Chapter 73: House Tantalus
Entering his room, Percy gobbled up his Honey Roll swiftly, before taking a quick shower. Only after he was done with today’s chores did he allow himself to sink into his bed, finally taking the letter out of its envelope.
‘Huh, talk about going all out.’ he chuckled.
The penmanship was immaculate, and the light indigo paper smelled of lavender. His cousin had clearly poured a lot of effort into this.
‘Dear Percy,
I hope this letter finds you well! No, really! You left without even saying goodbye and haven’t bothered writing in over two years! To the point we aren’t even sure you made it to the Guild safely! So, if you are reading this – thank Phoebe! – but also, please know you are a massive jerk…’
‘Ouch.’
Elaine’s scathing words stung, but Percy couldn’t exactly argue against them. At the very least, he should have let her and baldy know he was alright.
‘Well, it’s not like you wrote me either!’
Still, he decided to contact them more frequently from now on, before diving back to the letter.