Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!โ Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. โAny killing will result in harsh punishment. No sโmores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots!
Rick RiordanEven his hair was biggerโa massive globe of blue-black frizz so thick that his lobster-claw horns appeared to be drowning as they tried to swim their way to the surface. โIs that why they named you Aphros?โ Leo asked as they glided down the path from the cave. โBecause of the Afro?โ Aphros scowled. โWhat do you mean?โ โNothing,โ Leo said quickly.
Rick RiordanThe next microsecond, as the water erupted around me, I realized too late that I should've brought the entire Twenty-first Nome to help me.
Rick RiordanSo I took her hand, and I don't know what everybody else heard, but to me it sounded like a slow dance: a little sad, but maybe a little hopeful, too.
Rick RiordanI have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like jump off a building and yell 'Flame on!'" Leo snorted. "If I did that, you would see a flaming kid falling to his death, and I would be yelling something a little stronger than 'Flame on!
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