A First Time For Everything (Damian )

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The 14 year old girl had left the Arena after a while. She had been really training most of the day and now it was evening. About most likely 4 in the afternoon. She was silent for a moment as she stood outside the arena for a moment. She had done been most places she can remember. She had been to the cabins, the arts and crafts, she went to the beach. She had though some places in camp she hadn't been to. She hasn't went to the woods that were infested with monster. She hadn't went to the stables.

Kiera had been to the infirmary . She could remember that clearly because of her scars. She had also been there once when she had first met Annabeth.She was quiet as she remembered that. She then sighed.She could remembered going to the arts and crafts building where she found out she had a twin brother she never knew about. She then remembered going to the forges where she met Danielle. She could remember going to the beach where she met Percy and Mairin and learned how to swim.She smiled at that thought. She remembered meeting a lot of people.

Kiera walked to the stables quietlt after a long moment and went to the Pegasus quietly. She smiled a little bit. Though the Pegasus back away from her and she sighed quietly but still tried to get close to the Pegasus in front of her. She had no luck. She then stopped hearing someone come in.

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Damian had spent most of his day alternating between activities he helped oversee, which was mainly archery and pegasus riding, and catching up with people he hasn't seen for months. Both were quite significant to maintaining a firm grasp on current events at camp that he couldn't follow 100% when he was on the other side of the country with a busy schedule on hand, relying on James to provide all the relevant information through Iris messages he could only receive at home in agreed upon times. It would after all be pretty hard to predict what his crew, fellow cast members, mortal friends, or tutors see if a misty holographic wall appeared smack-dab in front of him during his usual daily routines.

What he enjoyed most was getting to indulge his lack of pegasus in-flight archery again. While he could still keep on top of horseback archery in L.A., pegasi were a little scarce in supply back home. Only downside was, when teaching the newer kids the ropes of pegasus archery he spent most of the time making sure most of them wouldn't fall to their death trying to fly a horse and simultaneously fire a bow. Damian couldn't honestly remember ever being as bad at it as the more recent campers that weren't children of Apollo, but he had to stay encouraging and positive despite his urge to pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration. A positive, friendly instructor always attracted more flies that could prove useful down the line. Plus, it was good PR.

This of course meant he headed straight for the stables when his daily rounds were done to practice some horseback archery without holding back for anyone. He paused when he found a solitary girl inside after opening the door, glancing from her to the horse. There was really only one type of campers he saw the pegasi step back and forth around so nervously, trying to get away for dear life - those related to death. He didn't hesitate in taking the opportunity; Damian moved forward with casual grace common with the children of the love goddess, stepping between her and the horse. "Easy there, Missy. She's a friend." He soothed, putting a bit of charmspeak in his words to calm the mare down as he carefully stroked her forehead. Last thing he needed was for the pegasus to freak out and trample them both. Looking back at the girl, Dam offered her a small friendly smile. "Sorry about that. They only get nervous when they smell death. Are you by any chance a child of Hades, Pluto, Thanatos, or Mors?"

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MADE BY VEL OF GS AND ADOXOGRAPHY 2.0

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Kiera had blinked watching at he came past her to the horse in front of her that seemed to be. Very nervous. She watched quiet stepping back she didn't exactly know why the horse was nervous so she just watched as he calmed the horse. The minute the horse calmed down after he spoke she blinked thinking for a moment but was snapped from her thoughts. She heard him say they get nervous when they smell death so she blinked quietly. She had no idea"oh..ok I really didn't know that.....and....um my godly parent is Hades " She said looking to him. She then was a bit curious how did you calm that pegasus?"she asked."who's your godly parent?"she asked curious on how. He even calmed the pegasus.

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It took a few more whispered words to calm the pegasus down before he moved away, motioning for the girl to follow. For now not agitating any flying horses further seemed to be the wisest course of action. He knew the creatures didn't even like Nico di Angelo, and Nico was friends with their 'boss'. Her confirmation that she was indeed a daughter of Hades meant new girl probably didn't stand a chance at befriending them any time soon. Unfortunately, pegasi could be extremely stubborn about that. Death got their gigantic, rude no. But the new information also brought recognition to his eyes, making him remember a bit of an update one of his siblings gave him on arrival. Damian discreetly sized his new acquaintance up again out of the corner of his eye, stopping by the stable entrance to give them some room to talk, figuring she had to be the unfortunate monster attack victim who spent her first month in the infirmary. Either that, or Hades was very busy in catching up to his brothers with the number of kids.

"Oh. I'm surprised nobody warned you. Didn't they assign you a counselor, or at least another camper to give you a course on demigod 101? Knowing what to avoid is pretty important around here. For example, Athena's children have the famous animosity with spiders. It can get pretty bad." He questioned, not even slightly changing his approach now that he knew her divine parentage. If anything, remaining friendly would be a perk down the line. Damian privately studied her, wondering if the quietness was an effect of the winged horse, overwhelming onslaught of this new godly reality, or whether she was just a naturally reserved person. If he didn't want to give her any reason to bolt like a rabbit he had to figure that out sooner rather than later.


Her question wasn't unforeseen, though he didn't act like it was a big deal, modestly waving it off. "I'm a child of Aphrodite. Most of us are great with pegasi. And I've been coming here since I was nearly eleven. I know all of them pretty well." He nodded to the box stall currently housing the mare they left behind. "That was Missy, our resident queen of the show offs. You should see her during pegasus flying lessons. Always has to be the best. Which then of course prompts the stallions to be competitive because they don't want to be embarrassed." Fondly shaking his head he retained the smile, purposefully avoiding asking any further intrusive questions to put her more at ease. "I'm Damian by the way. What's your name?"

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Keira was quiet for a long moment as she watched him quietly. She was quiet as she heard him say that he was surprised no one warned her. The fourteen year old daughter of Hades was quiet a moment long before she said"no....I wasn't assigned a counselor ....I don't think at the time it was important seeing as I had arrived and was in the infirmity for a whole month..."She said. She blinked her dark obsidian eyes yeah I'm sure it can get pretty bad " she said. She listened as he spoke again before she said" oh..... I really didn't know that....and I'm Kiera by the way she said cracking a small smile.