Gabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game." Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.
Rick RiordanBack up shall we? When my brother, the crazy chicken warrior, turned into a falcon and went up the pyramidโs chimney with his new friend, the fruit bat, he left me playing nurse to two very wounded peopleโwhich I didnโt appreciate, and which I wasnโt particularly good at.
Rick Riordan"Yeah, flattering." Percy raised Riptide. "But actually I'm the son of Poseidon. I'm from Camp Half-Blood."
Rick Riordan[Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. โYou are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.โ Ella fluttered to the ground and began preening her feathers. โElla found a dog,โ she announced. โA large dog. And a Cyclops.โ Was she blushing? Before Percy could decide, his black mastiff pounced on him, knocking Percy to the ground and barking so loudly that even Arion backed up. โHey, Mrs. O'Leary,โ Percy said. โYeah, I love you, too, girl. Good dog.โ Hazel squeaked. โYou have a hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary?โ โLong story.
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