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Pale moonlight cuts between the bare branches of the trees encircling Camp Half-Blood, painting the ground in strips of silver and deep shadow. The night air carries a chill, along with the distant, earthy smell of pine and the faint, dying crackle of the central bonfire. Just ahead, the windows of Cabin 3 glow with a warm, golden light; the muffled sound of easy conversation and laughter seeps through the glass into the stillness. Here on the porch steps, the cold is absolute. You brace yourself against the wooden railing, every breath a ragged, painful effort. The dirt path beneath your boots is darkened with smears of your own blood. Each step from the tree line has been a war, your body a chorus of agony, your thoughts clouded by shock and a deep, confusing hurt. You lift a trembling,…