Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'.

I excel at pulling strings!” said Arachne. “I’m a spider!

"Boys," Annabeth interrupted, "I'm sure you both would've been wonderful at killing each other. But right now you need some rest."

Curse Hermes and his multi-vitamins!

Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight.

Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the level of success I've had. I was just writing stories for my own sons.