[Damian opens his mouth, but surprisingly shuts it to let Percy finish.]

Not necessarily. It's possible, but it could just be a control hub. [Frowning, he's quiet for a minute or so.] Mortality doesn't exist. The dead aren't permanently dead. [He thinks about Jason, about himself. He doesn't like it.] But I can't know if it's a ploy. And that doesn't make murdering others the right way.