<div align="center"><em>Hephaestus invites his children 'home'</em></div><br/><hr/><br/>Hephaestus remained calm as the cabin leaders calmed the younger campers down. The Gods rarely had good timing or sense not to scare kids. Even though they tried to keep themselves hidden from mortals, they saw no reason to do so to their children when they did actually see them. He also saw no reason to beat around the bush and make this meeting any longer than it had to be. So when his daughter approached him and spoke in Spanish, he nodded.<br/><br/>It wasn't a God's way to<em>invite</em>someone to his home. He tended to summon people, "Vanessa, you and your brother Vincent are summoned to my forge. You are both to bring something you're working on with. Vincent and you may choose one other person to come with," groups of three were the most common these days. He also thought it would be good for his children to have someone else there. He would only focus on one project at a time with them and that would leave the other to wander alone. While that could be interesting for them, it was also usually better to have someone else to share it with. Just because he was used to being alone, doesn't mean they had to be.<br/><br/>"You will be brought there tomorrow morning. Chiron will speak with you on the specifics, I'm sure," he hadn't thought it would be embarrassing for Vanessa to be called out in front of the whole camp like this. Gods rarely thought about that stuff. He simply thought that his children might feel honored, "I will see you both tomorrow."<br/><br/>Right on cue, Chiron galloped back into the pavilion. He'd gotten out of his wheelchair, finding it quicker to walk in his normal form. He saw Abigale huddled with children who were cowering in the presence of a God, likely their first time meeting one. He took a deep breath as he saw Hephaestus disappear in the fire. He blamed himself for the little situation, "Vanessa, Vincent...I think it would be best if we talked in private at the Big House. Cabin Leaders, please clean up the mess left behind from the brazier and take the younger campers to their amphitheater for s'mores," he said with a small smile before motioning for the two children of Hephaestus to follow him, "And someone help Cabin Eleven," having the most campers meant that Hermes cabin also had the most amount of younger children.<br/><br/>With that Chiron allowed the campers to get back to their dinner and dessert. He also started back towards the Big House, expecting Vanessa and Vincent to follow him.