Zoe readied her arrows. Grover lifted his pipes. Thalia raised her shield and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. Suddenly it occurred to me: this had happened to her before.She had been cornered on Half- Blood Hill. She'd willingly given her life for her friends. But this time she couldn't save us.

Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?

Dreams like podcast. Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff.

The more you know, the more you try to change them, and that can be disastrous.

Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.

You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense." -Percy

Well," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we?