...the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh...

[fingersofleaf]

Percy has gone out ostensibly to pick squashes, but after a few moments of kneeling in the soft earth he slips his hands together and folds them, closes his eyes, and starts praying. His red ruffly hair is all mixed up and falling over his eyes a bit, and his leg is so stiff and painful it's beyond all saying, and like Jacob after his fight with

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[dragon_dealer]

She woke up without him, and that's not unusual. But she sensed it was different. She got up, wrapped herself in a blanket, and came out. She knew he'd be out.

[fingersofleaf]

He's still in the garden, eyes closed.

[dragon_dealer]

She watches him for a moment, blanket wrapped around her like a cape.

[fingersofleaf]

After a little moment he reaches for a handful of earth, and draws a cross on his forehead with it, and then kisses his fingers.