Walker considered Ariel's invitation for a moment. She used a lot of words he didn't hear very often, so it took a little longer for his brain to catch up and translate what she was saying. He was just going to grab one of his friends and bust into Poseidon's cabin or something, but he never went inside the Apollo cabin before. He liked the idea of exploring new territory.

"Sure, I'll tag along," A lopsided grin spread across his face, "Lead the way, princess." In the back of his mind, he still couldn't believe how hung up she was on his head, but he didn't let it bother him so much now. However, it made him wonder if it was worse than what he was he thought. He reached up to the back of his head and gingerly prodded around for the bump.

A spark of pain ran down his scalp. He controlled the wince, but his smile still tightened just a bit. Found it. And it was a little bigger than what he remembered. Just a little swollen or something.