[ she periodically picks up speed then slows down, if only to test the brakes and acceleration. she has a feeling she's gonna need it once they got on the more beaten track. she's never driven a car personally, and her most frequent automobile experiences are camp transport vans and paul's prius - a bike is far more familiar, even with the variety in style. ]
How'd they get them here then, if he's in the Free Cities?
[ as they cycle around the pond, annabeth takes in the sight of it all. it's pretty, but she can tell just from looking at it that it's simply designed to be that way. she can't blame the castle, and she's not surprised by it, but each plant and structure is placed particularly in such a perfect way she can't help but try to study it along the ride. she can multitask, she just may end up missing bits and pieces of what wilhelm says. ]
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How'd they get them here then, if he's in the Free Cities?
[ as they cycle around the pond, annabeth takes in the sight of it all. it's pretty, but she can tell just from looking at it that it's simply designed to be that way. she can't blame the castle, and she's not surprised by it, but each plant and structure is placed particularly in such a perfect way she can't help but try to study it along the ride. she can multitask, she just may end up missing bits and pieces of what wilhelm says. ]