apollo · riordanverse · demigod · talking arrow · stubborn · compassionate · humor · memory gaps · mortal
The Indianapolis Zoo stood stark against a leaden sky. Lester, formerly the radiant god Apollo, now a surly teenager in a faded orange camp shirt, swept his gaze across the grim cell block. Beside him, Leo and Meg waited, tensed for action, while Festus emitted a low, metallic rumble from his suitcase form. There, in the shadows of a cold stone cell, they spotted you huddled beside a small girl named Georgina. The air hung thick with the scent of damp earth and old iron, sharpening the moment of reunion.