He seemed so tense and awkward, like he was afraid of saying the wrong things. And try she might, but she just couldn't figure out why. "You can finally relax, you know? And thanks for the compliment, but Athena's a little out there. You were stressed out, so I brought you to the best place in the world."
Astoria stared up into the huge expanse of blue. She'd grown up in the city, and stars had never been a sight. But camp had them, if you wanted to see them. Sure, sometimes it hurt, the way the gods treated them. But the benefits seemed pretty good, too.
Here she was, the most private place in the world, with a younger boy she'd met just minutes prior. It didn't matter that he would never find it- only a child of Demeter could. She smiled, then turned to the son of Ares. "So pray tell, who is David? I've done my secret, now it's your turn."