Percy's point of view

I found it kind of surprising when an entire week passed without me seeing any sign of Lycaon and his wolves. I thought that he would probably still be looking for me since he had seemed like he was rather determined to get me to follow him. Ever since Hestia visited me I have been helping demigods get to the camps and killing any monsters I encountered.

I had considered contacting my dad, but I was still afraid of what he would think of me. Would he still treat me the same way? Or would he be disgusted by what I had become? Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what to expect at this point, I still had a lot of questions without answers. For instance, I still didn't really have a definite reason for why Lycaon was so determined to have me in his pack, I also had no idea what my dad might think of me the next time we see each other.

On top of all that I honestly don't know if I would be able to get into camp if I wanted to go back. I don't want to go back there yet but I might eventually and I don't even know if I could still get in. Lycaon should know better than to think that he can make me turn against the gods, my fatal flaw is loyalty for Zeus's sake. Sure, dad might not be the best father on the planet but I still care about him and even though some of the other gods don't like me I'm not going to betray them to one of their enemies.

I was just minding my own business when I caught a whiff of several different scents and I wasn't quite sure what they all were. I smelled the scents of the forest along with many others some of which I couldn't place. I really didn't know what was going on but I just had a feeling that something bad might happen.

I decided to find out what was going on, I may not be the smartest guy on the planet but even I know that it's not the best idea to face whatever this is without some kind of plan. Due to that I decided to slowly approach the situation and try and figure out what was going on before I do anything.

I slowly moved forward and as I got closer to whatever was going on I was able to make out the smell of werewolves and I also heard the sound of bowstrings. After that I came up with a pretty good guess for what was going on. If my guess was right the hunters were facing Lycaon and his wolves. Considering that I have been trying to avoid both Lycaon and the hunters I was torn about what I should do.

I wanted to avoid them but I also didn't want to let anything happen to Thalia, she is my cousin and I didn't want her to get hurt or killed. I decided to get closer so I could see what was going on and then I would decide what to do. I looked between a couple of trees to assess the situation. Just like I'd thought I could see that the hunters were fighting a large group of werewolves which included Lycaon himself.

Considering that the hunters are good fighters and that Artemis was there with them I figured they would be able to handle it but just as I was about to leave I noticed that Thalia had run out of arrows and was attempting to fight the monsters with her hunting knives since they were the only other silver weapon she had, or at least I assumed that was why.

As I continued to watch the fight I slowly walked closer while trying to avoid being spotted by the werewolves or hunters, but then again if the werewolves were paying attention they could probably smell me. As I watched a second werewolf tried to attack Thalia from the side while she was distracted and the other hunters were occupied with the rest of the werewolves not to mention that Artemis was facing Lycaon himself.

Let's just say I didn't let the wolf hurt Thalia. In order to protect my cousin, I leaped out of my hiding spot in wolf form and knocked the other wolf away from Thalia. I had been slowly coming to accept what I had become but even still I think my wolf side kind of took over when I was protecting Thalia since I did something that I would never have even considered otherwise. Instead of turning to human and killing it with my sword I overpowered the wolf and bit down hard on its neck. I won't go into the details but let's just say that the result was a dead werewolf and me rather shocked at what I'd just done.

Thalia managed to kill the other wolf that she'd been fighting to begin with and I tried to go back to the trees to watch and see if the fight went in the hunters' favor. If it didn't I might have to help them again so it would. I would rather not have to since I'd planned on avoiding the hunters and Lycaon for a while longer but as usual my luck didn't hold.

Lycaon noticed me and attempted to get away from Artemins in order to come for me. not wanting to let him get away she followed him. Why I didn't run for it right then and there I don't even know. But when the two reached me I was stuck. If Artemis killed Lycaon first she would probably kill me afterward for not only being a werewolf but also a male. The only thing that might convince her to spare me would be if I revealed who I was since I knew that I had earned her respect for what I had done during the quest to rescue her.

I thought about running for it but something that I assumed was my loyalty made me want to continue helping the hunters. I told myself it was so I could make sure Thalia would be okay since she was still fighting along with the other hunters but I wasn't sure if that was it.

I hung back further away from the ongoing battle hoping Lycaon and his werewolves would admit defeat and run off with their tails between their legs. Unfortunately for me Lycaon seemed determined to capture me. several werewolves got past the hunters and started heading my way. The hunters seemed slightly confused by this at first but I guess they probably assumed they were trying to escape since some of the hunters turned and aimed their bows at them.

Some of them fired but others hesitated. I guess it was because I would have been in the crossfire and they must have realized that I hadn't done anything to harm them and I'd probably saved Thalia's Life earlier, or in the least prevented her from being turned. They were probably confused about why I had attacked and killed another werewolf when I was obviously one myself.

I knew that if I ran for it I would only have to keep avoiding Lycaon and his wolves since I doubted that the hunters would kill them all. The only way to get him to stop coming after me would be to kill him but although he's a monster he's also strong and knows more about being a werewolf than I do since he was the first one ever.

I was pretty sure that if I tried to fight him now I would probably lose. If I was going to kill him I would need more time before I try to do it. I would have to come to terms with what I now was and learn to take advantage of the new abilities I'd gained without becoming a monster like Lycaon.

I wasn't quite sure how I would manage that but I would have to try, I didn't want to keep running from him until he eventually got the better of me. As for the hunters, well I wasn't quite sure what to do about them. Sooner or later I would run into them again and I would probably have to reveal who I was. The Hunters seemed to be winning the battle so I felt it was safe for me to run for it. I guessed that as soon as they were able to retreat Lycaon and his wolves would come after me once again and sooner or later I would have to face him.

There was really no other way to stop him from coming after me other than surrendering to him and following him and I knew I would never willingly do that. I ran for it hoping I wouldn't encounter Lycaon and his wolves for a while since if I was going to accept what I had become and figure out my new abilities I would need as much time as possible.

The next time I stopped I knew I needed to eat, but instead of doing what I normally did I felt that since I needed to accept what I was anyway hunting would be a good place to start. I started to walk through the trees I noticed a couple rabbits but with how hungry I was at the moment they would barely be a snack. I guessed my appetite must have increased as well based on how much I'd been eating lately.

I eventually came across a decent sized deer, it seemed that at that point my new more animalistic instincts took over as I leaped at the animal and bit down hard on its neck. Not long after that I ate some of it and left the rest for later. After that I actually felt satisfied in more ways than one. When the thought of hunting had occurred to me I hadn't been sure if I'd actually be able to bring myself to do it.

While I wasn't really an animal lover that didn't mean that I could easily kill animals. Despite that I had done it, but along with the satisfaction came uncertainty. Was learning about my abilities and accepting what I was really a good idea? It seemed like the only option but I also didn't want to end up a monster like Lycaon.

Well technically I already was one but I didn't want to behave like one. And if I did accept what I had become what would all my friends and family think of me? I know it seemed like my mom and Paul had accepted me when I visited them but could that change if I let myself become more like Lycaon? I thought about contacting my dad if only to either eliminate or confirm my fears but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

It sounded ridiculous that I had been able to kill another werewolf and take down a good-sized buck but I couldn't bring myself to talk to my own father. Mind you he could blast me to bits if he decided he didn't want me around anymore, although I wasn't sure if he could do it through an Iris message I wasn't too keen on chancing it. I may not be perfectly happy with my situation but I would still like to stay alive. I knew I would have to talk to him sooner or later but I wasn't ready to do it yet.