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[Grover is seen walking through the woods, before stopping in front of a tree before a wood nymph breaks herself off the tree. The two walks towards each other before Grover and the wood nymph hold each other's hands. The wood nymph lets go of one of Grover's hand before reaching up and touching his small horns on his head.]

Wood nymph: You've been picking at them again.

Grover: [looking sad] Yeah.

Wood nymph: You're too hard on yourself, Grover. You always have been.

[Grover quickly looks over to the tree near them to the right before looking back at the wood nymph as it looks over at the tree.]

Wood nymph: Don't be nervous. Just be truthful

Grover: Okay.

[Grover walks towards and through the tree with the wood nymph before coming out the other side to face the Cloven Council. The scene changes and Chiron is seen in the conservatory, sitting in his wheelchair with Mr D, playing cards. Mr D begins laughing lightly to Chiron.]

Mr D: Sooner or later, you're gonna have to choose.

[Grover runs into the room]

Grover: Sorry to interrupt. Is now an okay time to talk?

Mr D: No!

Chiron: [already fed up with the game and looking for a way out of it] Yes, go ahead!

Grover: It's Sally Jackson. I think I know what really happened to her. I've never seen a Minotaur crush a human to death, but I just... I assume that they'd get really squishy or something, or like... like an old banana, maybe.

Chiron: Grover-

Grover: [cutting Chiron off] But she evaporated. Like a monster would. So, I- I went to the Cloven Council, and they had actually heard of this happening before. And that, when a mortal is really close to death, Hades himself can actually reach out and-

Chiron: [cutting off Grover, already knowing what he was going to say] Yes, we know.

Grover: [looking at Chiron annoyed] But you haven't told Percy or Anthea anything yet?

Mr D: No. No one is going to tell them anything.

Grover: I'm... But don't they deserve to know the truth? I mean, Anthea's already lost one set of her parents and she's just lost the only mother she's actually ever known.

Chiron: Grover, the truth can be very dangerous if it isn't handled carefully.

Grover: I don't want to lie to him anymore.

Mr D: [scoffing at this.] Come on. There are powerful forces at work here, boy. Forces that have laid waste to the Earth before and are close to doing it again. So, you don't wanna lie to your little friend? Too bad. I suggest you steer clear of him, then. Or both of them for that matter. Because you will say nothing to them about this. Do you understand?

[Grover stands there staring between Mr D and Chiron, not believing that they're not going to do anything about this.]

"Okay. But no offence, but you two are the worst camp leaders I have ever heard of," Sally comments, looking over to Chiron and Mr D, not believing that they would be willing to leave her son and daughter in the dark about something to do with her. Especially Anthea because they both should fully well know what she has been through and she doesn't want to have to see Anthea without her ever again.