Knole helped Cypher through the arch but he was a mess. When we crossed thearch 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. Devsays. I break. She was mine too! I tell him. Dev broke and I held him. He wasmumbling and I had to fight back tears. I heard a familiar click click and lookedup 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. Hesays. Can’t they go to their cabin? I ask Chiron. He shakes his head. No, theymust be claimed. He says flatly. But we know who their father is Chiron! Iprotest. I know but the rule are rules. Devin, take them to the Big House andnurse them back to health. Tomorrow we’ll see. He says and I knew there was nomore discussing it. We walked over to the twins who had their bags. Your likehim arnt you? Dev asks Cypher. Who? He asks confused. I put a hand on Dev’sshoulder knowing who he meant and he was right. You know im Devin but Lura ismy wife.. or um.. Mrs Baxter. He says. Devin takes their bags. Cypher put his tinysister in his back and carried her to the house. What a kind brother. I think. Iexplain to Cypher what this once was and that his father was a god and hismom was a demigod, like me and Dev. He seemed to understand. They got therooms on the second floor and Cypher carefully set Evelyn down on one bed andcrashed on one himself. We let them sleep and we hold each other as we walkback to our cabins. It was always sad we had to go to our own cabins but itwould be good to have some privacy to cry alone. I pulled out my journal andjournaled for a bit before Turing off the light. Annabeth was gone, Nika wasgone. I was alone in the room we had shared. I sighed and fell asleep. Dreamsof memories of my friend stayed with me the whole night. There were alsodreams of my dad, Tyler and Jacob. I woke up in tears. It was light enough thatI could wake up and get ready. I knew where I was going to go. I went to thetraining hollow which was empty and I trained all morning. It felt good to justgo through the movements that helped me forget everything. Dev and I hadagreed to check on the twins at 12 to let them rest. I went and took a showerand then got breakfast. As I was getting some bacon from the buffet when Devwalked 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 tothe Big House. Dev wanted to check in on them and I choose to visit Chiron inhis office. 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, Iassume your here concerning the twins? He asks. Yes. Im sure your aware that Iam their guardian? I ask him. He nods. Yes, Astraea brought that to my attention.He says. Her name fills me with grief. Well, I would like to help them adjust andtrain them. I tell him. I thought just as much. With Devin’s help I presume? Heasks me. Yes. If that’s ok. I tell him. Of course, I was going to assign the two ofyou to them already considering your background with them. He says. I let out asigh of relief. Good. I say and get up. Lura? He calls before I leave. Yes? I askhim. From what I can tell of the twins. Evelyn seems to be the a bit strongermentally than Cypher. I would have you or Devin spend a bit more time withCypher 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 thetwins? I ask him. They’re getting ready, im gonna have Evelyn train with youtoday. I need to chat with Cypher. He says. I nod. Great. Ill be done at thetraining area. I say and head there. I get there and set up some dummies touse. With Annabeth gone, I was head of fighting since I trained under her. Therewere two of us in the position but the kid from the Ares cabin didnt have myexperience. So I did most of the training. I knew Evelyn already had her daggerfrom Cole so I didnt need to worry about getting her a weapon. I start to warmup and wait for her to get here. I ran through my Drills until I heard her comecharging in. She looked amazed as I performed my last move. I remember havingthat same look when I saw Annabeth training that day. My how everything haschanged. I think and have a small moment of sadness, knowing that those dayswere gone. She was wearing the camp shirt and smiling. Ready to get started? Iask her. Born ready. She says. She has Astraea’s spirit. This will make things fun.I think.