<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a8/Avery1.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Avery (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207204.msg10203807#msg10203807)<br/><strong>Cabin:</strong>Unclaimed Resident of Hermes Cabin<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Pavilion, Hermes Table<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>September 21, 8 am-ish<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Evangeline Carmichael, Vera Maxwell<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>Camp Half-Blood Shirt with black jeans and boots<hr/><br/><br/>Evie seemed friendly enough and actually possessed some strength within her handshake rather than feel weak like a lamb destined to be slaughtered or forever protected by someone else's sword. Avery's pleasant demeanor remained intact, and the natural grey of her eyes shone with an inner light which could easily rival the sun.<br/><br/>"Don't be rude," Avery said to Henry and gently elbowed him in his arm when he made no response to their new table companion's greeting. It was not often the little lad kept his mouth shut since he had an opinion on nearly everything.<br/><br/>"Hey," Henry said quickly, lifting his eyes briefly, before turning his gaze back down to his plate and stuffing his mouth with food to further avoid speech.<br/><br/>Satisfied, Avery focused her attention purely on the female and listened carefully to her words even though she'd heard them plenty of times before from other demi-gods who crossed into the camp's protection. "I've heard from others that coming here can be a confusing process." Looking around at some of the other demo-gods, she abruptly pointed in the direction of a child of Apollo. "He arrived at camp about two years ago. Bloodied and barely able to defend himself. Now, he sits at his father's table and is one of our best archers." Avery turned her attention to another table then directed Evie's attention to one of Aphrodite's daughters. "She came about five years ago with similar circumstances. Now, she's deadly with a dagger and fights in such a way that could still be called beautiful if you're not on the receiving end of it. They were just as confused as you likely are right now. Take assurance in their smiles and happiness. The same knowledge of who and what your purpose is will dawn on your mind and this will feel like home. It will not happen within a day or even two. But the time will come."<br/><br/>Noticing Evie's attention flicker towards those burning tributes, Avery explained, "The gods enjoy the smell of burnt food. I can't explain their exact reasons why but that's the reason behind it. It is not required by any means. However, some would say it is better to be loved or ignored by the gods rather than hated."<br/><br/>It was then their table was joined by another girl with long brunette hair that almost appeared black within the flicker of shadows cast by the sunlight. Avery bristled slightly at her words about the unclaimed because it was, in fact, offensive. However, the temper which ruled her was harnessed before it could cause her to speak maliciously. The girl was obviously new to camp so she was not yet aware of which topics were never to be brought up for discussion. "Only those who sneak around at night suffer from that affliction. I'm Avery," she introduced herself with a nod of her head then remembered Evie's other question. "I've been here since before I can remember. A babe. The camp is all I know."<br/>