I turned to Dionysus. "You cured him?" "Madness is my specialty. It was quite simple." "But...you did something nice. Why?" He raised and eyebrow. "I am nice! I simple ooze niceness, Perry Johansson. Haven't you noticed?
Rick RiordanThen there was Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He sat back in his leather aviator jacket, his black T-shirt and jeans, that wicked silver skull ring on his finger, and the Stygian sword at his side. His tufts of black hair struck up in curls like baby bat wings. His eyes were sad and kind of empty, as if heโd stared into the depths of Tartarusโwhich he had.
Rick RiordanNico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guyโs entire diet for the day.
Rick RiordanWe got an expression ride back to the palace of Hades. Nico sent word ahead, thanks to some ghost he summoned out of the ground, and within a few minutes the Three Furies themselves arrived to ferry us back. They weren't thrilled about lugging Bob the Titan, too, but I didn't have the heart to leave him behind, especially after he noticed my shoulder wound, said, "Owie", and healed it with a touch.
Rick RiordanYou both passed out,โ Percy said. โI donโt know why, but Ella told me not to worry about it. She said you wereโฆsharing?โ โSharing,โ Ella agreed. She crouched in the stern, preening her wing feathers with her teeth, which didnโt look like a very effective form of personal hygiene. She spit out some red fluff. โSharing is good. No more blackouts. Biggest American blackout, August 14, 2003. Hazel shared. No more blackouts.โ Percy scratched his head. โYeahโฆweโve been having conversations like that all night. I still donโt know what sheโs talking about.
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