I caught Bastโs arm when she was a few steps from the bank. โStay away from the water.โ She frowned. โCarter, Iโm a cat. Iโm not going for a swim. But if you want to summon a river goddess, you really need to do it at the riverbank.
Rick RiordanI prayed the monsters would give up. Or that perhaps Philip of Macedonia would climb back to the terrace (do crocodiles climb?) and renew the fight.
Rick RiordanPaul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook โBOOM, BOOM, BOOMโwhich either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O'Leary was wagging her tail. I couldn't help but smile.
Rick RiordanDo yourself a favor,' I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me." "Forget that you tried to kill me too?" "Yeah. That, too." "But who are you?" "Percy-" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!" "What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?" I bolted for the exit.
Rick RiordanPercy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decided to destroy it. He couldn't imagine why. Maybe they hadn't like the deep-tissue massage? Maybe they'd gotten bad manicures?
Rick RiordanAll [Sadieโs] previous attempts [of making a shabti (an Egyptian avatar of oneโs self)] had exploded or gone haywire, terrorizing Khufu and the initiates. Last week sheโd created a magical Thermos with googly eyes that levitated around the room, yelling, โExterminate! Exterminate!โ until it smacked me in the head.
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