~Elena's POV~
Splash! I grabbed a fish from the water, grinning. "Look Chiron!" I exclaim with joy at my mentor. "I caught one with my bare hands!"
"Good job Elena! Not many heroes can do that," the centaur congratulates me and rubs his beard.
"When do you think I'll see my dad?" I've been working for earning my father's respect since I'm an orphan. My mother died from the plague when I was 8. I'm 14 now. I should be married by now, probably pregnant with some prince's son. Then Chiron found me wondering through the woods and trained me.
"That is not for me to say. The gods work in their own ways and are very busy. I'm sure he'll make a sign for you to know he's around."
"Perhaps. But I have not seen such a sign, Chiron."
"You don't always see signs but they're there. Maybe you hear them, or you simply don't notice them." We walk back to Pelion in a comfortable silence.

One morning Chiron asks me what I would like to learn that day. "Anything except war, please. There's no point in it. Why fight when there's peaceful ways to address different subjects?" I asked him.
"Some things just can not be addressed in a calm manner. Monsters from Tartarus are awaking more quickly than ever. They are ruthless and only want to kill demigods and gods. You must know how to defend yourself." He's never been that sad before, I can hear it in his voice.
"Yes, Chiron. Have you known any demigod killed by monsters?"
"Yes. Multiple. Some deaths can't be prevented though. They were on their own without my protection. I couldn't have helped. That is why I train you to fight, not for war, but for protection." He explains and I nod. From then on I trained in swords, bows and arrows, and spears.

I've just turned 16 today, that is a great deal for the men in my culture. That is when princes get a cape from their father. For me, it's just like any other day, at least that's how it started off. Chiron told me to run along and see what animals I can discover. By now I know every bird call, rodent squeak, and coyote howl on this mountain. I freeze when I hear this terrible screech and smell a horrible stench. I don't recognize the sound but I notice it's getting closer. I climb the nearest tree and draw my sword. Coming from the same direction of the sound, there is someone screaming. As they approach my line of site I recognize that it's a girl running away from a Yale. A Yale is pretty much a funny looking goat with cool horns, but is super territorial and endangered. I only know about them from Chiron, they're not supposed to be anywhere near here.

I start quickly making a trap for it but there's not enough time. I jump down on top of the Yale and pin it. "Hey it's ok. They're no longer trespassing on your land. You did a good job defending it. Now I would appriteate it if you went back to your land in peace once I release you, deal?" I ask the Yale and get no response besides a grunt. It ends up retreating the way it came, leaving the kid in the dust. I turn towards her a ask, "Hey, are you ok?"
"Yeah. That just was a little too scary for my liking. Thank you for saving me," she answers with a shy grateful smile.
"It was my pleasure. May I ask how you got that creature to chase you all the way here?"
"There were other monsters I was fighting on my way here and I must have crossed a line or something, because then that thing started chasing me for hours non-stop."
"I'm glad that you're alright now. That's what matters."
"I guess you have a point. This is unrelated but do you happen to know where Mount Pelion is?"
"What do you hope to accomplish there?"
"My mother said that I should train with Chiron on Pelion. She said that he'd know exactly how to make me the best farmer in Greece," the girl says which confuses me slightly since women in Greee don't get to be farmers, unless we're slaves. Why any mother want that for their child, I'll never understand.
"Ah yes, Ms. Arista welcome to Pelion." Chiron says which scares the frightened girl named Arista.
She stutters slightly then clears her throat. "Hello Master Chiron. It would be an honor to learn from you."
"Chiron is fine. Right this way to my cave where we can do proper introductions," he says so we follow him.

We sit in a relaxed triangle in his cozy rose quartz cave. "Elena would you like to introduce yourself?" Chiron asks me.
"Yes please! I'm Elena, I'm 16, and I've been staying with Chiron since I was 8 so he's been training me for 8 years," I explain to Arista.
"I thought most heroes leave after 1 or 2 years," she asks me and Chiron.
"They may. You can leave whenever, or stay as long as you'd like." Chiron explains. "Are ready to introduce yourself, daughter of Demeter?" Chiron asks her.
"I guess-" she starts but I rudely ask my boiling question.
"Wait you know your godly parent?"
"I've met her in dreams, but never in person. She's not picky with claiming her children," Arista answers.
"Well your name makes a lot more sense...