Early or Late?

Xanthe fiddled with her bow. She was laying on the ground and was simply looking at the sky. Zeus must be in a good mood today. She took a deep breath in and let it out. She was relaxed and at peace. It wasn't something hard to achieve with her being her.

Xanthe then heard footsteps. She stayed still until they got slightly closer she then got up quickly and gusted what wind she could control and the direction she heard them coming from. It simply made the person stumble back. She looked at the person. It was a girl, and she had her sword out.

"Oh are you here for border patrol? Sorry bout that. Y'know, gotta watch out for those crazy styles! I'm Xanthe, daughter of Polyphorion. And you?" She said, lowering her now. She gave a lazy smirk at the girl. "Hey, you're the newbie. Your in the Hermes cabin aren't ya."

Xanthe nodded at the girls comment. She had been confused about it for a minute due to the fact of being told that she was simply on border patrol. She simply shrugged. She didn't mind training someone. Xanthe decided to take a look at the girl. Not like that, the girl was like 12 or something, but just to get in what she was dealing with.

The girl was around her height. She had gray eyes and blond hair. Usually that's a sign for a daughter of Athena seeing how most of the kids in the cabin have similar features. Xanthe squinted her eyes for a second and then nodded.

"Alright newbie, I'll train you. But you'll need to answer some preguntas. That means questions." She said. She always liked putting Spanish in her sentences, made her feel at home. "Okay niño, mom or dad as a godly parent? Oh and can I like, have your name. Oh and any experience with a weapon?" Xanthe listed off the ones that should be quickies.

Xanthe nodded. Karliah was not a common name what so ever. She has never met someone with the name. She listened as the girl explained how she has practiced fencing. That's a pretty great skill to have actually. When she first got here, she had no clue how to use a weapon. And it was hard enough to ask since she mostly spoke Spanish. She shook her head.

"Alright niño, that's pretty impressive. I am more skilled with my bow, but I am pretty much equally skilled with my sword. You'll want to stick with that weapon. I guess I'll show you the ropes to custodiando la frontera. Or, guarding the border." Xanthe finished. She made her bow go back into its ring form. She then pulled her tervis out and turned it into her sword.

She swung it between her fingers a few times before simply holding it in place at her side. She looked around and then at the border. She stuck her hand with the sword through it. She pointed to it with the other hand.

"See this? Only demigods are allowed in here. After the whole nymph and satyr thing gets solved, they'll be allowed as well. No monster can get in here unless someone lets them in. Our job is to patrol the whole border and make sure there isn't anything near the camp" Xanthe explained, bringing her hand back in.

Xanthe hesitated before she decided to speak. "Well... Kind of. We also fend off monsters. But if there is a turned demigod, we do need to protect the camp. I've lost a few friends to Charlie. He's the guy behind this whole thing. He's a son of Dionysus. He's much older though. And after a few campers went on a quest, they found where he's keeping the demigods that turned." She finished. She looked at the border.

Oh how she wished that everything could go back to normal. But knowing the life of a demigod, it wouldn't anytime soon. She looked back at the new girl. The kid just got here and there was already a war in the near future. Xanthe shook her head. She set herself at ease with a simple thought change.

"Okay, if you have any more questions about the whole Charlie thing, you can ask after we finish... ah mierda... oh! Border patrol." She had to think of it for a second before the thought came to her.

"Well yeah, I guess. Border patrol is usually pretty boring. Well unless there happens to be a monster or something. Then it gets interesante. But since its your first time, I'm hoping we won't run into any of 'em." Xanthe said. She leaned over and picked up her satchel.

Making sure everything was in there, she dragged her finger along the center of her sword. Having it back into its tervis form, she put it in her bag. Now she got her bow ready. She attached her quiver to her side before looking at Karliah.

"Whenever you're ready we can start our rounds. I can answer a few questions if you want." Xanthe said. She stood there, zoning out for a second or two before realizing they needed to get moving.

Xanthe furrowed her eyebrows. She was sure she mentioned it earlier. She shook her head. She probably didn't. She forgets things like that, even when she was in school. She decided to tell her it as they walked. She adjusted her grip on her bow.

"My name is Xanthe. Its pronounced Zhan-they. Well I bet you figured that out when I said it, but whatever. I'm from a small city in Spain and I have been at camp for 5 years. My mother is Pthinoporon, goddess of autumn." She listed off what she found important. It was an extended answer, but she loved telling things about herself. "You know niño, I am still shocked that my mother is a goddess. Like beat that Charo Severino!"

Xanthe laughed at her own statement. She always remembered her old slight tormentor saying things about how she was obviously created by the gods. Oh if only the girl was a clear sighted mortal. Xanthe let her laughter die down. "So what's your story niño?" She asked, as they continued checking around the border.