<div align="center"><em>Chiron</em></div><br/><hr/><br/>When Zachary point to the Sound and asked why it was blocked off, Chiron wondered why he hadn't expected this. Of course the child of Poseidon would know something was wrong. In fact, he was sure everyone was questioning the blocking off of the Sound, but none of them needed to be close to the water as much as Zachary did. He thought for a moment to push the conversation off. While it did involve the camp, it didn't involve any child specifically at the moment.<br/><br/>It was true that most demi-gods who were trained by him in the past met a bad end...but then again so did the ones that weren't taught by him. The life span of a demi-god was short. Those that managed to live past twenty-five tended to become bitter and broken. Having to spend everyday of their lives fighting and running. It simply wasn't a way to live. Keeping secrets from them when they were overly curious or demanding like Zachary was right now only led them to a quicker death. More so when they expressed having dreams like the one Zachary said he happened.<br/><br/>"I'm sorry to hear about your dream, Zachary...Something did happen in the Sound. Something horrible. Mr. D and myself still aren't sure what caused it and we don't want anyone else to get hurt. That's the reason for the block. You'll even find the creek and river blocked off from getting anymore water from the Sound. I don't want anyone else, including you, going down there for the time being," he said sternly. Even if Zachary was one of the older campers and a child of one of the Big Three, he was still under camp rules while he was here.<br/><br/>Quietly, he lead Zachary away from the cabins and the other campers to talk about what had specifically happened, "Zachary, a Naiad was killed last night. Some<em>thing</em>managed to grab and hold onto her physical form," they were spirits after all, "...and whatever it was brutally cut open her neck from the inside," he debated for a moment telling Zachary about the words carved into her flesh. Chiron decided that Zachary was going to find out anyway, "Whatever did that to her left a message in her skin. It used a knife or something with a sharp tip to carve words into her chest and stomach. Mr. D and I have already returned her body to her sisters. All we know is that it is two, powerful, immortal, angry creatures. Likely some kind of sea beasts considering it used the Sound for it's entrance."<br/><br/>"Zachary, I don't want you or anyone else going down there. When Mr. D and I have more information, we will tell you. We'll tell everyone. But for now, I don't want you to worry about it. All demi-gods have dreams. You likely had that one because even though Naiads don't serve your father, they are closely connected with water," not sea water, but water was water when it came down to it, "Promise me you won't speak of this to the others," it was rare for Chiron to confide in anyone. He wasn't about to make the boy swear on the River Styx, but he hoped Zachary could keep a promise like this. Even if he did seem to be strangely good friends with Terry Holt. The children of the Big Three tended to have great rivalries between each other, "Promise me."