It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood ffor thousands of years, was saying back to her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? Give it a shot.

“Hermes gazed up at the stars. 'My dear young cousin, if there's one thing I've …”

“Just tell me, Percy, do you still have the birthday gift I gave you last summer…”

“A surgeon would never hesitate to amputate a rotting hand, no matter how faithf…”

“Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.”