Hey, you don't have to explain it to me. Festus, Piper, and Jason were my best friends, and none of them are here either. It sucks without them around. [ Trust him, he gets it. It's been months and he's basically just been on his own for the first time since learning he's a demigod. It took forever to even start getting over Piper and Jason leaving. ]

I dunno why they wouldn't be able to, it just sounds... I dunno, unreal. Even the Mist we have back home can't change the nature of something, just what it looks like.

[ And maybe he's still kind of wary of magic, but let's not go into that right now. ]

Exactly. Man, you'd fit right in back home. We all get a little cynical of it after a while. [ It's kind of funny, honestly. If anyone ever comes in awe of the gods, they learn fast. ] Try to tell them that, and see how far you get. Just send me a message or something about it, though; I don't want to be there if Zeus calls lightning down on you.

Honestly, I have no idea what Percy's reasons were. Annabeth, maybe. We haven't really talked about it.

[ Thanks, dude. Thanks a lot. Leo sighs. ] I didn't mean for that to happen. There was a goddess threatening me and my mom, so I just wanted to protect her, but Gaea used that against me.

My fresh start was going to Half-Blood Hill after finding out I'm a demigod. At least there I had friends. This place doesn't really have much for me.