Riley watched the exchange between Zach and the children of Hades. He could only sigh to himself and retreat back into the crowd. The runner was about to return with ambrosia, but was stopped by Riley beforehand “Doesn’t look like they need it, buddy. Thanks for the assist though” He patted the guy on the helmet and walked on. We would have just drunk the stuff to save the wasted trip, but it wouldn’t do him any good to do so while there was nothing wrong with him, and besides…ambrosia didn’t cure a tortured spirit<br/><br/>At the pavilion, Riley watched as the other campers stuffed their faces. He went in to grab a plate before he went to the fire. He stared at the plate, full of food, and dumped it all into the fire while his eyes closed<em>I don’t know what to do, Mother. I just…I just need a little help</em>he thought before moving on. He would forego dinner if he thought that was a good enough offering for the advice he sought, but maybe he needed a goat instead…he scoffed at the idea. He’d be better off sacrificing a bucket of KFC.<br/><br/>He put the plate away, and was about to wander out when he saw a girl tripped along the aisle. He immediately walked over, but the girl had already got up and rushed out. He could hear snickers and pretend crying at the Ares table. He looked over at the group for a cool moment. At first the jokers were taken aback, but realizing they had a whole posse around them, quickly issued a challenge. Riley was a lot of things, but not stupid. He’d pick the time and the place if he had to. On his terms. With an agitated flick of his tongue against his cheek, he walked by the group to try and follow the girl.<br/><br/>After a walk into the woods, Riley managed to pick up a quick bout of sniffling, as someone tried to hide the fact that they were crying. He moved surprisingly quiet through the woods to get to her, and didn’t know if she would notice him or not. He was about to reveal himself when Phil had already asked if the girl was okay. He smiled and leaned against a tree, watching them get up to go back to the cabins. The fact of the matter was she was alright now. He could live with that. He decided to stick around a bit and listen to the animals in the forest. A sad little smile played across his face as he heard an owl.<br/>