Going back (open)

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

Emily was standing over of where the Caldecott Tunnel was and she knows that below her was the entrance to Camp Jupiter and that there was two Legionnaires guarding the entrance to the camp. It has been a thousand ears since Emily had entered the camp, Back than it was in a different place than where it is now and honestly she wasn't sure if it would look any different today than it did back than. For Emily had never once had come back to Camp Jupiter till now, whenever she had went to any camp was the hunter's camp or Camp Halfblood, the greek camp. Emily was the only roman in the hunters and thankfully she easily blend in with the hunters and the greeks and she had learned quickly of how to fight like a greek as well but it was difficult at first. Over that time that she started thinking less like a roman and started thinking more like a greek, though in the back of her mind she was aware that a small part of her would always be roman even she had be denying that since she joined the hunt. Emily was one of the very few demigods that was left that was aware of the two groups of demigods, the other few being the hunters that lived before the Civil war. Emily knows that since he civil war that Camp Jupiter wasn't aware of the hunters or at least with most of them, for there had be times of when the hunters had come across a roman demigod.

Emily took a breath and she had climbed down the rocks to where the entrance for Camp Jupiter was, when she jumped down onto the cliff that sure enough there was two legionnaires standing there. One had a spear while the other had a sword and both of them were pointing their weapon at Emily, like all Legionnaires they were wearing the armor of the legion. Emily has to admit that after so many ears of spending with the greeks that she has to say that the roman armor looked odd and out of place to her now. Despite the fact that the only armor she had ever wore in her life, even after joining the hunt and took part in a few battles since she left the legion, was Roman armor. Emily had expected this kind of greeting from the Legionnaires, for they were always on their guards, more so when it comes to defending borders. But Emily had things to do with what the prophecy had said and was given a thousand years ago. There was a good chance that Camp Jupiter has that prophecy and they may have been waiting for her to enter the camp and Rome. Emily had looked at the two legionnaires, it was clear that one was a female and the other was a male, beyond that Emily couldn't tell of what they look like or even have a clue of who their gold parents or ancestor was. "I am Emily Blackthrone, daughter of Ceres and Ambassador of Diana. I need to talk to the Praetors." Emily had spoke in Ancient Latin, as she spoke that she pulled the sleeve of her silver jacket and revealed her SQPR tattoo that showed the sheave of wheat, besides the sheave of wheat was a bow and arrow with a moon right above it and the four bar lines to confirm of what she had said was true. The symbol of Diana was added after Emily had joined the hunt, Diana had done that to make sure the romans know she was a hunter, but at the moment she has to pass as an Ambassador.

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

The first cohort was guarding the tunnel on their weekly rotations. It had been a normal morning of checking uniforms, assigning duties, running morning drills and meeting with her fellow centurion before heading out.  The first cohort was known to be skilled and efficient, she prided herself on her group being the best of the best. She watched proudly as they assigned off on duties without error and switched rotations with ease. 

She had worked hard to get where she was now. When she arrived at the camp she had been a mess. She had been convinced that she was a freak and odd. Once everything was explained to her she adapted and soon found herself dedicated to the roman way. She began studying about the structure, perfecting her stances and marches, she would spend hours just making sure her uniform was perfect. She found herself leading in the war games, naturally commanding those lower ranked as herself. There were days when she would be defeated of course, days when no matter how hard she worked someone else was always better but she worked through them. She never gave up, and before long one recommendation after another led her to the first cohort. 

She spent a year as a legionnaire before advancing to centurion. She still holds it as the proudest moment of her life thus far. She takes her title seriously, and makes sure the first cohort lives up to it's name. She began walking the length of the tunnel, making sure all of her troops were in order and didn't need anything. She doubted they would, they were trained fighters. They were used to standing for long periods of time without needing breaks, they were the best of the best. 

She had just made it to the end of the tunnel facing the outside road when a sound snapped her into attention. She watched as her soldiers immediately tensed and pulled out their weapons. In seconds her bow and arrow was ready and she walked slowly in the shadows to see the source of why her soldiers were tense. She was surprised to see a young girl at the entryway. She looked to be no more than eleven. When she spoke however it was latin and Adelaide watched as the the girl pulled up her shirt to reveal not only an SPQR tattoo, but also one of the symbol of Diana. 

The soldiers remained how they were waiting on her command and she spoke with confidence. " At ease" She looked over at the young girl, and because she was a hunter there was no true telling what her age could be. Her voice seemed to sound like someone much older than what she appeared to be. She lowered her bow and arrow and held her arm out in the roman salute. " Welcome Ambassador.... my name is Adelaide Clark, first cohort centurion. Follow me and I'll take you to the Praetors." She nodded to her soldiers to let the girl in and spoke to the soldier to the left. " Send news ahead of the arrival and ask for word with the Praetors.". She watched as the boy nodded wordlessly, bowed to her and left. 

This morning certainly was taking an unexpected turn. 

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

Emily remained where she was, there were other Legionnaires there as well, one of them had a bow and arrow and there were pointed at her. There were other weapons pointed at her as well, Emily guessed that this might be the first Co-hort judging from how their stance was. Emily had spend four years in the first Co-hort and she knows and remembers well enough to know of how the first Co-hort holds themselves. The girl who has the bow and arrow looked surprised when she saw Emily standing there, Emily was no more than fourteen but she looked no older than eleven though. Emily wasn't sure of what surprised the girl the most, the symbol of Diana, speaking latin or the sound of her voice that told the truth, that she was much older than any of them. Even though all the legionaries that were present looked older, Emily was older by far, so old that she had seen and done things that they could never think of. It seemed like if the Legionnaires were waiting on the command of the girl with the bow and arrow for after Emily had spoke that she had said at ease. The Legionnaires had followed the order without a question, than the girl had looked back at Emily after giving that command to the legionnaires. Than the girl had lowered her bow and arrow and held out her arm out to the usual roman salute and Emily had also held her arm out to the roman salute as well. Even though Emily had not been doing the roman ways for the last thousand years doesn't mean she hadn't forget the ways of the Romans. For those four years that it had been pounded into her from the hours of training that she had went though during the time she was here.

Than the girl had said her name was Adelaide Clark and that she was a first cohort centurion, honestly Emily wasn't surprised by the fact that this girl was a Centurion. It was clear that she had to been a Centurion or one of the Praetors, Emily wasn't sure of which one it was till Adelaide had told her that she was a centurion. Than Adelaide had said to follow her and that she would take her to the Praetors, than Adelaide had looked at the solider to the left after Adelaide said that to Emily. Than Adelaide had told the solider to send news of the arrival and ask a word with the praetors and the boy had nodded without saying anything and left to go though the tunnel as the legionnaires made the tunnel clear enough for Emily and Adelaide to walk though. Emily looked at the Legionnaires, it was clear that her arrival here was unexpected not only that it seemed slightly welcome but there was a slight worry in the air. Considering the monster attacks increasing and the one prophecy that spoke of her that would lead them east and that she and a son of Ceres, or maybe even a son of Demeter would answer a call. Emily was sure that most of it didn't quite make sense to the Romans, but most of it did to Emily due to being a hunter and it comes with knowing things that the Romans don't know of yet. But however her arrival here means that the prophecy of the Harvest and seasons was being put into motion.

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

Adelaide watched as the girl crossed over the entrance and walked to her. She looked so young, Adelaide had to resist helping her though it was clear the girl, Emily needed no help. She looked at the two guards at the front and spoke again " First squad hold fast and keep the front in lock down, report back to me any issues or monsters. Benjamin is in charge in my leave. When I return back we'll be rotating with the second cohort, understood?" She listened as the squad answered in one voice Vero Domina which in latin was yes m'am. 

She looked over at the young girl and nodded then began to walk through the tunnel .There were a million questions she wanted to ask. She wondered why the girl was here, what the message was, but she knew it wasn't in her place to ask. She looked straight ahead as they continued walking, her eyes never roaming or drifting from the task ahead. As they walked she spoke again " Did you have any monsters follow you that you were aware of?" 

She hoped not, her squad was stretched about as much as it could while still leaving the front protected. It wouldn't be too much of an issue, she could always ask her fellow centurion for backup with his side of the squad today, but she preferred that she didn't. They were practicing battle formations if her memory was correct and she didn't want to interrupt that. 

It seemed like every day was a day with more attacks and monsters. Things like battle formations used to be a traditional thing to learn with no chance of ever actually using it. Now it was normal in fact it was more than normal, it was needed. The first adapted well to it, and were skilled when it came to most of the formations. There were a few times when they would slip or be too far apart from one another, but in time they would get it. She had faith in them. 

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

As Emily walked over to Adelaide that she had gave some more orders to her squad and told them to send someone to report if there was any monsters or attacks. She also said that one of the males was in charge while Adelaide takes Emily to see the Praetors, Emily had to resist to roll her eyes when Adelaide had said that. If it was Emily than she would have left a female in charge and not a male, but she is a hunter tough and that won't come as a surprise to anyone. Than Adelaide had nodded and they both started walking down the tunnel with Emily just behind her, if camp Jupiter was still in the same place as it was a 1000 years ago than Emily wouldn't had to ask to take her to the Praetors for she would known where they were. From knowing the romans as she did that there was a good chance that it was the same building and in the same place as last time. But Emily wasn't sure on that, since she hadn't been here for the last 1000 years that she had to make sure that she didn't enter the wrong building. Than Adelaide had ask her about monsters and if she had any on her trail or followed her that Emily was aware of, as a matter of fact Emily did but She had took care of it though. "I was being followed by monsters but I took care of them when I had become aware of them. Thankfully they are only coming in as a single monster instead of a group of monsters. But there was no monsters nearby when I got to the entrance, that I am sure of."

Emily knew that Adelaide was asking out of concern and might be worried that just her squad wasn't enough to fight monsters, Emily looked over at Adelaide. Emily was sure that Adelaide had a million questions going though her head at the moment with Emily's appearance, Emily wondered if Adelaide had heard the prophecy about Emily. "I am sure you have questions, I won't mind answering some of them while we are walking to Camp jupiter." Emily has no idea of what kind of questions that Adelaide may ask her, Emily just hoped it wasn't something like of why she had joined the hunt. There was a fifty chance that Adelaide heard of the hunters and another fifty chance that she hadn't heard of he hunters. The romans were more likely not to hear about the hunters instead of hearing about them, that was one reason of why she said that she was the Ambassador of Diana. Besides, ever since EMily had joined the hunt that Diana had wanted her to be the Ambassador of which Emily refused since she didn't want to go back. However Diana had told her that she has full permission to say she was the Ambassador of Diana when she returns. Before Emily had left Camp Halfblood about five days ago that She had used the Iris Message to contact Diana and told her of what she was going to do. Of which Diana was happy with. However Emily knows she can't use the Iris Message for now since Romans don't use it, not only that but he Romans had never ever heard of it.

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

"I was being followed by monsters but I took care of them when I had become aware of them. Thankfully they are only coming in as a single monster instead of a group of monsters. But there was no monsters nearby when I got to the entrance, that I am sure of."

Adelaide glanced at the young girl and noted that she was not in need of the infirmary. That had to mean that she was a skilled fighter if what she was saying was true. Addie knew the basics of the huntresses. The Praetors had given them a quick rundown of them, but Addie had never thought she would actually meet one. She remembered that they had eternal youth, and served the Goddess Diana, that they were unmarried and denounced any relationships other than the one of serving their goddess. The eternal youth would explain the young age but older demeanor. She wondered if Amadeaus had met a huntress before. Addie's attention was quickly turned back to the present when the young girl spoke. 

"I am sure you have questions, I won't mind answering some of them while we are walking to Camp jupiter."

Addie was a little surprised when the younger girl gave her the chance to ask questions. She was an officer true, but she wasn't a Praetor and didn't think it would be right for her to get any information before her Praetors did or any information that they wouldn't want her knowing. 

" Thank you, but I don't think it's my place to ask them, at least not anything to do with why you are here. I wouldn't want to get information before the Praetors do." 

She continued walking and noted the awkward silence. She didn't want there to be utter quietness while walking. The Praetor's offices were quite far from the tunnels. She didn't want the girl to be offended at her lack of hospitality. She wasn't the best at making conversation. Her talks tended to be finding information and leaving it at that. She was never good at making friends or making people feel welcomed. The more they walked in silence the more she supposed that a few general questions couldn't hurt anything.

" Are you coming from very far away?" 

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

Thanks to the four years in the legion and being a hunter that she was a skill fighter, but that doesn't always mean that she had never come out of a fight without a scar or some little cuts. For she had got a couple of cuts when she had been fighting in the last few days, but the cuts were not bad, even a legionnaire would keep fighting with the cuts she had got. Besides those cuts were healed now, so she had nothing to worry about with healing or anything, besides if she got any bad wounds that she would asked to the infirmary first instead of to see the praetors. However if that was the case than she would have ask to see the praetors or have them go to the infirmary if the healers refuse to let her go see the praetors. But that was not a concern though, for she didn't need healing or anything. Emily had notice that Adelaide was glancing at her, Emily was sure that this must be the first time she had meet and seen a hunter before. The hunters rarely come here and their visits were more spread out, not only that but it would be only a couple of hunters that would enter this camp. More so now a days since there was about four total Romans among the hunters, including herself, the other three would sometimes come here from time to time but not always. However with the rest of the hunters, they didn't know Camp Jupiter is even here and exist and there were reasons for that and the main reason was because most of the hunters were Greek.

Emily nodded when Adelaide had said it was not her place to ask her questions and know the information before her praetors of which Emily understands. However Emily wasn't just referring to why she was there, Emily meant any question that Adelaide could think of ask about the hunters or anything. Emily would admit that she doesn't like talking about herself but the silence was deafening to her and she felt a little out of place. For Emily was used to spending time with the hunters on a hunt, cooking, around the fire with the hunters talking or playing with her two hunting companions. After a bit of awkward silence that Adelaide had asked her if she had come from far away, indeed Emily was coming from far away, and Emily has an idea of what kind of reaction she may get or general but she wasn't sure of what kind of reaction she would get from Adelaide. "I did come from far, it took a few days for me to get here even with the instincts that I got from the training Lupa had put me though all those years ago. I had come from the west, New York City to be more accurate."

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

"I did come from far, it took a few days for me to get here even with the instincts that I got from the training Lupa had put me though all those years ago. I had come from the west, New York City to be more accurate."

Ah, Lupa. Addie had never met the she-wolf. She had found her own way to camp, half convinced that what she  was seeing was proof that she was losing her mind on her own. She remembered the first night she had left from the hospital. She thought her worries would be more of the human male variety, but soon the monsters came and she learned the hard way how to survive. For weeks she had fought them off, sometimes going days without seeing one and then being hit with two at a time. She had thought she was losing her mind. She would see them coming and watch in horror as the other people around them never blinked an eye. Later she would find out it was because of the mist, but then at that moment she took is as a sign she was losing it. 

She wondered why she had never been led to Lupa's wolf pack. Maybe the children of Jupiter were supposed to be put through more testing than the others, she wasn't sure. Maybe they had to be pushed to the brink before their father wanted to claim them. She wasn't sure but, either way she had made peace with it. She tried not to think about the past too much. It wasn't worth it. 

" Wow, New York. You really are far from home. I never met Lupa, but I have seen the effects of  her training and it is quite remarkable" 

She continued walking through the long, winding tunnel and looked over at the girl. She wondered how old she was. When she was speaking she had mentioned years of training, but her appearances differed from that. She looked like she was just a few years out of grade school, not a few years out of training. She wondered what it was like to have eternal youth. She had never given much thought to it really, she had fallen in love with her position and took each day at a time, each task at a time. She had never thought about becoming older and older. 

" Do you need some water or food? I can send for one of my troops to fetch something for you when we are through meeting with the Praetors."  

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

Emily smiled when Adelaide commented that Emily was further from home than Adelaide realize. Emily was from England for that was where the gods were before they had come here to America, however Emily had been in America long enough that her English accent had faded away in time and she was able to keep up with how the English language had changed in a thousand years. However Emily was surprised that Adelaide had never meet Lupa, sure Emily hadn't meet Lupa till after Emily had joined the hunt of when Diana thought she should have training from Lupa and her pack. Now a days most demigods would go though training with Lupa and her pack, but there were times when the child wasn't taken to the wolf house at the right age or not at all. "I am surprised that you haven't meet Lupa, most demigods would go to the wolf house to be trained by her and her pack before coming here. New York City was where I was when Diana had told me to come here, but I am original from London, England. Though it had been at least 500 years since I had last been in London." Emily kept noticing that Adelaide kept looking at her, that didn't bother Emily much since she was sure that Adelaide had never meet a hunter before. Emily doubted that anyone in Camp Jupiter or New Rome had seen and meet hunter before, expect for the ones that were in their eighties, for if Emily remembers right that was the last time the other three had entered Camp Jupiter.

Than Adelaide had ask if Emily needs any food or water and that she could have one of her troops get some for her when the meeting with the Praetors was over. Emily merely smiled when Adelaide had said that, for Emily had got some water with her and she had been growing her own food for the last few days and she knows how to cook so food and water wasn't a problem for her. "No, it's all right. I have some water, but I can go to New Rome or grow my own food." Just as Emily said that, that Emily and Adelaide had reached the end of the tunnel and had their first look at Camp Jupiter and New Rome, it looked just as Emily remembers from it a thousand years ago. It was a different place, sure but the buildings were the same as well as the layout, even the river and the lake were there as well. Emily looked at New Rome and Camp Jupiter without much a surprise, New Rome looks much like Rome itself but New Rome looked much newer than Rome but that was not a big surprise even if New Rome was built in the last few hundred years or so. "It looks just as I remember a thousand years ago. Expect it was not in America, it was in England."

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

I am surprised that you haven't meet Lupa, most demigods would go to the wolf house to be trained by her and her pack before coming here. New York City was where I was when Diana had told me to come here, but I am original from London, England. Though it had been at least 500 years since I had last been in London.

Adelaide was a little taken back when the girl mentioned that it had been 500 years since she had been in London. She knew about the eternal youth but it as one thing to know about it and a whole other to hear that someone was 500 years old. She wasn't expecting such a high number, maybe thirty or forty, but certainly not 500 years. 

" My powers developed very abruptly and at a bad moment. I had made the decision to leave and when I struck out on my own I hit the ground running. I suppose that because I was already in the same area as camp there wasn't a need for Lupa to find me." 

At least that was the best explanation she had other than her maybe Jupiter wants his kids to be tested more theory. As for the England part she had never been. She couldn't even imagine it. Her life had revolved around her mother and their little home for so long, and even after that it was her home in camp. She didn't have time to think about the world beyond it's borders. 

Emily declined her offer of food and water and Addie nodded in return. She hadn't been concerned for the girl, but she had wanted to seem hospitable. They arrived at the end of the tunnel and she let Emily take it all in. She remembered when she first laid eyes on the city. She couldn't believe it. There was so much and so many people it was hard to think of it as being hidden away. She breathed in the familiar smells and listened for a moment as the girl spoke. 

"It looks just as I remember a thousand years ago. Expect it was not in America, it was in England."

When she said 1,000 Addi looked at her in disbelief. It was hard to see 500, but 1,000?!? The number was unfathomable. " Do you mean to tell me that you're age is literally 1,000 years old? I know the huntresses have eternal youth, but 1,000? Really?" 

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

When Emily had brought of how long it had been since she had been to London that she looked at Adelaide of looks taken back that Emily was at least 500 years old. It was clear from how Adelaide acted around her that she only has the basic idea of what hunters ar and the same would most likely go with a hunter's abilities. However some of the abilities were stronger in some hunters than other hunters, it depend on what they could do before the hunt as well as who their parent was. Emily merely nodded when Adelaide had said why, emily somehow got the feeling that Adelaide wasn't sure why Lupa hadn't come and got it or even why her mother hadn't dropped her off at the wolf house. There was a chance that her mortal parent had died before the parent could take Adelaide there or the parent had no idea that Adelaide was a demigod. Emily didn't question for there were reasons of why some of the demigods were not taken to the wolf house or were not trained by Lupa and her pack.

It was clear when Emily had said a thousand years that Adelaide seem shocked and ask if her age was really a thousand years, she also comment that she knows that hunters have eternal youth and she repeated the same question again. It was also clear that Adelaide had a far too basic information of the hunters, however she would admit that Emily was older than the other three Roman hunters but those three were still pretty old. "Actually, I am 1,014 years old, for I joined the hunt when I was fourteen. How much do you know of the hunters? For it seems that you have a really basic information of the hunters. I can fill that information up. I may have to fill the praetors on information of the hunters as well." When Adelaide had started down to camp Jupiter that Emily had followed her. Emily was sure that as they walked that Adelaide would asked her a couple more questions of the hunters, if not now than later.

[Adelaide Eliza Clark]

"Actually, I am 1,014 years old, for I joined the hunt when I was fourteen. How much do you know of the hunters? For it seems that you have a really basic information of the hunters. I can fill that information up. I may have to fill the praetors on information of the hunters as well."

Adelaide regained her composure and began walking towards the Praetor's building. The romans who passed gave them questioning looks and she wasn't surprised. To anyone else it looked like she was walking a young child through the camp, granted one who looked like she could handle her own if need be necessary, but a child nonetheless. They couldn't see that she was walking with someone who was over 1,000 years old. Most of the Romans had no idea about the Hunters. She herself was given just a basic rundown of what they were. She supposed that the Praetors really hadn't expected them to show up. 

" They did inform us of your existence of course. We were told the main features of your position and what you all accomplished. They had mentioned the eternal youth, I just never expected to actually hear it from a hunter." 

She didn't know what to say really. How do you relate to someone who had seen so much of the world? Someone who saw time pass and empires expand? She knew her mother would have loved to talk to Emily. Her mother loved old movies and history, she instilled that love in Addi. Her mother would have given anything to talk to someone and hear first hand about so many events and pasts. She looked over at Emily.

" Are there more of you coming? Should we be expecting more hunters?" 

[Emily Beatrice Blackthrone]

Emily had to admit that it was slightly amusing to see Adelaide's reaction to of how old Emily was, Emily had seen and done a lot. There were times of when Emily forgets of how shock one can be when they learn of her age, not many people expect to live a thousand years, much less a demigod. As Emily followed her that Emily had notice the looks they were getting from the demigods , the looks on their faces were questioning. Sure most demigods that were brought here looked older than about ten or eleven of which Emily looked like, though Emily had stopped aging at fourteen. At fourteen she looked much younger than what she was even after four years of being in her legion, honestly Emily believes that it was a natural thing for her to be smaller and look younger than what she was even before being a hunter.  Than Adelaide had told her that she was informed of the hunter's existence and the main features of a hunter and what a hunter could do. That they even brought he immortality but, but Adelaide just never expected to hear it from a hunter.

"Well, depending on what they know of the hunters, I have to fill them up while I am here." Emily was sure that there were a million things running though Adelaide's head right now, more so with the fact with the information that Emily had just giving her of how old Emily was. Emily had saw a thousand years to by and there were only a few, outside of the gods, that one could talk about whether it was someone who loved or someone who had been there.  Than Adelaide had looked at Emily again and ask more of them coming  and ask if they should be expecting the other hunters to arrive. "No, it's just me. At the moment they are at a camp site, I had ordered them to remain there till they hear from me." Emily had paused for a moment before she went on. "I am the Lieutenant of Diana and Diana went on a mission by herself before she had went, she had told me to come here, like I said. The lieutenant of Diana is the ambassador of Diana when she enters Camp Jupiter." Just as Emily said that that Adelaide had entered praetor's building.