The wood nymph instructors left me in the dust. They told me not to worry about it. They'd had centuries of practice running away from lovesick gods. But still, it was a little humiliating to be slower than a tree.
Rick RiordanVitellius would've given Percy an hour-long lecture on the subject, probably with a PowerPoint presentation.
Rick RiordanOh, by the wayโฆโ Jason glanced at Percy. โI resigned my office, gave Frank a field promotion to praetor. Unless you want to contest that ruling.โ Percy grinned. โNo argument here.โ โPraetor?โ Hazel stared at Frank. He shrugged uncomfortably. โWellโฆ yeah. I know it seems weird.โ She tried to throw her arms around him, then winced as she remembered her busted ribs. She settled for kissing him. โIt seems perfect.โ Leo clapped Frank on the shoulder. โWay to go, Zhang. Now you can order Octavian to fall on his sword.
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