[ Apollo doesn't know Annabeth well, and she's harder to read than Clarisse. Athena has always been something of an enigma, always playing her cards close to her chest, approaching every family interaction with strategy in mind. What must it have been like for Annabeth to grow up with her for a mother, even a distant one?
Apollo can think of a thousand reasons why Annabeth feels the way she does, and he doesn't even know about the Mark of Athena. Even now, he doesn't know what was driving Annabeth to seek out the Athena Parthenos in the first place.
But the gods have failed their children in so many other ways, and to Annabeth, it had all culminated in being trapped in Tartarus. Of course her opinion of his kind was abysmal. What had he ever done for her? ]
Okay.
You're always welcome to reach out. I don't need offerings or prayer. You've already done more than enough for the gods for one lifetime, and then some.
[ He understands you don't need a parent, Annabeth. Maybe he can at least be an uncle. ]
contd private;
Apollo can think of a thousand reasons why Annabeth feels the way she does, and he doesn't even know about the Mark of Athena. Even now, he doesn't know what was driving Annabeth to seek out the Athena Parthenos in the first place.
But the gods have failed their children in so many other ways, and to Annabeth, it had all culminated in being trapped in Tartarus. Of course her opinion of his kind was abysmal. What had he ever done for her? ]
Okay.
You're always welcome to reach out. I don't need offerings or prayer. You've already done more than enough for the gods for one lifetime, and then some.
[ He understands you don't need a parent, Annabeth. Maybe he can at least be an uncle. ]