[There's a short pause because yeah, this made things awkward din't it? He's staring at the ceiling even if she's sort of turned to face him. It's hard to stop himself from making a face because yeah, what's with all the kids? Annabeth could run circles around her captors and probably kill everybody who stood in her way, but it didn't make it less worrisome.]
His hostage is his wife. The thing about this is that a lot of us have hostages we'd kill for. Dunno about Katniss, but I know this isn't the first time Annie's been taken away from Finnick. This is where we have to be careful. We're either going to have to cover our tracks, or fight our competition.
[Thanks for asking an incredibly complicated question, Thalia. His eyes widen a bit and he holds his breath as he debates how to respond.]
…no. Up until real recently I was inside Camp most of the time. [Should he bother telling her he tried to kill Percy?] This is gonna be new for both of us. But I can tell you something. Murders will only be murders with intent behind it. No half-assing. We have to stick around and make sure to get the job done, not just leave them and hope for the best.
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His hostage is his wife. The thing about this is that a lot of us have hostages we'd kill for. Dunno about Katniss, but I know this isn't the first time Annie's been taken away from Finnick. This is where we have to be careful. We're either going to have to cover our tracks, or fight our competition.
[Thanks for asking an incredibly complicated question, Thalia. His eyes widen a bit and he holds his breath as he debates how to respond.]
…no. Up until real recently I was inside Camp most of the time. [Should he bother telling her he tried to kill Percy?] This is gonna be new for both of us. But I can tell you something. Murders will only be murders with intent behind it. No half-assing. We have to stick around and make sure to get the job done, not just leave them and hope for the best.