Percy

                                    

                                          
"Come on, I'm getting you out of here," Keefe said, gesturing towards the open door.
                          
"They're going to know you rescued us," Linh  said. "They'll punish you. And how do I know I can trust you?" The question brought back more sadness in Keefe's eyes.
                          
"You need to trust me. I know what I did was kinda reckless. I know I probably hurt my friends, especially Sophie. And I'm sorry. But if my mom keeps you here, then she might kill you. I know I've been trying to make the Neverseen better and sabotage their plans, but it's not working. And my mom... Well, I think she's past the point of no return now." Keefe ran a hand through his disheveled hair while Linh nodded.
                          
"I'm sorry, Keefe," she said. And she looked like she meant it, so Percy wondered what had happened to Keefe.
                          
"His mom?" Percy asked. "Wait--I don't get this. Is he a spy?"
                          
Linh turned towards Percy. "Well... Basically, yes. A while ago, the Neverseen were punishing and almost killed Lady Gisela since she let one of the Neverseen be captured by the Black Swan-"
                          
"Your mom's Lady Gisela!" Percy interrupted. "Are you sure we can trust him?!" he asked, turning to Linh. Keefe looked at his shoes. Linh elbowed Percy. 
                          
"Don't bring it up too much, it's sort of a sore subject for Keefe." Linh whispered to Percy.
                          
"Sorry. But wait, if Lady Gisela was tortured by the Neverseen, why is she working with them now?"
                          
"I've been wondering about that too. You never told me that she was back with the Neverseen. I thought she was still prisoner until we saw her at the bridge," Linh said.
                          
"It... It was all just a hoax," Keefe stammered. "They just pretended that she was being tortured in order to get me to join them. They thought that after being there for a while, I wouldn't care that they tricked me. They made me their Lodestar Initiative, like Sophie was the Black Swan's Project Moonlark. I was supposed to help them a lot. I think a lot of the times they might have figured out I sabotaged their projects, but they didn't hurt me because I was their secret weapon." Linh stared at him, her mouth hanging open.
                          
"You mean, the Neverseen made you like Sophie." Linh said. Keefe nodded gravely.
                          
Percy didn't really understand it what they were saying yet, but he decided to wait to ask more. It seemed like a big deal to Linh and Keefe. For a moment, they all stood silently, until Keefe blurted out, "We should go. Brant might be back soon and we might not be able to escape then."
                          
Percy searched around for signs of water. He still couldn't detect that much, but he'd have to make do. He started to summon the water towards him. "Let's do this."