at her siblings. "And NONE of you noticed?"

The Ares campers developed a sudden interest in their combat boots.

"Don't blame them," Silena said. "They wanted to believe I was you."

"You stupid Aphrodite girl," Clarisse sobbed. "You charged a drakon? Why?"

"All my fault," Silena said, a tear streaking the side of her face. "The drakon, Charlie's death camp endangered—"

"Stop it!" Clarisse said. "That's not true."

Silena opened her hand. In her palm was a silver bracelet with a scythe charm, the mark of Kronos.

"I am the spy." Silena cried more. "Before ... before I liked Charlie, Luke was nice to me. He was so charming. Handsome. Later, I wanted to stop helping him, but he threatened to tell. He promised I was saving lives. Fewer people would get hurt. He told me he wouldn't hurt Charlie. He lied to me."

"What did she expect?" Aidoneus sighed.

"She is not like other girls brother." Poseidonas sarcastically said.

Rhea bit her tongue to not laugh before she turned to look at Annabeth. She looked like she wished this wasn't real but at the same time she had a 'this makes sense' look on her face. The blond looked at Rhea and sighed.

Behind them, the battle raged.

Clarisse scowled at her cabinmates. "Go, help the centaurs. Protect the doors. GO!"

They scrambled off to join the fight.

Silena took a deep breath. "Please forgive me." She cried harder.

Clarisse held her closer while trying to calm her down before she turned to Chris to tell him to get Silena to safety, there was a bit of a silence between the three once Silena and Chris walked away.

"We have to fight." Annabeth's voice was firm.

Clarisse turned to the two. "She's a hero, understand? A hero. And I don't want to hear anything about her being a traitor."

Rhea rolled her eyes and held her tongue. "Let's go."

Clarisse picked up a sword from one of her fallen siblings. "Kronos is going to pay."

***

Clarisse drove the enemy away from the Empire State Building. Even without her armour or spear, she was a demon. She rode her chariot straight into the Titan's army and crushed everything in her path.

She was so inspiring, that even the panicked centaurs started to rally. The Hunters scrounged arrows from the fallen and launched volley after volley into the enemy. The Ares cabin slashed and hacked, which was their favourite thing. The monsters retreated toward 35th Street.