Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late. She stumbled toward me over the rocking deck, the tip of her staff on fire. Our ghostly pal Setne floated behind her, grinning with delight.
"There is it!" Setne shook his diamond pink rings. "Told ya Apophis would send a monster to kill you."
"You're so smart!" I shouted. "Now, how do we stop it?

Autor: Rick Riordan