They didn't have anything like that at Camp Half-Blood. The Greeks just didn't have an army. They did however have Clarisse, daughter of Ares. That was kind of the same thing. The Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, definitely did. He knew about it first hand. They had almost gone to war. Again. But, after thousands of years of hatred, the two Camps had finally declared peace, and resolved their differences. Will almost couldn't believe it was a lot thanks to Hera. Juno. Whatever.
Will gave Cullen a smile, trying to explain. "We take training very seriously. Camp Half Blood is one of the only safe places for my kind. Outside of it, most don't reach their teens. Even with the Camp it's rare for a half-blood to make it to 20. We step out of it, and we're in danger of being hunted and killed by monsters while we're in school or getting groceries. The Camp is protected, so we train. The 3 legged death race where Paolo got a leg cut off? A little extreme. It was built by an 8 year old. And no one wanted to disappoint him, he'd just lost a brother."
And he took in Cullen's explanations about how they fought physical and magical enemies, and that was where he got confused. He knew they were from different worlds and all that, that much was obvious. They just didn't have anything like that where was from. So, he asked, "What's the difference? Also, I'd love to get better with a sword. As a son of Apollo it doesn't really come naturally." But he also knows there's a possibility a time will come when he cant rely on his lacking bow skills or Nico or his other campers. He needed to be ready when he finally...if he finally left Camp. That was where you found out if you were any good or not. In the regular world. As monster bait.
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Will gave Cullen a smile, trying to explain. "We take training very seriously. Camp Half Blood is one of the only safe places for my kind. Outside of it, most don't reach their teens. Even with the Camp it's rare for a half-blood to make it to 20. We step out of it, and we're in danger of being hunted and killed by monsters while we're in school or getting groceries. The Camp is protected, so we train. The 3 legged death race where Paolo got a leg cut off? A little extreme. It was built by an 8 year old. And no one wanted to disappoint him, he'd just lost a brother."
And he took in Cullen's explanations about how they fought physical and magical enemies, and that was where he got confused. He knew they were from different worlds and all that, that much was obvious. They just didn't have anything like that where was from. So, he asked, "What's the difference? Also, I'd love to get better with a sword. As a son of Apollo it doesn't really come naturally." But he also knows there's a possibility a time will come when he cant rely on his lacking bow skills or Nico or his other campers. He needed to be ready when he finally...if he finally left Camp. That was where you found out if you were any good or not. In the regular world. As monster bait.