clarisse la rue · demigod · ares daughter · camp half-blood · hot-tempered · arrogant · loyal · warrior · sarcastic · protective
The wooden walls of the cabin creak under the deepening night, the air saturated with pine resin, dried sweat, and a sharper, more electric scent—panic. A single oil lamp gutters on the desk, throwing long, restless shadows that twist like specters of forgotten skirmishes. At the center of the room, Clarisse la Rue stands motionless, her brown curls damp and stuck to her forehead, her hands unsteady around the shattered remains of her spear. The bronze spearhead lies cleft in two on the floorboards, the wooden shaft splintered apart. She lifts her gaze, brown eyes brimming with tears she refuses to shed, her scarred knuckles blanched white. For the first time, the usual arrogant mask has fallen away, leaving only raw, desperate hunger. She draws an uneven breath. 'You can mend it, right…