Chapter Fifteen: I Make Several Vows

 Chapter 15 

''' I Make Several Vows '''

I came to in the camp infirmary. I got up, grabbed Felonious, and left. I went to the mess hall. My friends were burying the shrouds of those lost. There were new head counselors now. Janny took over for Soloman as the Hephateus counselor. A kid named Dylan took over for Lenny, and Phillip Jestis was named Apollo counselor. They buried the shrouds of the ones we lost. As it turns out, we had left Lindsey in the Lotus Casino. Destiny Billiot took over as counselor.

I kept my distance from everyone for the rest of the summer, even Joe and Zack. I think they understood why. I swore on the River Styx that I would go rescue Madison, and the others next summer.

I figured out who the voice in my head was. It was Ouranos, father of the Titans. He controlled the sky and Hermes said that Zeus was losing control, so it must have been him. I swore to defeat him.

On the last day of the summer they passed out beads for everyone. This bead had a picture of a wooden horse on it. They gave me two of them. I kept the extra in my pocket with the motive to return it to its rightful owner.

I was in my cabin when Chiron walked in.

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“Connor,” He said softly. I pretended that I didn’t hear him, he continued anyway. “I am sorry about all the hardships you have faced this summer.”

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“No you don’t. NO YOU DON’T.” I screamed at him, “You say that to every hero, all you care about is recognition for training heroes, you don’t care about me.”

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“I assure you that I do, Connor.” Chiron told me.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">I didn’t want to talk to him, but I did have one question.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“What was Hermes talking to you about? When he said that he gave Luke his quest for a reason?” I asked.

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">Chiron sighed, “Years ago, there was a demigod son of Hermes named Luke Castellan. He was sent on a quest to retrieve an apple from the Garden of the Hespersides. Nine of the ten apples offer immortality, one of them has the power to heal anything, and will replant itself in twenty-four hours on the last tree it touched. This apple also shares similar powers with the Golden Fleece.”

<p style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt">“What is it called?” I asked.

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">“The Golden Apple of Discord,” Chiron said.

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