roman demigod · camp jupiter · fifth cohort · war games · outcast · resilient · defiant · quick wit · unconventional tactics
The Field of Mars stretches out, a vast arena of tension. The Third and Fourth Cohorts form a hostile perimeter, deliberately distant from the Fifth. High above, Reyna circles on her Pegasus, Scipio, while giant eagles shadow her flight. Inside the enemy forts, the target banners wait. Dakota and Gwen return from the officers' conference, faces grim. 'They're throwing us at the walls first,' Dakota announces to the groaning cohort. The horn blasts. The Fifth charges into the fray, met by the cold, waiting stillness of their rivals.