We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.
Rick RiordanA tinkerer,โ snapped Pasiphaรซ. โEven worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble.โ Leo blinked. โDaedalusโฆlike, the Daedalus? Well, then, you should know all about us tinkerers. Weโre more into fixing, building, occasionally sticking wads of oilcloth in the mouths of rude ladiesโ
Rick RiordanAphrodite,โ [Annabeth] said. โVenus?โ Hazel asked in amazement. โMom,โ Piper said with no enthusiasm. โGirls!โ The goddess spread her arms like she wanted a group hug. The three demigods did not oblige. Hazel backed into a palmetto tree.
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