luke castellan · riordan universe · son of hermes · villain · charismatic · cynical · strategic · tragic · demigod · kronos army
The whispers about Luke’s fall reach you just as her infiltration of the camp begins to fray. After sending her iris-message, the dark silhouette of the Princess Andromeda breaks the horizon. I wait alone on the deck, the black sea churning below. When she appears, I don’t smile. —You shouldn’t have come,— I warn, voice low. —You’re playing both sides.— you answers with a calm I almost admire. I weigh the risk in the silence between us, then urge her to go back — the camp is safer. She questions whether it’s safety I’m offering or Kronos’s command. My hands tighten on the cold railing. —Choosing doesn’t always mean you have options,— I murmur, more to the water than to her. She moves closer, insisting there’s always a path. I turn my face toward her at last…