Allain Syvestre had been at the campfire unnoticed by anyone for a long time, even before the campfire had begun, of course to say he was 'the first one there' would imply he'd actually gone there for the campfire, which would be a lie. Allain had gone there because no one else was there and sitting in the shadows he had curled up, his back against a tree his knees bent so he could place the magazine upon them. Like every other demigod he suffered from ADHD... So if he ever wanted to read the magazine he need absolute quiet to get into it. Of course he'd had to special order his so they always came late which was a sore point and caused him to whine incessantly to his father. He needed them written in Greek if he ever expected to be able to read them. Truth be told it was only two days after everyone else got theirs that he would receive him, but for Allain two days late was like an eternity. This particular magazine was<span style="font-style: italic">Male Fashions</span>one of his favorite topics. Some would think Allain gay from the way he obsessed over fashion and his appearance and loved romance to no end, but the truth was he was a son of Aphrodite. His personal preferences notwithstanding his natural inclination was to beauty and love.<br/><br/>Allain didn't notice when everyone else began arriving and frankly he would have missed the whole thing had it not been for the overly loud distracting noise and then sudden deathly silence replacing it. The noise was normal for a huge pile of kids gathered together. They'd seen an influx of campers over the years now that all demigods had to be claimed by their godly parent. It was the silence that truly captured his attention. He looked up towards where everyone was gathered his eyes growing wide as he heard the words spoken.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">A group of half-bloods will travel as one.<br/>For a higher task must be done.<br/>A child of love, thievery, war.<br/>Offspring of a king, his brothers, and one more;<br/>The child who speaks this will help lead the way.<br/>Follow my path to prevent dismay.<br/>The Athens of America is where you shall go.<br/>Seek a library, but be wary of a powerful foe.</span><br/><br/>Allain felt the blood drain from his face.<span style="color: #80BFFF"><span style="font-style: italic">Oh Gods please don't let this be the here and now,</span></span>he thought in silent prayer really dreading a quest. Allain had never been on a quest before and to be frank it terrified him. He liked his life simple and without any surprises, though he had way too many of those. He really didn't want this to be true. He closed his eyes for a moment and almost jumped straight out of his skin. He made a small unmanly squeak of fear, he was quite sure no one heard as the crack of a lightning bolt split the air and the blinding light shone through his closed eyelids.<br/><br/><span style="color: #80BFFF"><span style="font-style: italic">Oh no,</span></span>was his only thought as a sick feeling flew through him. He opened his eyes and sure enough there stood a child of Zeus which could only mean one thing. The prophecy was happening now.<span style="color: #80BFFF"><span style="font-style: italic">Maybe it won't be me, there are lots of other Children of Love here,</span></span>he could only hope as he numbly listened to Chiron speak. Rising slowly trembling only slightly when the Centaur was done speaking he fell into step with the others his magazine held tightly in his hand, the article almost forgotten.<br/><br/>He entered the Big House and looked around, a small smile tugging at his lips at the sight of the ping-pong table they all stood around. He barely heard Makednos's words, but he was aware of the sudden tension in the room. He ignored it frankly he was too nervous to care right now and he had better things on his mind anyone, like finding a way for his name not to be spoken as the one to go on this quest. He could feel himself trembling and held his hands tightly together to keep them from shaking, the magazine clutched between both. Nervously as he did his best to ignore everyone else around him. Not because he didn't want to be friendly, but because he was trying not to scream in fear... Prophecies he had come to learn were really bad things... and they never went according to plan.<br/><br/>When Chiron tossed the coins all Allain could think was<span style="color: #80BFFF"><span style="font-style: italic">please not me, please not me, please not...SHIT</span></span>he thought as he watched the coin land facing him, pointing right at him. There was no doubt about it. He gulped. He shook terribly now and stood there rooted to the spot in shock. He didn't notice the fight or everyone else leaving he was staring dull eyed at the coin as if it had somehow become responsible for sending him on this adventure he'd never wanted. His heart was pounding so hard and fast he wasn't sure how no one else heard it. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked over at the girl standing next to him. One of his half-sisters.<br/><br/>"Come on Lain, we've got to get to the cabins, we're the last ones here," she said in a whisper in his ear. He nodded and allowed her to pull him along down to the cabin. He changed and crawled into his bed so as not to talk to anyone, but sleep never came. His mind swam and spun with the reality of his situation. He was going on a quest and he was terrified.