ANNOUNCEMENT & IM

[chiron]

[ You'll find yourself looking at a grave centaur first thing this morning, just before the Romans start their training. ] Campers, I've an important announcement to make. Now, you know very well that we have protective borders around Camp Half-Blood. After last summer's incident, we've taken great care to ensure that we have several lines of defense with both force and Mist.

Followers of Lycaon - wolves - have been spotted just outside of camp. It is believed that they continue to align themselves with Gaea.

There have been no attacks, but I trust that all of you will keep your eyes and ears open for any signs of trouble. No campers will be leaving. [ Have a pointed look for some of you. ] However, we must keep our wits about us. Prepare accordingly. The Athena cabin has necessary information on the followers should you choose to educate yourselves on the matter. I hope you will.

[ The feed ends. ]





( mod note | Open to discussion. Plan your patrol groups, change up your training tactics. Welcome to the first plot of 2014! )

Comments

[salvagedlight]

Jason will always be able to handle him. [His voice is a bit flatter than normal, because - well, it's Jason. Jason is his brother and one of his best friends, and they know each other better than just about anyone. There's things he disagrees with Callie on, but on this he will not waver - even when he doubts himself, Jason will always be capable.]

The barrier seems to work so far - I wish I could meet Thalia, though. [A sister he doesn't know, and from the little he's heard she sounds strong, but he admits that actually knowing her would make him feel better about it.] The only time it's had problems before this was when it got poisoned a few years ago. And sure, maybe that could happen again, but that's why they have the Fleece, right? Look, I'm not saying we shouldn't be prepared for things to go wrong or find holes in our defenses and work to fix them, but we shouldn't just assume that's going to happen either. We had the same kind of barrier around Camp Jupiter and it took an army with a lot of things that had godlike powers to break it; a bunch of wolves doesn't even come close to that.

[Although yeah, he kind of misses Terminus, too. The statue could be more ADHD than any demigod, but he was kind of endearing in his exasperated antics.] Why'd he yell at you? Because you ignored his barriers?

[notworthless]

Octavian's power lies in the senate, Reyna's on the battlefield, and Jason's in the mess hall. He's strongest when he can reach the troops and talk to them, put everyone at ease with those blue eyes and that scar on his lip. But with our forces scattered this way...

*She wasn't doubting his strength, and she'd never argue it with Ven because it wouldn't get her anywhere, but with the state of the legion... it left cracks, the sort of little thing Octavian loved to poke at. And if one of those cracks was Jason's ease in Camp Halfblood, it wouldn't be easy to argue against it when Octavian is at his best, on the senate floor.*

I'm not worried about them breaking this barrier. That's too big for Lycaon and his pack. I'm worried about them finding a hole, something small. He'd have liked to kill Reyna and Jason in their sleep, and have us never believe the city was under threat until he was done. The sort of thing the Little Tiber and our walls prevented, our night's watch looked for... hopefully there are no holes in this barrier.

What? No, he could stop me, he felt my powers were a disruption to the daily activity in the city because once inside I could move freely. He was certain I was trouble since my first day crossing his line.