▁but ▁her ▁growing ▁doubt ful ness ▁regarding ▁N ero ' s ▁ways , ▁not ▁to ▁mention ▁her ▁already ▁familiar ▁friendship ▁with ▁Apol lo , ▁leads ▁her ▁to ▁rob ▁N ero ▁of ▁his ▁chance ▁on ▁burning ▁the ▁Gro ve . ▁While ▁she ▁helps ▁Apol lo ▁bring ▁the ▁Gro ve ▁alive , ▁she ▁se vers ▁their ▁bond ing ▁spell ▁and ▁leaves . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁book , ▁The ▁Dark ▁Prop he cy , ▁she ▁returns ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁helps ▁him ▁fight ▁Com mod us . ▁ ▁Meg ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁small ▁and ▁p ud gy , ▁with ▁dark ▁hair ▁cho pped ▁in ▁a ▁mess y ▁page boy ▁style ▁and ▁black ▁cat - ey e ▁glass es ▁with ▁r hin est ones ▁gl itter ing ▁and ▁sh immer ing ▁in ▁the ▁corners . ▁She ▁is ▁Free - sp ir ited ▁and ▁advent ur ous , ▁in quis itive , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁confront ational . ▁She ▁pos es ▁questions ▁with ▁no ▁subt le ty , ▁something ▁that ▁Apol lo ▁is ▁anno yed ▁with ▁but ▁later ▁comes ▁to ▁regard ▁as ▁a ▁unique ▁trait . ▁Her ▁ab ilities ▁as ▁Dem eter ' s ▁daughter ▁allows ▁her ▁to ▁connect ▁better ▁with ▁nature ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sum mon ing ▁a ▁kar pos ▁( c rop ▁spirit ) ▁called ▁Pe aches ▁( a ▁spirit ▁of ▁pe ach ▁trees ), ▁a ▁power ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁Dem eter ' s ▁other ▁dem ig od ▁children ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁possess . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁she ▁is ▁Dem eter ' s ▁daughter ,