Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look like giant serpents. Most don't have wings. Most don't breathe fire (though some do). All are poisonous. All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. Their eyes can paralyze you; not the turn-you~to-stone Medusa-type paralysis, buttheoh~my~gods-that~big~snake~is~going~to~eat~me type of paralysis, which is just as bad.
Rick RiordanI looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a mark on me. Nico's mouth hung open. "You just . . . with a sword . . . you justโ" "I think the river thing worked," I said. "Oh gee," he said sarcastically. "You think?
Rick RiordanPoseidon raised his eyebrows as they shook hands. โBlowfish, did you say?โ "Ah, no. Blofis, actually.โ "Oh, I see,โ Poseidon said. โA shame. I quite like blowfish. I am Poseidon.โ "Poseidon? Thatโs an interesting name.โ "Yes, I like it. Iโve gone by other names, but I do prefer Poseidon.โ "Like the god of the sea.โ "Very much like that, yes.
Rick RiordanIt was almost enough to make me turn vegetarian, except for the pesky fact that I loved cheeseburgers.
Rick RiordanI imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper East Side.
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