[It’s faint, but Sasuke’s face is sympathetic for a moment or two even if Percy misses it. Disappeared. Someone else had talked about those who come and go.

RIP that Nico never explicitly said “Percy Jackson” when talking about Percy, or Sasuke would make the connection.]

I am. [He doesn’t sound bothered by this, but maybe it’s how he usually sounds about everything.] Some say they arrived alone, some say they arrived with others. Some have others come later.

If it isn’t a dimensional anomaly, if it’s the village... then perhaps there is a reason behind the choosing. Try not to be too concerned with how we got here. It happened.

Let’s focus on how to get back.