"Building a hiding spot in the middle of the woods is 'fun?'" There was a little hint of a smile as she said it. Ven, you're weird. If she could understand the idea of working on things to just get your mind out of everything else going on in the world. And there was a lot going on.

"Yeah, sure, some have families at home when they get out of here. Someone to help them get through all the... mortal things. And some of them will use their gifts to make it, be the next music star, or get into a pro sports team. But... not everyone can just turn their gifts into a mortal place in the world." Callie's problem was that New Rome answered that, some left New Rome for the mortal world, but a fair number stayed. There was a whole life there, and there were no lost lonely children. The Greeks... if your family died in the process of your being found, what did you have? A world of monsters to kill you while you juggled a normal life?

Or... well, most Greek heroes did not get a happy ending to their story. That... she didn't want to dwell on.