halfbloodhill_logs | For the first time in forever [open!]

Who: Anna and you!
What: Anna's arrival- turns out she's a demigod! Who knew?
When: Monday, January 13, night
Where: Woods
Why: holy guacamole, who knew running away from home could be so dangerous!? And where's my sister?

Anna stumbled into the forest, starting at every little sound. Ever since she lost track of that goat guy (satyr, he'd corrected her), she was paranoid of monsters or something ridiculous. Little did she know that she had good reason. The goat man had assured her there was a camp ahead, somewhere she'd be safe and more than likely find her sister.

Tripping over ~~her own two feet~~ some stray twigs, seriously watch out for those pesky things!, she scrambled back up and continued ahead... If goat guy was right, the camp should be not too far away. The young heiress kept a tight grip on her backpack with one hand and anxiously tugged her coat closer to her with her other.

Another sound. "Ah-- Hey? Hello, anyone out there?"

No one's out there, Anna. You sound like a lunatic, expecting monsters or harmless bunny rabbits to answer your questions.

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There's the croak of a bird that doesn't really answer her question in any meaningful way, but it does signify that something's out there.

Of course, a minute later Rhys appears out of the woods, spear in one hand, though it's not pointed at her. She doesn't look like a threat... yet. "Are you trying to get into the Camp?"

Birds... Anna let's out a sigh of relief when she hears it, sure that she was just imagining things at this point. Well... Until this ~~omg really attractive~~ guy appears with a spear... Wait, who carries spears anymore?

"Ah-- Yeah. I am. I mean, I think I am? It was kind of suggested that I find it."

"Are you a demigod?" His crooked smile softens the blunt question. "Sorry, we're kind of having some issues that mean heightened security. If you're a demigod, we should get you inside fast."

A raven lands on his shoulder and croaks. He rolls his eyes. "No one's going to be werewolf chow, Huginn."

"A demi-what?"

No, Anna heard him perfectly fine... But between that ~~gorgeous~~ smile and the bird landing on his shoulder. Could you blame a girl for being a bit distracted? But no, there were more important things at hand.

"And are you seriously talking to a bird right now?"

Maybe she shouldn't be so distracted... She missed out on kind of important details that way, didn't she?

"Demigod. Or a magician, or one of the Norse?" He can't help looking a little more hopeful, even though she doesn't seem to know anything about the situation. "And yes, this is Huginn. Muninn is helping with the patrolling, which is what this guy ought to be doing, not spreading panic."

Huginn croaks and flaps over to Anna in response, landing on her shoulder- the grip of his claws is very gentle, just enough to stabilize him- to investigate her hair.

"I... don't know what you're talking about."

Sorry, she really is kind of clueless. And it's not just because he's super attractive and being nice to her. She may or may not have panicked a little when the crow landed on her, eyes widening as she gave a nervous laugh. "Friendly, isn't he?"

Yes, bird, she has a white streak in her braids... And yes, bird, it's really kind of awkward with you picking at her hair like this.

"How did you know to come here? Birdbrain, knock it off. If you pull her hair, I'm gonna shove you in a pie with the other twenty-three blackbirds."

Huginn croaks and tugs her braid just once before flapping up into the trees and the darkness. Rhys winces. "Sorry. Sometimes they're contrary just to prove I don't own their free spirits or something. But seriously, if you don't know what you're doing here, who told you how to get here?"

Even if she doesn't know what she is, she knows about the camp and that means someone must have told her.

Anna squeezes her eyes shut when the bird croaks (seriously, right in her ear) and tugs at her hair before flapping away. Another nervous laugh and she shakes her head. "It's okay, I won't hold it against you, promise..."

Clearing her throat, she tugged at the same braid to make sure it was in place still, then licked her lips anxiously. "Some goat guy found me when I was looking for my sister... We got pretty close to here, but then he got spooked or whatever and ran off..."

"Very kind of you." Rhys smiles, though it gets a bit strained when she mentions looking for her sister.

"You were with a satyr? And your sister's missing?" He has a similar story, except for the satyr part. He found his way to the quest that was out of the camp at the time, but he didn't have any help but the birds. "He might have been spooked by the wolves. Goats and wolves, not great friends- but come on, we should get you inside."

If she is a demigod, or one of the other options, the Barrier should have no problem letting her in. If not... well, it wouldn't. Right? That was how it worked, as far as he knew.

"She.... kind of ran away a few days ago..."

Anna's own smile withered and her hands dropped to mess with the hem of her shirt. This was kind of the last thing she wanted to be thinking about... But with the mention of wolves, she nods. "Yeah... We should get inside if there are wolves out here. I don't think I'd get along well with them either, honestly."

"Sorry to hear that. Come on, this way." Rhys offered a sympathetic smile before turning to lead the way to the Barrier and the safety of camp. He hadn't seen any of the wolves that Chiron said were lurking, but it was better to get her inside before that changed.

He spoke after a moment of silence. "My brother's been gone since the start of summer, so... I know how you feel. It sucks."

Anna followed him, shoving her hands in her pockets as she did so. Awkward silences? Totally her thing. But when he spoke up again, she looked down and pressed her lips together. "I'm sorry... I... She's only been gone a few days, I can't imagine several months."

"I hope you won't have to. Do you think she might have come here too?" Maybe not- he didn't know how many demigod children had demigod siblings too- but he could offer her some hope.

"I don't know, I really..."

She didn't mean to sound defeated, but truth be told? She hardly knew her sister, which definitely didn't help her figure out where she'd run away to. "I hope so."

"I hope so too." Rhys pauses just before the edge of camp, looking over at Anna. "All right, it's right through here. Go ahead and cross over- once you're past the barrier, you'll be safe but I should finish my patrol."

She smiles, thankful, over at him.. And turns to face him completely. "Thanks... For showing me the way and everything. It was really nice of you... Ah... I'm Anna, by the way."

Because you should probably introduce yourself to someone that helps you through the woods and shows you the camp. You probably should have done that earlier, Anna.

He smiles back. "I'm Rhys, and I'm glad you got here safely. Once you're through the barrier, you'll want to go to the Big House. That's, uh, the one that's bigger than the rest of them, so it's pretty obvious. They'll put you up somewhere."

The giggle that bubbled up was probably super awkward. It was somewhere between anxious and just, well, really delighted. "Right. The big house. Thank you, again, Rhys. I guess I'll, uh, see you in there... Sometime. Soon... Maybe. Eventually."

"Say hi if you're by the Hecate or Athena cabins- that's usually where you'll find me." He doesn't seem to notice anything awkward about the giggle.

"Hecate or Athena..."

Right. "I'd tell you where you could find me, but I have no idea. So. I'll just leave it to chance, then."

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