I looked back, but Bast and Sadie seemed fine. They were still staring at the water as if it were some amazing Internet video.

Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guy’s entire diet for the day.

Zia," I said, "that's a goddess. She defeated Bast. What chance do you have?" Zia held up her staff and the carved lion's head burst into flames - a small red fireball so bright, it lit the entire room. "I am a scribe in the House of LIfe, Sadie Kane. I am trained to fight gods.

Thalia's shoulders relaxed. "I owe you one." "Two." "One and a half," Thalia said. She smiled, and for a second, I remembered that I actually liked her when she wasn't yelling at me.

I was five steps away when he called, "Perseus." I turned. There was a different light in his eyes, a fiery kind of pride. "You did well, Perseus. Do not misunderstand me. Whatever else you do, know that you are mine. You are a true son of the Sea God.

Just my luck, on top of everything else I had to take baboon medicine.

Zoë threw up her hands in exasperation. "I hate this language. It changes too often!