[Greek's a bitch, but he's been reading it since he was a kid. Maybe it'll come up later…at least that would be safer than teaching him how to wield a weapon, but not as important either.]

I'm gonna pretend I know what scrying is beyond "summoning ghosts." But that sounds about right…I haven't had a lot of experience with ghosts. Sort of creeps me out a little to think about. [But talking to a tree is totally fine.]

[It's totally fine, really. It might be surprising that his eyes widen a bit when Adam explains about the demon. It's a little weird, actually, how much the kid understands even if it's not exactly the same. He doesn't say anything…no wisecracks or snarking. Just listening.]

Kronos was using my body to fight Annabeth and Percy. I would have killed both of them if Annabeth didn't crack through and get to me. So…the forest revived Gansey from the dead in its sacrifice but now the forest is dead and the leyline's no longer needed to communicate with them. [Sheesh.] Was the devil in relation to the demon that possessed you then? [He's too curious not to ask...]