He offered to stop the tide for me once. He offered to build me a palace at the bottom of the sea.
Rick RiordanYou mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense." -Percy
Rick RiordanRace you to the road?" I said. "You are so going to lose." She (Annabeth) took off down Half-Blood Hill and I sprinted after her. For once, I didn't look back.
Rick RiordanYou want to know how Egyptians pulled the brains out of mummies. or built the pyramids, or cursed King Tut's tomb? My dad's your man.
Rick RiordanI held out a lead figurine of Hadesโthe little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. "I donโt play that game anymore. Itโs for kids." "Itโs got four thousand attack power," I coaxed. "Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first." I smiled. "Maybe itโs okay to still be a kid once in a while.
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