I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.
I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around." I feel so wanted. Thanks.
If I'm dead," he murmured. "Why does it hurt so much?
That's great. Except for the fact that it's completely unimportant.
Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight.
The taller they are, the longer they fall.