The day started with breakfast in the dining pavilion. Will hadn't spoken nor eaten.

"Wiiilllll!" His slightly younger half sister poked him. "You have to eat!"

"What day is it?"

  "January 28, why?"

Will glances at the sky, searching for his star. "Why won't he show up? We promised we'd always spent our birthdays together! Now he's six and won't see me!"

"Will?" Lee asks cautiously, "Who are you talking about?"

"My guardian angel!"

"Will, are you ok? Maybe the stress is getting to you since your mom passed away. Let's get you to the infirmary."

"I'm not crazy! We spent the last year together!"

"Will, that's not what Lee was imply-" Michael Yew was cut off by the small child.

"I know what he was implying!"

  Will ran out crying. It was times like this when he wanted, no- needed, his angel to calm him down. He ran into the forest, not caring what monster may be lurking. Grabbing a small, sharp rock he sat on the ground.

He weighed the small rock in his hand. It'd make a good arrow, but it wasn't sharp enough.

He grabbed a blunt rock and sharpened his own.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you." A girl popped out of a tree. "Hi, I'm Julia; I'm a tree nymph."

  "I'm Will."

"Here, hand me those two rocks."

"But-"

"I have a way that will help you better than causing that sort of pain. That pain will leave a bad mark on you forever."

"How do you know?" He asked, handing her the rocks.

"I've seen it." She places the rocks behind her and sits down. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Will hums for a second. "Ok."

  "Did something happen in the camp?"

"They called me crazy when I mentioned my gaurdian angel." She gasped.

"Guardian angel? They are so rare! We haven't heard of someone having one in a long time. Usually they are demigod children of Hades, but since Hades has not been able to have children..."

"Usually my angel will talk to me when I'm sad, but now he won't show up!" Tears well up in Will's eyes, "What if he doesn't like me anymore?"

  "Oh sweetie," Julia pulls him into a hug, "It's not him. His father is probably being a god and preventing contact for some plan or something. Your angel is probably fighting his father to come see you right now!"

Will wipes away his tears. "Thank you."

"You're welcome sweetie. If you ever need help, come to the forest and ask a nymph to lead you to my tree."

"Thank you."

Will stands to leave after pulling away from the hug.

"Don't forget Will, your angel loves you. Also, next time you see him, come visit me?"

"Of course."

Will leaves the nymph to retreat back to camp. Maybe things aren't so bad. He already has two friends!