Oh good, this is shaping up. I'm liking this so far! It's sort of becoming... I dunno... darker. More mysterious. You're a good writer, and thanks for not making them vampires or the like.
The thing about plummeting downhill at fifty miles an hour on a snack platter - if you realize it's a bad idea when you're halfway down, it's too late. — Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune