Annabeth frowned. “That doesn’t make sense. But why were you visiting –” Her eyes widened. “Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you...

It almost made me long for the flying pig.–Percy

With great power… comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later

My only thought was to keep him away from Annabeth.

You said your mom is the goddess of balance,” I reminded him. “The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn’t balance. Kronos doesn’t build. He only destroys.

It was beautiful in a harsh I’m-going-to-gut-you-like-a-fish kind of way.

Hope does not leave without being given permission.

As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.