A person's shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
Rick RiordanAfterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.
Rick RiordanNobody welcomes a war - not if they're smart. But war finds everyone sooner or later. It's inevitable.
Rick RiordanโThereโs my baby!โ I cried, quite carried away. โThereโs my Poochiekins!โ Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his rough snout. โMy lord Osiris!โ Disturber lost the bottom of his scroll again, which unraveled around his legs. โThis is an outrage!โ โSadie,โ Dad said firmly, โplease do not refer to the Devourer of Souls as Poochiekins.โ
Rick RiordanAphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. โWe have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a famous mer-hero, and we have trained him or her!โ โOh, sure,โ Leo said. โLikeโฆum, the Little Mermaid?โ Aphros frowned. โWho? No! Like Triton, Glaucus, Weissmuller, and Bill!โ โOh. โLeo had no idea who any of those people were. โYou trained Bill? Impressive.
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