<div align="center"><em>Clint gets a friend...</em></div><hr/><br/>The Myrmekes screeched and howled, even though the lacked the body parts to make such noise, as they sank back into the ground. A few of their dead bodies remained on the surface, spurting something green and bubbling. When ever the stuff touched a leaf or a plant, the greener shriveled up and decayed. A moment later the bodies melted away and the ground was left with the puddles of green, blood acid.<br/><br/>There was a burst of Greek fire from one of the Myrmekes' dirt mounds and a large mastiff dog bound out of it. The dog was pitch black in color with glowing red eyes. It was nearly the size of a full grown bear. It appeared to have a collar made of human finger bones with a small dog tag and a note attached to it.<br/><br/>The beast growled at Rosetta, but bound up to Clint and rolled over on it's stomach for him. The note was addressed to Clint. The paper looked almost like stretched, human skin and the writing was blood red.<br/><br/><em>Son,<br/><br/>Thank you for the Myrmekes. They will make good guards in the Field of Punishments. Always nice to have something new to put in there. I take it your trip back to camp was successful. You wouldn't happen to know where that red skull went, would you?<br/><br/>Anyways, this is Mrs. O'Leary, she's a Hellhound. She's been begging for a vacation for centuries. I figured the centaur wouldn't mind you having a pet for the summer. She'll only obey you and your sister.<br/><br/>-Dad</em><br/><br/>The dog roll back over and started lapping up the puddles of green acid. It bubbled and hissed, but didn't appear to hurt her.