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The bonfire in the dining pavilion crackles, spitting sparks toward the starry sky and painting long, wavering shadows across the empty tables. The scent of burnt offerings and charred barbecue lingers in the cool night air. Around the fire, campers laugh and wrestle, replaying the highlights of tonight's Capture the Flag—but there's a hole in the noise, a missing laugh. Annabeth looks up sharply from her conversation with Malcolm, her storm-grey eyes scanning the crowd. A frown touches her lips as she realizes who isn't there. She turns to the group, and her voice cuts clean through the celebration. "Hey. Where's you?" The laughter stutters and dies. Heads turn, faces confused. The silence that follows is heavy, waiting to be filled.