<div align="center"><em>Chiron and Sarah</em></div><hr/><br/>"A Valkyrie? I guess I kinda look like one," she looked over herself, "But I doubt I act like one. Didn't they escort the souls of dead heroes to the afterlife or something? I won't be doing that anytime soon. Lord Hades couldn't pay me enough to do that. I hear he pays Charon terribly. Probably hasn't given the man a raise in 2,000 years," Sarah smirked, despite knowing the God of Death could probably strike her dead as quickly as Zeus could. She knew that a war was the last thing the Lord of the Dead wanted. The Underworld was a crowded place and backed up since the last mortal war. Hades was the least of anyone's worry right now, "Charging in blindly is half the fun."<br/><br/>Chiron and Argus came back inside with Lilac. He was glad to see that Sarah was yelling or anything. It was always difficult to decide on bringing a child of Ares along for anything, "Good. We're all here now," he motioned to Ryu and Sarah, Lilac, this is Ryôsuke Takahashi, an unclaimed, and Sarah Moret, a daughter of Ares. Ryôsuke, Sarah...this is Lilac LeJeune, daughter of Demeter," with introductions done, he got to work on filling Lilac in about the monster in the forest and the creature that was possible the cause, "Now, this is a matter of camp safety. I do not know how long it'll take the monster to gain enough power to break out of the forest and attack the camp directly, but I'm sure it won't take long."<br/><br/>The centaur picked up three small bags from the floor and placed them on the table, "One for each of you. A map, 30 drachma, $100 mortal dollars, a few bottles of water, and some sandwiches. Use the drachma and the mortal money sparingly. If you run out of food and water, then you're on your own. This is a lot more than we used to give people. If Mr. D were here, I'm sure he'd send you off with nothing," he smiled lightly, even though that was the truth, "Don't forget to use and Iris Message (http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/Iris_Message) if you need to contact myself or Mr. D. Don't talk to strangers. Don't wander into any Gorgon lairs. Watch out for Furies, Hades likes to send them out sometimes. And be nice to the trees. Wood nymphs can be helpful, but only if they don't catch you burning their branches for fire wood," all of this was said in a very fatherly tone, "Ryôsuke, your bag has a bronze dagger in it. I thought you might not have any weapons yet. Lilac, I'm sure a national park will have plenty of things for you to work with. And Sarah, you have your sword."<br/><br/>"Argus will take you into the city. I've already called in three train tickets for you. It won't take you all the way, but it'll get you close. After that, you're on your own completely. I'm sure Sarah and Lilac can use their talents and experience to find you all shelter and food along the way, should you need it. Ryôsuke, since the Oracle spoke of you by name, you're the Quest Leader. You'll make mistakes, but everyone does. Just be brave and trust your instincts," Sarah seemed a little put off by the idea of someone not only younger than her but someone so inexperienced passing over her to be Leader, but she held her tongue, "Whenever you're ready, Argus will take you in the van," the two older males left the House as the three started getting ready.<br/><br/>Sarah slung her bag over her shoulder and was ready to go, "Well, Fearless Leader, whenever you're ready."