“I’m afraid that was Grover’s second chance, Percy. The council was not anxious to give him another, either, after what happened the first time, five years ago. Olympus knows, I advised him to wait longer before trying again. He’s still so small for his age.…” “How old is he?” “Oh, twenty-eight.” “What! And he’s in sixth grade?” “Satyrs mature half as fast as humans, Percy. Grover has been the equivalent of a middle school student for the past six years.” “That’s horrible.”
