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said.
    Bianca di Angelo shivered. “That explains . . . Nico, you remember last summer, those guys who tried to attack us in the alley in D.C.?”
    â€œAnd that bus driver,” Nico said. “The one with the ram’s horns. I told you that was real.”
    â€œThat’s why Grover has been watching you,” I said. “To keep you safe, if you turned out to be half-bloods.”
    â€œGrover?” Bianca stared at him. “You’re a demigod?”
    â€œWell, a satyr, actually.” He kicked off his shoes and displayed his goat hooves. I thought Bianca was going to faint right there.
    â€œGrover, put your shoes back on,” Thalia said. “You’re freaking her out.”
    â€œHey, my hooves are clean!”
    â€œBianca,” I said, “we came here to help you. You and Nico need training to survive. Dr. Thorn won’t be the last monster you meet. You need to come to camp.”
    â€œCamp?” she asked.
    â€œCamp Half-Blood,” I said. “It’s where half-bloods learn to survive and stuff. You can join us, stay there year-round if you like.”
    â€œSweet, let’s go!” said Nico.
    â€œWait.” Bianca shook her head. “I don’t—”
    â€œThere is another option,” Zoë said.
    â€œNo, there isn’t!” Thalia said.
    Thalia and Zoë glared at each other. I didn’t know what they were talking about, but I could tell there was bad history between them. For some reason, they seriously hated each other.
    â€œWe’ve burdened these children enough,” Artemis announced. “Zoë, we will rest here for a few hours. Raise the tents. Treat the wounded. Retrieve our guests’ belongings from the school.”
    â€œYes, my lady.”
    â€œAnd, Bianca, come with me. I would like to speak with you.”
    â€œWhat about me?” Nico asked.
    Artemis considered the boy. “Perhaps you can show Grover how to play that card game you enjoy. I’m sure Grover would be happy to entertain you for a while . . . as a favor to me?”
    Grover just about tripped over himself getting up. “You bet! Come on, Nico!”
    Nico and Grover walked off toward the woods, talking about hit points and armor ratings and a bunch of other geeky stuff. Artemis led a confused-looking Bianca along the cliff. The Hunters began unpacking their knapsacks and making camp.
    Zoë gave Thalia one more evil look, then left to oversee things.
    As soon as she was gone, Thalia stamped her foot in frustration. “The nerve of those Hunters! They think they’re so . . . Argh!”
    â€œI’m with you,” I said. “I don’t trust—”
    â€œOh, you’re with me?” Thalia turned on me furiously. “What were you thinking back there in the gym, Percy? You’d take on Dr. Thorn all by yourself ? You knew he was a monster!”
    â€œI—”
    â€œIf we’d stuck together, we could’ve taken him without the Hunters getting involved. Annabeth might still be here. Did you think of that?”
    My jaw clenched. I thought of some harsh things to say, and I might’ve said them too, but then I looked down and saw something navy blue lying in the snow at my feet. Annabeth’s New York Yankees baseball cap.
    Thalia didn’t say another word. She wiped a tear from her cheek, turned, and marched off, leaving me alone with a trampled cap in the snow.
    * * *
    The Hunters set up their camping site in a matter of minutes. Seven large tents, all of silver silk, curved in a crescent around one side of a bonfire. One of the girls blew a silver dog whistle, and a dozen white wolves appeared out of the woods. They began circling the camp like guard dogs. The Hunters walked among them and fed them treats, completely unafraid, but I decided I would stick close to the tents. Falcons watched us from the trees, their eyes flashing in the firelight, and I got the feeling they