Leanne POV
I shoved through the brambles around the camp, moving as silently as possible at the rate I was going. No way was I letting some halfwit monster find me deserting, nor was I gonna let anything that Luke sent to retrieve me catch up.

My pants leg snagged on a thorn bush and I snarled a curse under my breath.

Stupid thorn bush. I sliced through it with the dagger that was hidden in my boot. About to move forward, I froze when a twig snapped off to my right.

"I'm telling you, I heard something!" A young man's voice floated over to me. I easily recognized it. Ethan Nakamura.

"You must have hearing loss, little demigod. I heard nothing." The second voice was unfamiliar, but the snarling ring to it suggested that it was a monster.

"Shut up, Beefbrain. You don't smell anyone?"

"Other than you? No."

My mind worked furiously. They were getting closer. Ethan and I had a bit of a rivalry, and I had a sinking feeling I knew who the other voice was.

"Wait....I think I do smell something....another demigod."

Schist. That was my cue. I slipped quietly up the tree I was crouching next to. From in the branches, I could just barely make out the horns of the Minotaur. A black shadow moved next to him. That would be Ethan.

I watched as the Minotaur sniffed, probably trying to catch my scent better. Carefully, I took aim with my knife, off to his left in the forest. Ethan would recognize the weapon, but it would give me some time to get away.

I threw the knife with as much force as possible, not waiting to hear it strike. I dropped from the branch silently and began to slink along the forest floor.

"There!" The Minotaur snarled. His footsteps pounded off towards my dagger. That worked well. With a sigh, I heard Ethan follow.

Perfect.

I moved quickly through the forest, avoiding low hanging branches and thorn bushes as best I could.
As suddenly as it started around our camp, the forest ended. A stream gurgled on it's way past me. I grinned and pulled two drachmas from my pocket.

Sticking my hand in the stream, I angled my fingers so that a small mist appeared. I tossed the first drachma in.

"O Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, accept my offering." The drachma disappeared.

"Ethan Nakamura." After a moment his face appeared.

"Leanne." He said, his voice dripping with disgust. I grinned at him.

"You need to improve your tracking skills. And not listen to Beefbrain so much." I cut through the connection as his face darkened drastically with anger. Then I tossed the second drachma in.

"Chiron." After a moment, a confused centaur with curlers in his tail appeared.

"Umm....hello. Who are you?"
I took a deep breath before answering.

"I am Leanne Walsh, daughter of Athena and lead strategist in Kronos' army. And tomorrow morning, at the border of your camp, next to Thalia's Pine, I will be turning myself in."

[A/N so the only reason there's a random picture of a cat and a tiger is because the video I wanted to put in wouldn't load. Sorry! Also, hope you guys are enjoying this! Comment what you think!]