A tinkerer,โ snapped Pasiphaรซ. โEven worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble.โ Leo blinked. โDaedalusโฆlike, the Daedalus? Well, then, you should know all about us tinkerers. Weโre more into fixing, building, occasionally sticking wads of oilcloth in the mouths of rude ladiesโ
Rick RiordanI (Percy) set Nico on guard duty with Beckendorf and the Stoll brothers, figuring he'd be safely out of the way. ... "What's happening?" Nico demanded, trying to climb up next to me.
Rick RiordanIโll distract them,โ Carter said. โYou search. The Trophy room is through there.โ โCarter!โ But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that.
Rick RiordanIf a person cast no shadow at all, he couldn't be alive. His existence became meaningless.Execrating Apophis by destroying his shadow would cut his connection to the mortal world completely. He'd never be able to rise again. I finally understood why he'd been so anxious to burn Setne's scrolls, and he was afraid of this spell. (Carter Kane)
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