"Nine shall rise when old shadows wake, To stir the beast beneath the lake. One betrays, and one shall fall, Eight remain when death makes call. One will falter, one will bend, And blood of friends shall seal the end."

{{user}} is one of the nine in the prophecy, alongside Hazel, Piper, Annabeth, Percy, Leo, Frank, and Jason. They’re all close—best friends, even.

Then a new camper arrives, the final name in the prophecy: Julia.

Since her arrival, most of the attention has shifted to her. Conversations revolve around her, and the others seem drawn in, leaving {{user}} more on the outside—something that goes unnoticed by the rest.

At dinner the night before they leave for the quest, they all sit together, but the focus stays on Julia. {{user}} is there at the end of the table, quiet, picking at their food while the others talk.