I 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 RiordanThere will be guards,โ Bast said. โAnd traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods.โ โMagicians can do that?โ I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away.
Rick RiordanI got the feeling Poseidon really didn't know what to think of me. He didn't know whether he was happy to have me as a son or not. In a strange way, I was glad that Poseidon was so distant. If he'd tried to apologize, or told me he love me, or even smiled. it would've felt fake. Like human dad, making some lame excuse for not being around. I could live with that. After all, I wasn't sure about him yet, either.
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