[center][color=a187be][b][i]Annabeth Gulch[/i][/b][/color][/center]

Annabeth glanced at this Darell figure. He seemed to know a lot about what was going on, which meant he was either one of the other students for the nox initiation or… Is accustomed to preying on said students. Annabeth couldn’t help but feel a bit paranoid, after all this entire mission quickly took a turn for the worse. The simple fact that she didn’t know Darell made Annabeth cautious of him. When he asked what happened Helena described it best. [color=a187be]”I wish we knew ourselves. Our teacher never explained anything like this to us. One moment we arrive to the village where we do the ritual, and then we’re here. I know we’re supposed to protect Athalus, but never figured it’d be like this.”[/color]

Double checking her equipment Annabeth signed, noting that she is lacking arrows. At some point she lost her bardiche as well, though chances are she lost that the same time Samson ran off. This meant all she had is her buckler, estoc, and Athalus’s crossbow now. Holding the crossbow at the ready Annabeth looked towards Athalus. [color=a187be]”Looks like we’ll need to rely on you and Darell now. Lead the way, and we’ll fight off anything that shows up.”[/color]