Lura POV SoE 3-1
Knole helped Cypher through the arch but he was a mess. When we crossed the
arch he collapsed. I went to go help him but Dev stopped me. Let me talk to him.
I know what’s like to lose a mom. He says and I nod. Dev kneels next to him.
Hey, im Devin, your moms half brother. Cypher looked ready to cry more. Dev,
they’ve been through enough tonight. I tell him softly. And I lost a sister. Dev
says. I break. She was mine too! I tell him. Dev broke and I held him. He was
mumbling and I had to ght back tears. I heard a familiar click click and looked
up to see Chiron. He looked at us then the twins. KNole what happened? He asks.
Their mom, she turned to dust. He says. Chiron looked at the twins. Goodness. He
says. Can’t they go to their cabin? I ask Chiron. He shakes his head. No, they
must be claimed. He says atly. But we know who their father is Chiron! I
protest. I know but the rule are rules. Devin, take them to the Big House and
nurse them back to health. Tomorrow we’ll see. He says and I knew there was no
more discussing it. We walked over to the twins who had their bags. Your like
him arnt you? Dev asks Cypher. Who? He asks confused. I put a hand on Dev’s
shoulder knowing who he meant and he was right. You know im Devin but Lura is
my wife.. or um.. Mrs Baxter. He says. Devin takes their bags. Cypher put his tiny
sister in his back and carried her to the house. What a kind brother. I think. I
explain to Cypher what this once was and that his father was a god and his
mom was a demigod, like me and Dev. He seemed to understand. They got the
rooms on the second oor and Cypher carefully set Evelyn down on one bed and
crashed on one himself. We let them sleep and we hold each other as we walk
back to our cabins. It was always sad we had to go to our own cabins but it
would be good to have some privacy to cry alone. I pulled out my journal and
journaled for a bit before Turing off the light. Annabeth was gone, Nika was
gone. I was alone in the room we had shared. I sighed and fell asleep. Dreams
of memories of my friend stayed with me the whole night. There were also
dreams of my dad, Tyler and Jacob. I woke up in tears. It was light enough that
I could wake up and get ready. I knew where I was going to go. I went to the
training hollow which was empty and I trained all morning. It felt good to just
go through the movements that helped me forget everything. Dev and I had
agreed to check on the twins at 12 to let them rest. I went and took a shower
and then got breakfast. As I was getting some bacon from the buffet when Dev
walked over to me. Training hollow? He asked me. You know me so well. I tell him
yep. He says and grabs a plate. We eat a quick breakfast then headed over to
the Big House. Dev wanted to check in on them and I choose to visit Chiron in
his ofce. He was in his human form and was sitting at his desk. Chiron? I ask.
Ahh Lura. Come in. He says and I sit down in a chair across from him. So, I
assume your here concerning the twins? He asks. Yes. Im sure your aware that I
am their guardian? I ask him. He nods. Yes, Astraea brought that to my attention.
He says. Her name lls me with grief. Well, I would like to help them adjust and
train them. I tell him. I thought just as much. With Devin’s help I presume? He
asks me. Yes. If that’s ok. I tell him. Of course, I was going to assign the two of
you to them already considering your background with them. He says. I let out a
sigh of relief. Good. I say and get up. Lura? He calls before I leave. Yes? I ask
him. From what I can tell of the twins. Evelyn seems to be the a bit stronger
mentally than Cypher. I would have you or Devin spend a bit more time with
Cypher to help him stay pace with his sister. Chiron says. Ill keep that in mind,
thanks Chiron. I tell him and leave. Devin was already coming out. Where are the
twins? I ask him. They’re getting ready, im gonna have Evelyn train with you
today. I need to chat with Cypher. He says. I nod. Great. Ill be done at the
training area. I say and head there. I get there and set up some dummies to
use. With Annabeth gone, I was head of ghting since I trained under her. There
were two of us in the position but the kid from the Ares cabin didnt have my
experience. So I did most of the training. I knew Evelyn already had her dagger
from Cole so I didnt need to worry about getting her a weapon. I start to warm
up and wait for her to get here. I ran through my Drills until I heard her come
charging in. She looked amazed as I performed my last move. I remember having
that same look when I saw Annabeth training that day. My how everything has
changed. I think and have a small moment of sadness, knowing that those days
were gone. She was wearing the camp shirt and smiling. Ready to get started? I
ask her. Born ready. She says. She has Astraea’s spirit. This will make things fun.
I think.