Percy turned away to hide a smirk as Chiron grinned lightly. "Don't ask questions you aren't prepared to hear the answer to, Chris m'boy." Little did the Hermes cabin know that Percy was the one who had gotten it for him. Annabeth laughed then and kissed his cheek. "Sure, Seaweed Brain," she said teasingly. "It only took five years of my tutoring."

Artemis pondered this statement. 'The boy is humble as well, and loyal to his friends. I'll have to keep an eye on him. Reading his deepest thoughts helps, I suppose. So does being friendly with my future Lieutenant.' The tension in the room was palpable, and Poseidon and Annabeth were shaking in worry for Percy, even though he was right there. Amphitrite rubbed Poseidon's arm soothingly, reminding him that his son was sitting right there. Percy just held Annabeth tighter and gave Poseidon a reassuring smile.

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Annabeth just shook her head fondly at said demi-god. "Perce, you can't fight every battle for your friends." Poseidon had always hated Zeus' Ancient Laws. He preferred to grow attached to his children and prove that they were loved. The other gods, save Apollo, Hermes, and occasionally Dionysus and Aphrodite, were much more lax about the opinion of themselves in their children's eyes, which led to quite a bit of resentment. His friends were silent, wondering how he could be so humble. Artemis just knew that she must have been okay with this boy in his time, which was confirmed when she messaged Apollo telepathically and he nodded at her when she asked. Of course he knew.

If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."-Toni Morrison Yes, Lady Hestia," Annabeth said, turning to Poseidon and Athena. "Lord Poseidon, mother." She said, somewhat stiffly, "Percy and I were wondering if we could be permitted to share a bed or a room tonight." Theseus nodded. "Any ability over water is incredibly useful seeing as how abundant water is, but this is easily the most powerful."

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Grover paled. "Urgh, I hope not. She was disgusting." He paused. "Now, let's never tell Juniper that another girl was crushing on me? Nancy is in enough danger as it is, what with Annabeth and Thalia." Nearly everyone in the throne room snorted before the demi-gods burst into laughter. They all knew how untrue that was. Gods interfered on every quest, whether it was positive or negative. It only mattered if it was one of their favorites on a quest. Hestia smiled warmly. "Perseus, Annabeth. Please, sit." She gestured to the seats next to the hearth. "I presume you had a question for your parents?" Pan, who also happened to be part of the council at this time, commended Grover. "Ah, a brave satyr. And a good friend." Athena scowled. "You must be pushed to learn, Perseus. Without the push of a teacher you may never have knowledge to pass on."

They smiled at their respective parents before Percy turned to the five immortals. "You're welcome, Lady Athena, but it was my duty. Annabeth is my life, and she means more to me than anything else ever could. I was simply doing what she would have done for me." Percy shrugged. "No one messes with my friends. I'd usually never hit a girl- my mom raised me right- but she was a special case." anti-climatic, if you ask me." Hermes said. "I mean, you just summed up one of the worst wars in our history in two sentences." Eventually, she defeated this guardian. She proved herself the greatest Athena demi-god to ever live, but fate had other plans. She managed to survive, and save the artifact, but we wasted precious time talking, and we forgot that Annabeth was physically connected to this guardian and that the floor was unstable, and went down very deep." Hmm, I wonder," Nico said, his voice laced with sarcasm. He was curious to hear how this fight went, because he'd heard some interesting rumors in the Underworld and he'd like to put them to the test to compare the truth to what he'd heard.Clarisse snorted. "Except you didn't really. I didn't see the fight with him, but I heard from Bird Brain. No one helped you then. Same thing with my quest. Grover and I watched you take him down." A withered trio of women stood in the center of the room, with a group of demi-gods standing behind them, looking at the assembled gods cautiously. The next few days I settled into a routine that felt almost normal, if you don't count the fact that I was getting lessons from satyrs, nymphs, and a centaur. Poseidon grinned. If his child was that powerful at such a young age, he could only imagine what he could be with proper training. Perhaps Poseidon would take him into his training rooms later and see what he could teach his newly found son.