“Then how can you even…?” He made himself stop. “You know what’s in that cavern,” he guessed. He wasn’t sure if he was mad at Annabeth, or his dream, or the entire Greek/Roman world that had endured and shaped human history for five thousand years with one goal in mind: to make Percy Jackson’s life suck as much as possible. “I know.” Her face looked unnaturally pale, and Percy suspected it wasn’t just the fog. That thing in the dark, the big chamber with the crumbling floor-” It’ll only make them worry, and it’ll make it harder for me to go off on my own.” “What you saw was about the Mark of Athena,” she said. “Percy, you have to promise me something. Her reaction was even more troubling than he anticipated: she didn’t seem surprised. Percy wasn’t sure how she’d take the news. He stood with Annabeth at the forward rail while he told her about his dream. He preferred it to flying through storm clouds and being attacked by man-eating birds and enchilada-trampling pegasi. As they sailed into twenty-foot swells, the sea heaving underneath them, Percy could hear poor Hazel down in her cabin…also heaving.ĭespite all that, Percy was grateful to be back on the water. The fog was so thick, Percy couldn’t see Festus at the end of the prow, and warm drizzle hung in the air like a bead curtain. Not forgiving himself for mistakes was one of Percy’s biggest talents. They’d all tried to convince Leo that the skolopendra attack hadn’t been entirely his fault, but he wouldn’t listen.
“I don’t want any more Shrimpzilla surprises,” he insisted. The guy must have been shattered, but he refused to go to sleep.
They stood on deck, alone except for Leo, who was still manning the helm. He figured even Coach Hedge wouldn’t mind their talking after curfew if it meant giving her information that might save her life. Percy didn’t want to, but he woke Annabeth. “We’ve set down in the water,” he said, looking utterly exhausted. The dream dissolved, and Percy woke with a start. He’d never let Gaea spill his blood for any task-and there was no way he’d let anyone hurt Annabeth.
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Percy wasn’t sure what that meant, but he wanted to crack the floor and send these stupid gold-shirted twins down to oblivion. You can see why those two would be most suited for the task.” But her blood must be spilt on the ancient stones.” “I would remind you that Gaea wishes the girl to be taken alive. “Uh, Your Ladyship,” Ephialtes said nervously.
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