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The idea of living long enough to be an adult and have kids of his own—that seemed like an impossible dream.
Even though he was beat up, dirty, and stooped with exhaustion, he’d had an aura of power. He had the good looks of a Roman god, with sea-green eyes and wind blown black hair.
This scrawny white boy was no fighter.
“Is he dangerous?” she asked. Nico managed a dry smile. “Very. To his enemies. But he’s not a threat to Camp Jupiter. You can trust him.”
Percy strung it on his leather necklace with the strange beads.
“I wish I was ADHD or dyslexic. All I got is lactose intolerance.”
When Frank asked Hazel how her beef was feeling today, and she replied that his shoe was green, they decided to give up.
“So you don’t remember anything?” Frank asked. “Family, friends?” Percy fingered the clay beads around his neck. “Only glimpses. Murky stuff. A girlfriend…I thought she’d be at camp.” He looked at Frank carefully, as if making a decision. “Her name was Annabeth. You don’t know her, do you?”
Percy’s eyes lit up. “Like capture-the-flag. I think I like capture-the-flag.”
“Ave, Frank Zhang, son of Mars.”
PERCY SLEPT LIKE A MEDUSA VICTIM—which is to say, like a rock.
he’d felt like the world was riding on his shoulders—and he was fairly sure he’d had that experience before.
Even though he was new to Camp Jupiter, he felt a fierce desire to protect this place. A safe haven where demigods could build their lives—he wanted that to be part of his future. Maybe not the way Reyna imagined, but if he could share this place with Annabeth…
They had the same aura of quiet power, plus a kind of sadness, like they’d seen their destiny and knew it was only a matter of time before they met a monster they couldn’t beat.
That’s how his mind felt—like his missing memories were aching.
O Fleecy, do me a solid. Show Reyna at Camp Jupiter.
“Never mind. I think I’ll kill you.”
“Just over the river and through the woods.” Percy raised an eyebrow. “Seriously? To Grandmother’s house we go?”