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Chapter 9 - Chapter 9 They can try.

The Poseidon cabin is a long, low building with windows facing the ocean. The cabin is made from rough sea stone, pieces of coral and seashell embedded into the outside walls, and a trident with a big bronze number 3 over the door.

"I see." Jakob said and they moved on.

"Next, we have Demeter's cabin." Annabeth said, pointing to the cabin that s covered in flowers and tomato plants grow on the walls and doorway. Wildflowers and roses grow on the porch. It has a real grass roof. The cabin is colored a light shade of brown.

"Not bad." Jakob complimented. "Freyr might like her."

"The Vanir God?" Annabeth asked.

"Aye, Freyr's venerated for good harvest and peace." Mimir explained.

"Next, we have... Ares' cabin." Annabeth said with a sigh as she gestured to a cabin that is badly painted red and has a large boar's head over the door with barbed wire on the roof. There have been mentions of the cabin being lined with land mines. Rock music is constantly blaring from it.

"Ares... the God of War." Jakob said as he stared at the cabin.

Mimir chuckled. "Oh, I bet Týr and him wouldn't get along well if they met."

"How so?" Annabeth asked as they moved on

"Týr is the God of War in the Norse pantheon, but one who fights for peace. He has a reputation for being heroic and lawful, using his knowledge and power to stop wars, rather than start them." Mimir said with a tone of awe and respect. "Everyone really oved him, well almost everyone."

"Let me guess, Odin?" Annabeth asked.

"Aye. And it's tragic because Týr is Odin's son." Mimir sighed.

"So... he's your uncle." Annabeth said, looking at Jakob who just nodded in response.

The next cabin they spotted is a gray building with plain white curtains and a design of an owl over the door.

"That's Athena's Cabin. where I stay." Annabeth said, hands on her hips and chest puffed with pride.

"Keep control of your pride." Jakob warned, causing Annabeth to look at him with a confused frown. "Hubris can be a deadly enemy, especially when used against you."

The next cabin was made of solid gold and made to glow during the daytime - it's hard to tell if the gold is reflecting light or generating it.

"That's Apollo's cabin." Annabeth said, pointing at it. Then she pointed at the next cabin that is all-silver building with silver curtains, similar to the outfit of the Hunters. It is decorated with paintings and carvings of wild animals, but mostly the stag. "And that is Artemis' cabin, Apollo's sister."

"I know who they are." Jakob said, resisting the urge to roll his eyes.

They moved on to the next cabin, which looks like a small factory, with brick walls and smokestacks like the forges and lots of gears around the entrance.

"That's the Hephaestus cabin." Annabeth said.

Jakob nodded and turned to look at the next one, only to blink several times. "Okay... what in the Nine Realms is that kind of cabin?" He asked, pointing to the wooden cabin with a painted blue roof, pillars, checkerboard deck with steps and gray walls. It also has a pink door and potted carnations by the window. It also smells heavily of designer perfume.

"Ah, that... is the Aphrodite's cabin." Annabeth said with a snort of amusement at Jakob's reaction. "A word of advice; avoid them as best as you can while you're here. the daughters of Aphrodite have a habit of playing and manipulating the hearts of boys, especially one named Drew, and they may end up doing the same to you."

"They can try." Jakob said with a small scoff.

"Moving on..." Annabeth gestured to the next cabin which has peeling brown paint and a caduceus over the door. It is probably in such bad shape because it was so over-populated. "That's the Hermes cabin, where you'll be staying despite knowing your heritage but we don't exactly have a cabin for Thor."

"If I have to, I'll build myself a cabin." Jakob said, eyeing the Hermes cabin with a look as he saw it didn't look quite good. "Is there a reason for it's current state?"

"It's quite... overpopulated." Annabeth said with a wince, knowing there was tons of unclaimed demigods in the Hermes cabin.

"Let me guess, most of the kids there are unclaimed by the Olympians because they forgot or don't care." Jakob said with a roll of his eyes. "I bet some are the kids of minor gods, but it's not like they have cabins of their own."

"Well... yeah, you'd be right." Annabeth said as she rubbed her arm. "Some of the kids in there have been for years and never been claimed."

"Only because their parent wants them to do something worthy enough to get their attention." Jakob scoffed. "Do any of the Olympians claim their kids upon entering camp?"

"Apollo, Demeter, Hermes, Aphrodite and Athena." Annabeth listed off, then gestured to the next cabin which has its roof and walls lined with grapevines. "And finally, we have the Dionysus cabin."

"And finally, we have the Dionysus cabin." Annabeth said, pointing to the cabin that has its roof and walls lined with grapevines.

"But with no Hades or Hestia cabin." Jakob said with a frown. That was twelve cabins they just looked at, one for each of the Olympians and there was none for Hades or Hestia, not even honorary ones since they were the eldest son and daughter of Kronos and Rhea?

"Well... Hades isn't exactly welcome on Olympus, and Hestia... most tend to forget her." Annabeth said with sadness that Hestia was just forgotten like that.

Jakob frowned before he looked to the fire pit in the centre of the field. What had caught his eye in the first place was the girl, about nine years old, tending the flames, poking the coals with a stick.

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