“Sensing Cronus would be defeated by Zeus, they did not take a side, but hid away at Rhodes, gathering more and more power. When the day came that their ability to control the weather began to rival even that of Zeus, he managed, but only with great difficulty, to defeat them before their plans could reach fruition.
“Tartarus is well fortified and well-guarded, but remember that the Telchines’ parentage is unknown. Some say they are children of Gaia and Pontus, but others that they are in fact the spawn of Tartarus himself and Nemesis. Ask yourself, then, who would be better at finding a way out of Tartarus than the children of Tartarus?
“Then ask yourself how safe the oath on the Styx is when sorcerers who know how to use its water in their magic are free to do as they will. Have you fo
