[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/czp5fJE.jpeg[/img] [hr][sup][color=8e0047][b]8e0047[/b][/color][color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color][b]wandering [/b][/sup][/center][hr] The small girl had turned beet red at his pet name for her, something which Lochlan would consider a little success and cute even. [color=#4a766e]"It's good to see you Lochlan. Well, I've been busy."[/color] Lochlan sensed a list coming, potentially with a side of gossip. [color=#4a766e]"I've been focusing making more healing supplies since the last battle. I'll never be able to do the things Apollo can do, but I didn't like seeing others hurt so much either. Speaking of which, have you fully recovered from the fight? I was worried about you. Also I know this is old news, but I am sorry for being so rude to you when we first met. I had been mute for a long time, and for some reason, when you asked for my name, I was able to talk for the first time."[/color] He rubbed the back of his neck. There was no list or gossip but there was almost a call out. Lochlan had no idea she was mute to begin with and what was typically a simple and harmless command could spin this girl’s world. [color=8e0047]"Don’t worry about it. I tend to have that effect."[/color] He winked at her hoping to sweep it all under the rug. Even more helpful, he could shift subjects contextually. [color=8e0047]"As for the fight…"[/color] He looked down at his leg to his most predominant old injury and twisted it side to side. [color=8e0047]"Good as new. Horses, believe it or not. But it’s sweet you worried. I’m honestly flattered."[/color] Though he doubted it was personal as much as she was just a compassionate, worried for everyone camper. [color=8e0047]"What about you? What’d you face?"[/color] he asked more importantly. [color=#4a766e]"Did you hear Andy's announcements today? There are new campers and there's a New Year's Party tonight."[/color] Lochlan looked around feigning ignorance. [color=8e0047]"Really? You can hear that voice in your head too?"[/color] He chuckled though he did inspire himself. Lochlan had never driven or convinced anyone they were mad before with his powers. Lochlan looked the little sweet thing over. She’d be an easy doll for testing purposes. [color=8e0047]"Yeah, I saw a few of them earlier. The party should be pretty good grounds to get to know everybody, right? "[/color] He picked up with ease. [color=8e0047]"You going?"[/color] He wasn’t sure parties were exactly her scene but it was always fun to get out of the comfort zone. He draped an arm around her shoulders. While he hated to shoot himself in the foot and bring up the whole how she was able to talk again topic, he was far too curious. [color=8e0047]"So why were you mute? Did you take an oath or something?"[/color] The thought of his powers overruling devotion to a god made him incredibly happy. Unless it was to his own mother...While a ghostly figure in his upbringing, he didn’t want to step on her feet. [center][sup][img]https://i.imgur.com/9qIY4OK.jpeg[/img] [color=808080][b]interactions[/b] [color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color] Iliana [color=2e2c2c]...............[/color] [b]mentions[/b] [color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color] None[/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/9qIY4OK.jpeg[/img][/sup][/center] [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/IqzJCa7.jpeg[/img] [hr][sup][color=851f1f][b]#851f1f[/b][/color][color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color][b]armory [/b][/sup][/center][hr] The man before him seemed to turn abashed as he confessed his parentage. Ares and shame usually weren’t paired much together and Duke didn’t expect a male god since Leo mostly spoke about his mother, much less the god of war. It went to show how the demigod brain was wired. The thing that defined you was the godly genes and the only one that could tell you what to do was the gods…What a stigma. Quickly though, Leo revealed that infamous anger. Duke watched him tense and clench his fists. Apparently Duke had painted a different picture from what Ares had and that irked Leo at the least. More surprising was apparently Duke had more credibility over Ares, the god immediately made the deceiver. [color=#cd5c5c]"Like I said, not on good terms with my father but, I hope he is not trying to trick me or anything."[/color] Leo explained when he calmed down. [color=#851f1f] “I see that.” [/color] Duke placed a hand on his shoulder in friendly gesture. [color=#851f1f] “Let’s hope not.”[/color] Though he didn’t think Ares’ strategy would ever be trickery but one could never really know how the gods operated. Duke smiled as he finally got to show someone his baby. While they headed towards the armory , Leo inquired on Duke’s own godly parent. [color=#851f1f] “Uh, Hephaestus.”[/color] It was Duke’s turn to be embarrassed. As a lot of legends went, Hephaestus wasn’t the most flattering of gods, usually depicted as deformed or incredibly unattractive. It wasn’t just his apparent appearance though, it was Hephaestus being hardly recognized on the front lines. Duke generally saw nothing wrong with his parentage or powers but people did have a habit of associating children with their parents and well…it wasn’t the nicest. Standing before the armory, something in the silence said Leo might’ve awaited more details. Duke scratched his nose with a finger. [color=#851f1f]“Never actually met the guy,”[/color] he confessed with a shrug. [color=#851f1f]“Just got a persuasive letter saying come to camp. I did and I try not to look back.”[/color] Duke waved the son of Ares in as an after you gesture. To obtain the approval of the spawn of a war god would be high praise he’d think. Usually Duke didn’t care for validation or anything of the type but lately his talents had slipped under the radar and nursing the armory back to good shape and stock was no easy task. [center][sup][img]https://i.imgur.com/9qIY4OK.jpeg[/img] [color=808080][b]interactions[/b] [color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color] Leo [color=2e2c2c]...............[/color] [b]mentions[/b] [color=2e2c2c]....[/color]|[color=2e2c2c]....[/color] None[/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/9qIY4OK.jpeg[/img][/sup][/center]