When he pulled away, he smiled kindly at me. I felt so good, I'll admit I teared up a little. I guess until that moment I hadn't allowed myself to realize just how terrified I had been the last few days. "Dad-" "Shhh," he said. "No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules-
Rick RiordanThere were a lot of answers I might've given, from "I knew that" to "LIAR!" to "Yeah right, and I'm Zeus." - Percy, after Quintus says that he is Daedalus
Rick RiordanMarvelous,โ she said. โTell me about this tapestry.โ Arachneโs lips curled over her mandibles. โWhy do you care? You're about to die.โ โWell, yes,โ Annabeth said. โBut the way you captured the light is amazing. Did you use real gold thread for the sunbeams?
Rick RiordanHis lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.
Rick RiordanCarter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. โHang on. What about traps?โ He frowned. โTraps?โ โDidnโt Egyptian tombs have traps?โ โWellโฆsometimes. But this isnโt a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curseโโ โOh, lovely. That sounds so much better.
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