His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.

“This is Annabeth,” Jason said. “Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people.”

“Dejardins was so stunned, he momentarily forgot how to speak English. "Ce n'est…”

“She pulled away. “I missed you, Percy.”Percy wanted to tell her the same thing,…”

“One down," Beckendorf said. "About five thousand to go." He tossed me a jar of …”