"It's a long story"
Anna nestled up to me when she stopped crying, and we watched Joan as she thought about what she was going to tell us. "I don't know where to start"
At this point, I was getting impatient too, "Well, you can start by telling us what tried to kill us in there, and what you did with it."
"What you saw in there was Lamia. She is a dæmon who eats children. Hera cursed her."
"Hold up!" Said Kai, "Isn't Hera a Greek God?"
"Goddess, yes."
"But they don't exist!" chimed in Anna.
Joan looked a bit taken aback, and started muttering to herself. Something about "charms" and "no surprise" After she huffed about that for a minute, she said, "They do exist, and." Before she could finish Kai interrupted her, "Hold up. You mean to tell us that the gods in Greek Mythology exist? No way, this is fake."
"If you'd just let me finish!" She screeched and the driver almost missed a turn.
"The Greek gods most certainly exist, now and always. They move with the times, so instead of in Greece, right now they live in NYC. I know. Why would they pick someplace with so much pollution. Blech. Anyway, sometimes, the gods have kids with mortals."
At this point, Anna said, "Eww!" and after hearing something that Kai whispered in my ear, and I joined her. "Anyway," said Joan, clearly annoyed with our ignorance, "You are three of those kids. Right now, we're going to a place where you will be safe from creatures like that. I know what you're thinking. No respect for nature. It maddens me."
Then, Anna read all of our minds, "But, what are you then?"
"Excellent question my dear. I am a satyr. Half goat half human." Seeing the looks of disbelief on all of our faces, Joan continued, "It's okay. You'll get used to seeing mythological creatures where we are going."
Then I spoke up, "Well, where ARE we going?"
Joan breathed in, and said, "Camp Half-Blood"
