" Thats true you'll also have your step-mother " Phil said pouring some alcohol on a cotton swab. " your going to feel a little sting " he said as he dabbed it lightly against the cut. " you may feel like Aphrodite has given you nothing, you may feel like she has never cared or been there for you"  He tossed the cotton ball into the trash. " But she brought you into the world, she kept you in it and she has given you many Brothers and sisters" Phil smiled faintly at her as he bandaged her wound. " take it from someone who's been in your shoes, Metaphorically speaking of course."<br/><br/>He stopped " oh right I turn twenty in march so this will be my ninth year here, I only leave camps to go on group quests" he looked down at her hand " you might not even have a scar "