Percy jumped off the barge before it was even done settling, enhancing his body to cross the artificial canal in a single leap.
For an impatient second he soared, clear white waters beneath him to the white walls of the canal. Thalos was beside him not long after he landed.
"That's a bit dramatic, no?" George said from the barge. "Get in quick, there are only so many Viscount children."
"Wait, Percy!" Flynn shouted behind him.
But there was no time. He jumped from the walls and onto the street in front of the high stone building. Immediately, he and Thalos were snaking through the crowd at the front of the temple.
Someone cursed when they bumped into him, another person tried grabbing him only to be pulled off their feet by a surprising amount of strength.
They were all waiting here, trying to find space in the halls to watch the ceremony. Some of their children would go up there, albeit they weren't as likely to have an affinity as a noble.
