You step out of the forest and into the wide open space that is Camp Cedarcrest. Full sunlight beams down on you once more, and the sounds of camp slowly start to filter back into the world around you: kids laughing and shouting, whistles shrilling, water splashing in the lake and pool.
They're the same sounds that you'd hear at almost any other camp anywhere else in the country—except now you know that Camp Cedarcrest isn't like any other.
You're still thinking about what you've learned and what you're planning to do about it when you reach Cabin 12.
"Hey," Pearl calls out, standing up from where she sits on the steps. "The kids are having some downtime," she explains, tilting her head back toward the cabin. "So what's going on?"
How much are you going to tell Pearl about what's going on?
If she knows what you're doing, she could help cover for you when you have to sneak off to the Timeless Circle. And you know that she values honesty; if she finds out later that you were hiding things from her, she'll almost definitely be pissed at you. Which would be a pretty bad way to start off a relationship. But would Pearl agree with you that the best thing to do is to help the Timeless Circle? And if Pearl is so honest, does that mean that she might feel obligated to tell Jared, or even Ms. Martin? Not to mention that the more Pearl knows, the more she's at risk—you're getting into some pretty dangerous stuff.
And either way, do you think that Pearl will believe you?
And on top of that, there's the Lianna thing. It would be pretty hard to talk about the Timeless Circle without talking about Lianna. But it would be pretty awkward to tell Pearl about Lianna.