The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, #4)

by Rick Riordan

“One foot in front of the other. That’s the only way to do it.”

wondered if this was how mortal teachers felt after a full day of classes. If so, I didn’t see how they managed. I hoped they were richly compensated with gold, diamonds, and rare spices.

“That’s kind of the point. You do something evil, you feel bad about it, you do better. That’s a sign you might be developing a conscience.”

It was without a doubt the loveliest trash fire I’d ever beheld.

The beasts were outfitted in Kevlar with their names printed in white block letters along their ribs: MUFFIN, BUSTER, WHANGDOODLE, SHIRLEY, and HORATIO, the Five Unicorns of the Apocalypse.

“When a good woman puts you down, you had best stay down.”