Zia turned toward us, her expression grim. “I will show you to your quarters. In the morning, your testing begins. We will see what magic you know, and how you know it.” I wasn’t sure what she meant by that, but I exchanged an uneasy look with Sadie. “Sounds fun,” Sadie ventured. “And it we fail this test?” Zia regarded her coldly. “This is not the sort of test you fail, Sadie Kane. You pass or you die.

Of course, Annabeth wouldn't be able to breathe, but at the moment, that seemed like a minor problem.

My brother broke into a toothy grin. "Yay! Your brain works!

Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.

That sounded about as likely as Apophis and Ra becoming Facebook buddies, but I decided not to say anything.

Nothing is unfixable.

He issued orders to us: demigods who come to us for aid are no longer to be tolerated. We are to crush your little mortal faces.' There was an uncomfortable silence. 'That sounds...extreme,' Jason ventured.