When we got inside of the gates, we formed a line and Sophia was standing there in front of me. Right then she was stopped by a man and her attire changed into a white dress-like cloth. A chiton I might recall. The man let her pass and I was next in line. The man seemed impatient and said, "Well, aren't you going to take of the glamor, or are you new here?"
"I'm new"
"Oh, follow Chiron that way to the interrogating room," he pointed to the right and a man riding horse approached me. The closer and closer he came, I realized that he wasn't a man, kind of. He was half man and half... horse? "Come, young man," bid the centaur as he led me to a hall. As we were walking, he was bound to ask me questions.
"What is your name, child?" "I'm Eugene Orco. You're Chiron, right?" He only reacted the same way Sophia did, nodding his head slightly, while closing his eyes.
We at last came to blue door and he opened it and told me to inside.
I went in to find a long table with lots of kids my age being interrogated by men (not like me) and being made to eat the temptingly delicious feast on the table (just like me).
But I didn't do as they did, I didn't eat anything on the table. Instead, I sat down and talked to this Chiron direct to the point. I had a strange feeling about eating the food on the table.
"By the way you are acting," the centaur began, "you may be one who follows the gods. Do you understand what I mean?" All I could understand was that the gods he meant were the Greek ones I read from one of my other foster dad's books. He was a professor in Ancient Civilizations and took a special interest in Greece. I also understood that this place was no normal place.
My thoughts didn't assure me this was even a high school either! "Yes, sir. I understand. "Then tell me what are your deep interests?" was his question.
Now I was truly confused. What did this weird dude even want with me? Why did this other kids answer without hesitating? Was it because they had an actual human being and I was abnormal? Then I got it. "The food and drinks."
The old centaur chuckled a bit. "Now, I know you're not talking about a particular interest in feasts, considering your weight. Though I do understand that you figured it out. The food and drinks were enchanted to get the answers out of people."
Okay now that was creepy. This isn't any normal high school (Duh!). We were gonna be kept like hostages here? What was this place? Chiron broke the silence. "Don't fret, I know what you're thinking. I have mastered all the arts of magic, including μαντεισ (seer). Now, drink this. It doesn't poison you." Before drinking it, my eyes went to the back of my head, leaving only the white part.
I finally went back to normal and in front of me was a plant. It had an intriguing white flower and a dark ebony root. Unconsciousness (Oo, big word!) filled my head. My mouth opened involuntarily and the plant dissolved into glowing dust and I ate it. Then back into consciousness, I drank the potion and nothing happened to me.
The centaur in front of me gaped at the scene. "I'm sorry sir, I don't know what happened." Chiron still looked pretty shook up.
"You may go Eugene, and are temporarily placed in with the ϕαρμακισ (healers) But first go to Hecate's quarters. He waved his hand with a sign of dismissal.