Lore

The group goes deeper into the park, staying on alert for attack. They find Miles at the center of a rising pond, and Lore spots Artemis at the far side of the water, an arrow knocked to shoot Miles. Van runs toward him “as Artemis let her arrow fly” (303).

Castor lets out a blast of power, disintegrating the arrow. Artemis disappears, and Castor and Athena give chase. Van takes Miles to safety, and Lore runs through the park, navigating only by Artemis and Athena’s shouted argument. Athena tries to reason with her sister, but Artemis is beyond logic. She believes there is no way out of the hunt but to “kill the hunters and false gods for what they have done to us” (305).

Lore finally finds the gods. Athena continues to reason with Artemis, and a group of hunting dogs attacks Lore. She manages to hold them off but can’t join the fight between the gods and watches Artemis fight Castor. Castor dangles at the edge of a waterfall. Artemis dances around him, avoiding her own traps and natural obstacles while she tries to send him tumbling. She missteps, loses her balance, and falls to the rocks below.