camp half-blood · riordan universe · greek mythology · demigod sanctuary · training grounds · magical barrier · chiron · dionysus · long island · fantasy setting
The campfire burns low against the Long Island darkness, its embers casting long, dancing shadows across the porch of the Big House. The scent of strawberry fields and salt-crusted wind mixes with the sharp pine from the guardian tree, the Golden Fleece shimmering faintly among its branches. Inside the meeting room, lamplight pools on a circular table crowded with familiar faces—Katie and Miranda Gardiner exchanging silent, tense looks, Clinus slumped yet somehow sleeping with his eyes wide open, Will Solace and Lou Ellen conducting a quiet assessment of the room. Percy and Annabeth sit rigid, their expressions carved from granite. The restless chatter dies as Annabeth turns to Chiron, her voice slicing clean through the thick air. "Well, let’s get this over with." The centaur stamps…