Strengthened

[Cascade Avalon]

"I believe I know who my father is." Whispering in Julien's ear, she felt like she had made her first friend. "The reason I'm here...is probably because I'm a destructive... I don't know how to say this, but I think Hermes went and got me...because... well, I don't know. I'm just confused. Forgive me. What I'm trying to say, is that I think my father is Poseidon." She didn't feel like talking, for she wasn't the type to be talkative, but she did anyway. Cascade went into her past, digging deep, feeling like she'd pass out at any given moment. Resisting the urge to lose control and give into the blackness, she told him of the flood she caused, and the people she'd killed, wiping out her neighborhood. After finishing her tale, she felt quite relieved. "Honestly, you're the first person I've ever told stuff like that to." Looking down at her feet, she felt sorrow gnawing at her heart. Brushing away the feeling and looking at him with her icy glance, she whispered to him stories she'd heard from her mother. She told him about how her music helped her, and she even told him about the one time her music player and earphones transformed into swords. Her heart felt at ease, and suddenly, she'd realized what she'd done. Never had she rambled on about herself to someone. She'd possibly said more words to Julien than she had before she'd met him. Something about him made her feel at ease, capable of trusting him. A voice inside told her not to trust him, and that he was using some sort of spell on her, but she knew it wasn't true. Perhaps this was the start to her very first friendship.

[Carter Velius (Arcane)]

Julien held back a laugh for Cascade's sake when she said she thought her dad was Poseidon. He was about to say that Poseidon, Zeus and Hades had very few children. But, before he could, Cascade continued. She told him of a large wave and the flood and the earphone-swords. Julien was amazed, wishing he had powers half as powerful. Then, he realized not what Cascade was saying, but the fact she was saying things at all. "P-perhaps you should tell Chiron what you just said," Julien eventually said. "I mean, I'm not going to tell him - your secret is safe with me - but that sort of proves your a child of Poseidon. That, or another child of Poseidon had done that. Or your perhaps a child of Oceanus, the titan who rules the seas before Poseidon, but that's pretty impossible since he's been locked up for centuries."

Realizing he was ranting, Julien quickly stopped himself. Sighing, he said, "Look, I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I'm always here for advice. You can trust Chiron - he's been teaching demigods for millennia. He taught Hercules and Jason. Achilles, too, I think. But, I'm not going to force you to. It's just that... it's sorta a big thing to be a child of the Big Three - that's Zeus, Poseidon, or Hades, the leaders of the gods' revolt against the titans. I think it would be better for you but I also understand that you want that to be kept secret. You don't want to... you don't want to feel like you don't belong - trust me I know the feeling. But we won't think different of you. You had no control over what you were doing. Powers are generally triggered by anger or sorrow. I'm guessing you were feeling both. Whatever your decision, I'll back you and will always be here if you need anything else."

Smiling, his brown eyes warm and sad, somehow, at the same time, he turned and began to walk, again. "C'mon, we've got quite a bit of the tour, left."

(We could leave things off, here, since the rest of the tour would pretty much be just that - a tour. Boring. So, this sounds like a good endpoint. Your decision!)

[Cascade Avalon]

(Okay then!~So I'll just... um. Do nothing? xD)

Cascade wasn't sure if she could trust this Chiron character. It'd taken a lot just to trust Julien, and she didn't even know why she did. Perhaps it was best if Julien told Chiron, for she had a fear of meeting new people. However, Julien was honest and promised not to tell anyone her secret. She didn't exactly know what to do then, so she just followed Julien once more as he began to show her around.

(End. o.o)