Percy When I saw them crowding on the training field, I had a bad feeling. Usually, there would be movement or something, but there was none. It looked like they were watching something... or rather someone. But maybe it was a show fight, for educational purposes or something, right? That sounds like a completely reasonable explanation for why they all stood crowded and it is not a mess that I will have to clean up. It is a possible outcome, right? But somehow, all my instincts told me that it was not that. And the feeling that Madeline was going to be in the middle of it was also strong. As I walked closer, they started moving out of my way and then I saw what I was expecting. Madeline was standing in the middle of the crowd with a metal bat that had a few indentations, meaning s

