Can't we kidnap Old Jethro, force him to help us, then vanquish him and the healer?" Bran choked on his drink.

Oh for craps sake. You're not dying again, are you? It's seriously inconvenient when you do that." -Aphrodite

Mercy is stronger than your sword.

She comes back Through blood by blood She returns Cut deep now Like me Humanity saves her Will she save me?

Here's a newsflash from the only High Preistess you have left at this dang school: Zoey isn't dead. And believe me, I know dead. I've been there, done that, and got the frickin' T-shirt." - Stevie Rae

Here's the bottom line; writers write. Sometimes words flow easily. Sometimes it's like sloughing through mud. Either way a professional writer keeps writing.

Lies don't fix things. They don't even make things easier, at least not in the long run. Best to tell the truth and then clean up an honest mess.