The light reappears, and I look back down at my arm where Rose grabbed it. I knew almost nothing about her, but I could tell that woman holding her was her worst fear. My arm's its normal tan, but with red-white streaks across it from her finger marks. Some random guy starts talking to the blonde girl, whose name I think is Annabeth, pointing at me and gesturing wildly. She just nods, and turns to me and kneels. I take a step back, realizing I was too absorbed in my arm and shock to notice they were all kneeling.
The sudden light that had revealed Rose's captor was still lingering. I looked...
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