The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4)

by Rick Riordan

“I’ll succeed,” Hazel promised. “And Hecate? I’m not choosing one of your paths. I’m making my own.”

Leo looked around for something to throw, but there was nothing but pigeons, and he doubted he could catch one.

If suffering led to reward, then Percy and she deserved the grand prize.

“The Death Mist…that is the best plan. Unfortunately, it is a terrible plan.”

Leo swallowed. “Uh, don’t take this the wrong way, but you didn’t kill me. Are you crazy?”

“Because you can’t. It’s impossible. No man finds Ogygia twice. That is the rule.” Leo rolled his eyes. “Yeah, well, you might’ve noticed I’m not good at following rules. I’m coming back here with my dragon, and we’ll spring you. Take you wherever you want to go. It’s only fair.”

A crazy idea in the face of death? Okay, her body seemed to say, relaxing. This is familiar territory.

PERCY WASN’T DEAD YET, but he was already tired of being a corpse.