June chuckled. “All roads lead there, child. You should know that.”
“Detention?” Percy asked.
Arlinda Farizan Fhas quoted5 years ago
“These were on my pillow this morning.” He passed them to Percy. “Like the Tooth Fairy visited.” The book was The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Percy had never heard of it, but he could guess who sent it. The letter read: Good job, kid. A real man’s best weapon is his mind. This was your mom’s favorite book. Give it a read. P.S.—I hope your friend Percy has learned some respect for me. “Wow.” Percy handed back the book. “Maybe Mars is different than Ares. I don’t think Ares can read.”
Hhas quoted8 years ago
The last few weeks he’d been so worried about surviving day to day. The idea of living long enough to be an adult and have kids of his own—that seemed like an impossible dream.
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Annabeth’s face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and gave him a kiss whenever he did something stupid.
She must have kissed me a lot, Percy thought.
Gungunnnhas quoted2 months ago
“Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.”
Gungunnnhas quoted2 months ago
“No such thing as fair,” Frank told himself. “If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.”
Gungunnnhas quoted2 months ago
“Self-pity isn’t helpful, kid. It isn’t worthy of you.
Gungunnnhas quoted2 months ago
The god shook his head. “You’d prefer it if it wasn’t me?”
“Yes,” Frank confessed.
Mars shrugged. “Can’t blame you. Nobody welcomes war—not if they’re smart. But war finds everyone sooner or later. It’s inevitable.”
“That’s stupid,” Frank said. “War isn’t inevitable. It kills people. It—”
“—took your mom,” Mars finished.
Gungunnnhas quoted2 months ago
“I thought you hated men.”
Hylla and Kinzie both laughed.
“Hate men?” said the queen. “No, no, we like men. We just like to show them who’s in charge.