Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look like giant serpents. Most don't have wings. Most don't breathe fire (though some do). All are poisonous. All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. Their eyes can paralyze you; not the turn-you~to-stone Medusa-type paralysis, buttheoh~my~gods-that~big~snake~is~going~to~eat~me type of paralysis, which is just as bad.
Rick RiordanLook, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.
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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