Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.

back from when they watched black and white TV and hunted dinosaurs.

That’s Narmer with the spoon,” I guessed. “Angry because the other bloke stole his breakfast cereal?

Otis barreled towards them empty-handed, before apparently realizing that a) he was empty-handed and b) charging towards a large body of water to fight a son of Poseidon was maybe not a good idea.

I will not have a sea creature destroyed, if I can help it. And I can help it.

What are you thinking? Nothing. I mean...a lot of things. Kind of all at once.

Percy smiled at her - that sarcastic troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing. His sea-green eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His dark hair was swept to one side, like he'd just come from a walk on the beach. He looked even better than he had six months ago - tanner and taller, leaner and more muscular. Percy threw his arms around her. They kissed and for a moment nothing else mattered. An asteroid could have hit the planet and wiped out all life, and Annabeth wouldn't have cared.