"Hey guys look; she's waking up!"
My eyes fluttered open, and I came face-to-face with Percy, Aspen, Annabeth, a guy with a fuzzy brown beard in a wheelchair, and a blonde dude who looked about sixteen. My head felt like someone was behind my forehead and whacking it with a hammer, but my vision wasn't reddish or blurry, so that's a plus. I slowly sat up, rubbing my eyes.
"Where am I?" I asked dazedly, looking around. My right leg felt really sore, but other than that, I felt unusually fine.
"The infirmary, which is in the Big House." Aspen said with a—surprisingly—sad smile. Percy was whispering to Annabeth, and he gave her a look that I knew and could do well; please.
"Fine. You can say it." Annabeth said while rolling her eyes, but she was smiling faintly. Percy looked at me and smirked. I thought he was gonna say how impressed he was with how I killed Thorn, or how mad he was with me because I came back, or something like that.
"You drool in your sleep." Percy said, cracking a huge and dorky grin. I narrowed my eyes and scowled at him, while Annabeth put her hand on her forehead, shaking her head. The man in the wheelchair coughed to get our attention. He then turned his attention to me.
"How do you feel Maddy?" He asked me with utmost seriousness. I was a bit surprised that he knew my name, but I let it pass, considering what I had just done.
"I'm ok; my right leg feels a bit sore and my head feels like it's about to explode, but other than that I'm alright." I replied, shrugging my shoulder. The man in the wheelchair nodded in response, and gestured to himself and the group.
"My name is Chiron. This," he gestured to the blonde guy on my right, "is Will. He is one of the best healers in the camp. You've already met Annabeth and Percy, as well as Aspen; who is your protecter." Chiron stated. Protecter? I looked at Aspen, who hung his head miserably.
"I did a lousy job though. I shouldn't have let her go back." He complained regretfully. I fought the urge to get up and hug him, and besides, my leg still hurt a little. Will handed me a pill and a glass of water. I took them, but looked at him quizzically.
"Relax, it's just a painkiller; It should help with your headache, as well as your leg. Chiron, Aspen and I managed to completely heal your dislocated knee, but your leg will probably still feel a bit sore." Will explained professionally. I took the pill without question; immediately I felt better, rejuvenated even. I cautiously tried to get out of the bed I was in, with the help of Will, Percy, and Aspen.
"Guys. I'm not helpless." I said, shooing them away from me. Taking a few hesitant steps, I realised that I felt like I had been lying down for a while—which I think I had been—and my leg had just fallen asleep too. But, once the slight tingly feeling of pins and needles passed, I felt great. I turned to Chiron.
"How long was I asleep for?" I asked, a bit worried; I hated sleeping during the day.
"Just a few of hours. It's currently..." Chiron wheeled over to the window, looked outside and wheeled back, "11:00 a.m." I breathed a sigh of relief, since I hadn't slept the whole day away. Chiron looked to Percy, Annabeth, and Aspen.
"Perhaps you three could quickly show Maddy around the camp before lunchtime?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course." Percy and Aspen said in unison. Annabeth looked a bit disappointed.
"I'd really love to, but I need to clear up some misunderstanding between the Stolls and the Hecate Cabin. Which means I better go.." Annabeth lightly kissed Percy on the cheek, and waved goodbye to us, before dashing out of the infirmary.
"Well, I better get back to the rest of the patients." Will said suddenly, clapping his hands once. He began to walk off, but stopped. "And Maddy; if you're ever looking for something to do with your spare time, the healers are always looking for volunteers. Seeing as we don't get many..." Will offered before walking off. I only smiled in response. Percy and Aspen were whispering to each other, and Chiron had already left. Which was kinda strange; I didn't see or hear him leave.
"Well Maddy, the first stop on our tour are the volleyball courts." Percy declared.
"And then we'll take a look at the arts and crafts building." Aspen chirped.
"After that is the lake."
"Then the amphitheatre,"
"Then the climbing wall. Be careful; it spits lava every once in a while."
"And then the—" I shook my head, covering my ears with my hands.
"Stop stop stop! You're going to give me another headache at this rate!" I complained. Percy and Aspen muttered something that sort of sounded like an apology. "Anyway, why don't you two just show me, and tell me what the things are along the way..?" I suggested, spreading my arms in question.
"Oh. Right... This way then!" Aspen exclaimed, trotting off. I raised an eyebrow at Percy, who just shrugged and followed Aspen out of the infirmary, with me close behind.

*

"... And here we have the cabins. Normally, we'd start with Number One; Zeus, but since we're here, I may as well start here." Percy stated calmly, weaving through the mass of cabins. I watched in pure amazement as he pointed out the cabins. Over there was Cabin Thirty-Seven which was for Thanatos, the God of death itself; on my right were cabins twenty, twenty-one and two, for Hecate, Khione and Hypnos respectively; and placed neatly around the biggest barbecue hearth I had ever seen were the original twelve cabins. Not that there were many campers in the cabins, considering it was winter.
"The Hera cabin is purely out of respect for Hera, seeing as she's probably the most—never mind." Aspen gave Percy a pointed look. Aspen may not be exactly fierce, but he managed to get Percy to shut up. Percy looked like he was about to start talking again, when the sound of a bugle horn rang out. Percy and Aspen looked surprised.
"Lunch time already? Hmm. Well that means it's time to eat. C'mon, let's go back to the Dining Pavilion and grab something to eat. After that... I think Chiron said something about a small round of Capture The Flag..." Percy said, tapping his chin thoughtfully. Aspen rolled his eyes and whispered in my ear.
"C'mon, you'll be sitting with the Hermes cabin today. But I'll be with you, so you'll know at least one person." He said quietly, and began to walk off in a goat-ly manner, motioning me to follow.