I concentrated hard and snapped my fingers. "You don't see the sword," I told the girl. "It's just a ballpoint pen." She blinked. "Um . . . no. It's a sword, weirdo.

“He nodded nervously. ‘He looks like a magician. I hate magicians. They usually …”

“Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot." "He's the sun god," I said."That's not …”

“Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubr…”

“The metal blade hit her shoulder and passed cleanthrough her body as if she wer…”