I couldnโt miss Percyโs fifteenth birthday,โ Poseidon said. โWhy, if this were Sparta, Percy would be a man today!โ "Thatโs true,โ Paul said. โI used to teach ancient history.โ Poseidonโs eyes twinkled. โThatโs me. Ancient history.
Rick RiordanHis lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.
Rick RiordanYou know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?
Rick RiordanOh no." I said panic rising in my chest. "No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!!
Rick RiordanWhen Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his mortal life. Otherwise he would've dissolved. I had seen Annabeth, and I had a feeling he had too. He had pictured that scene Hestia showed meโof himself in the good old days with Thalia and Annabeth, when he promised they would be a family. Hurting Annabeth in battle had shocked him into remembering that promise. It had allowed his mortal conscience to take over again, and defeat Kronos. His weak spotโhis Achilles heelโhad saved us all
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