Charlie found the Dragon with Percy and Annabeth. I think it could give us an advantage in the war, but I need to find a way to keep Luke from knowing about it.

I told Charlie that he should use the dragon for the plan he has to blow up the Princess Andromeda, but he won't listen to me. I want him to come back safely, and I don't know if he'll be able to.

However, he did at least accept my advice to bring someone else with him, and Percy's a good choice, seeing as he's the son of the literal god of the sea.

I still cannot understand Charlie's insistence on doing this manually. Surely, despite being less than stealthy, an armed attack or automaton reinforcements (like, I don't know, THAT GIANT DRAGON YOU FOUND) would definitely help ensure their chances of survival.

I have a bad feeling about this entire attack, and I'm sure Luke is withholding information from me. Does he know I'm not completely on his side? Or does he simply prefer not to keep all his ambrosia in one basket?

I feel slightly guilty about this, but I must admit that if only one of them were to survive, I hope it's Charlie. Not that I dislike Percy, but simply the fact that Charlie is my love, and honestly? Selfish as it may be, I don't want to ever lose him.

I hope they'll be okay, I hope the plan succeeds, I hope we all get out of this alive.

Hope. It's a delicate thing, isn't it? I don't think it's enough to get us through this war.

Hope cannot bring back the dead, can't stop this conflict, and certainly would not help Charlie. Not now. Perhaps not ever.

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