Oh, she absolutely knows that, but she'd be more upset with Leo if he went to the secret room than if he never was honest with Natalie about his feelings towards her at all.

(Really, she should work on a secret room like that for the dragons. Keeping them chained away in the Arena still unnerves her, even though Chiron said that would be for the best , but some of the trainers of old kept their dragons in special dragonpits under their houses...)

She sighs a little, taking Leo's free hand.

"Start at the beginning. Calm yourself, be polite, apologize when warranted, but explain to her why you made the choices you did and when your feelings for her began."