Also ... the plan sounded exactly like the sneaky, twisted, ridiculously annoying and noble sort of thing Leo Valdez would do.
Rick RiordanOf course, Annabeth wouldn't be able to breathe, but at the moment, that seemed like a minor problem.
Rick RiordanThe first time Calypso came to check on [Leo], it was to complain about the noise. โSmoke and fire,โ she said. โClanging on metal all day long. Youโre scaring away the birds!โ โOh, no, not the birds!
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.
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