I found that things weren't going well upstairs. Carter was a crumpled heap of chicken warrior on the slope of the pyramid.

That’s right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So what? Like your dates aren’t weird?

There," Zoë suggested."By the Embarcadero Building." "Good thinking," Chuck said. "Me and Hank can blend in with the pigeons." We all looked at him. "Kidding," he said. "Sheesh, can't a statues have a sense of humor?

You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered

Contrary to what you might think, I don't spend every waking hour thinking about boys." "Just most waking hours?

I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth." "How can you be sure?" "Because she'd do the same for you.

Artemis smiled. "You have done well, my lieutenant. You have made me proud, and all those Hunters who perished in my service will never be forgotten. They will achieve Elysium, I am sure." She glared pointedly at Hades. He shrugged. "Probably." Artemis glared at him some more. Okay," Hades grumbled. "I'll streamline their application process.