Estelle will admit that when she had been chosen to go on the quest to retrieve the Book of Death from the God of Death's own house, she had had her doubts. Getting into the Underworld was easy, sure and having a child of Ares who was stupid enough to try and play hide and seek with Cerberus while the rest of them snuck by wasn't the hardest thing ever except when the giant dog had nearly flattened her in order to get at Zane but other than that it wasn't that hard getting by.

The trip up to the God's house wasn't as easy with them having to dodge Hellhounds and once they had arrived at their destination of course she was the one elected to go in because she was the smallest and therefore the only one able to fit through the first-story bathroom window. Stupid wide-shouldered men. And of course Julian, a son of Apollo had bowed as he held the window open for her and even had the gall to say ladies first with a smirk on his face.

She wanted to hit the smirk off his face but settled for shooting him a look that clearly said she wasn't amused before Nathan, a son of Hephaestus hoisted her through the window and she disappeared inside. She landed lightly on her on the floor, staying crouched as she took in her surroundings. The lighting was dim and she was barely able to make out what looked like bathing fixtures surrounding her. She stood up cautiously and crept across the tiled floor. Luckily she was light on her feet and didn't make a sound as she snuck up to the door.

She slowly opened it, praying to the Gods above that it wouldn't creek. Thankfully the hinges appeared well-oiled and the door slid smoothly open, revealing what looked like a bedroom. She idely wondered if this was the God's chamber but she dashed that idea. It was too small and sparsely furnitured. Probably a guest room or something. She tiptoed across the floor and peeked out into the hallway. Chiron had told them the study was the largest room in the house and would be in the middle.

Okay, not so hard. She was about to slid through the opening in the door but she darted back inside the dark room upon hearing claws clicking against the floor headed in her direction. She held her breath as she waited for the Hellhound to continue on the way down the hall. She waited for a few more seconds as she listened quietly before slipping into the hall.

She quickly located the study door and cautiously pushed open the door, peeking inside. Upon making sure the room was empty she stepped inside. She spied the book resting on the desk and sped over to it, wanting to grab it quickly and get the hell out of there. However before she could lay a finger on it the book zipped behind her and she whirled around upon hearing a voice. Whoops, guess the room wasn't as empty as she thought it was.

Upon seeing the Hellhounds advancing towards her, her first instinct was to reach for her weapon but she knew that it would be useless against a God. It wouldn't even scratch him. Besides, he was the God of Death, she didn't think he could be wounded in the first place. Not that she was crazy enough to try. She liked her soul firmly attached to her body thank you very much.

As Thanatos stood waiting for a reply, she frantically racked her brain for something to say. She needed to hurry though before the Hellhounds decided she looked like a tasty snack. She hurriedly bowed. "My lord." She said, proud of herself when her voice didn't break or tremor. "I deeply apologize for barging in like this on you. I meant no disrespect. I am a Demi-God from Camp Half-Blood. The camp director Mr. Dionysus has sent me to you to request the use of The Book of the Dead. If this is not enough I'm sure some kind of deal can be made."

While her voice appeared to be steady she was shaking in her boots, both literally and metaphorically but even though she was terrified that Thanatos would smite her on the spot, she still looked at the God with determined eyes.

Estelle had been positive the God would just say screw it and sic his pets on her. However, she was rather thankful he didn't. It was rather embarrassing to have to go and retrieve her friends though. They were all gathered in the shadows next to the house anxiously awaiting her return. They all were amazed when she simply walked out the door though it quickly faded to confusion. They crowded around her, wanting to know what happened, where's the book, etc. She sighed and gave them a sheepish smile.

"Mr.D and Chiron failed to mention how physically impossible it is to sneak into the home of a God, in which said God has a pack of Hellhounds patrolling through the inside, and steal aforementioned God's belongings." The rest of the group frowned and there was a moment of silence before Julian spoke up. "So what now? Is he going to steal our souls? Enslave us? Feed to his doggies?" Estelle shot him an exasperated look. "That remains to be seen. At the moment he wants us in the kitchen to explain why we want the book." "Like that's going to be easy considering we don't know ourselves." Zane muttered as they filed inside the house and into the kitchen.

They blinked in surprise at the refreshments that waited for them and half wondered if the God planned on poisoning them or something. Zane, who was always hungry snagged a cookie while they stared at him in shock. He raised his eyebrows at them as he munched the cookie. Finally they ignored him and focused back on Thanatos. Estelle glanced at the rest of the group, wanting to know if they would like to explain and she quickly noticed how Nathan was the only one standing at her side, Zane and Julian were standing slightly behind them as if using them as a shield.

Oh what strong, brave men.

Estelle mentally sighed before she turned back to the God before them. "My lord, I would explain if I could but even we do not know what the camp wants with the book. The only thing we were told was that we needed to retrieve it and where it was located." She stated. She shifted slightly as she waited for the God's reply. However, the silence wasn't good because Zane, who despised silence more than anything, took a brave step towards the Hellhound laying at Thanatos's feet.

"That's a nice dog you got there, does it do any tricks?" It would have been a fair question if not for the condescending tone that colored the son of Ares's voice. Not for the first time that day, Estelle concluded that he wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. She frantically shot him a look that plainly told him to shut up but he ignored her.

Zane cried out when the hound latched onto his hand and before he could reach for his spear, the hound jumped away. Zane stared down at his hand in shock, wide eyes taking in the fact that he was now missing two fingers. He stumbled back, still in shock as his left hand numbly reached to try and stop the blood flow. Nathan and Julian gave a shout, rushing over to him. Estelle stood there, eyes staring at Thanatos in horror. Then, rage swept over her and her fists clenched.

How dare he! Just because he was a God doesn't mean he could do anything he wanted to. Her body began to tremble and ice began spreading across the floor, radiating away from the place she was standing. Nathan noticed and left Zane to Julian as he hurried over. "Estelle stop!" He said, using his muscular bulk to block the Death God from her sights as he grabbed her shoulders and gave her a small shake.

She blinked up at him, fists slowly unclenching and the ice receding. Her companion gave her a look that told her to calm down and go message the camp about the new development. Estelle took a deep breath, nodded and left the kitchen. She spotted a fountain near the entrance way and walked over to it. She tossed in a drachma and Iris messaged the camp. Chiron's face appeared in the water and she quickly told him what happened. She heard him mutter "I told him it would never work." before he told her to go fetch Thanatos.

Estelle returned to the kitchen. "Chiron is waiting for you." She told the God without looking at him before joining her quest members in the corner of the room. Julian had bandaged Zane's hand and he was sitting on the floor, hand cradled in his lap. Estelle joined him on the floor, scooting closer as she quietly asked him how he was. He shot her a glare. "How do you think I am? This is all your fault. If you hadn't gotten caught this would never have happened!"

Estelle flinched back like he had hit her and stared down at her shoes. She heard Nathan get in a whispered argument with Zane, Julian taking the son of Ares's side. Estelle remained silent before standing. She exited the kitchen and wandered into the study. She spotted a window and walked over, curling up in the window seat as she gazed outside.

Estelle let her eyes roam over the landscape. It was as depressing as she thought it would be, this being her first time in the Underworld. Though the fields with all the souls was a disconcerting sight to see, she could safely say she had seen worse. She leaned forward and rested her forehead on the glass of the window, eyes now taking on a distant look as she became wrapped up in her thoughts. Zane was right, this was all her fault. She should have been more careful, more sneaky. She hoped Chiron and Thanatos can come to some form of agreement.

A voice from the study door made her look over to see the God. After a few moments of staring at him she silently stood and followed him to another room. She sat down in the chair offered to her, her feets not even coming close to touching the floor. She tilted her head as she continued to gaze at the God silently, still irked about the event with the hound.