I see murky visions of other gods and rival magic." That REALLY didn't sound good. "What do you mean?" I asked. "what OTHER GODS?" "I don't know, Sadie. But Egypt has always faced challenges from outside โโ magicians from elsewhere, even gods from elsewhere. Just be vigilant." ~Ruby & Sadie Kane about...? Possibly Greeks?
Rick RiordanWell," said Apollo with a brave smile. "You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we?
Rick RiordanHe nodded nervously. โHe looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually have rabbits.โ I stared at him. โYouโre scared of bunnies?โ โBlah-hah-hah! Theyโre big bullies. Always stealing celery from defenceless satyrs.
Rick RiordanPiper gripped his hand and followed him, โIf I fall, youโre catching me.โ โUh, sure.โ Jason hoped he wasnโt blushing. Leo stepped out next. โYouโre catching me, too, Superman. But I ainโt holding your hand.
Rick RiordanI tried to imagine how things could get much worse. The gods were in the Midwest fighting a huge monster that had almost defeated them once before. Poseidon was under siege and losing a war against the sea Titan Oceanus. Kronos was still out there somewhere. Olympus was virtually undefended. The demigods of Camp Half-Blood were on our own with a spy in our midst. Oh, and according to the ancient prophecy, I was going to die when I turned sixteenโwhich happened to be in five days, the exact same time Typhon was supposed to hit New York. Almost forgot that.
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