The Tower of Nero (The Trials of Apollo, #5)

by Rick Riordan

“Dad!” Will shot to his feet. He ran down the steps and tackled me in a hug. That’s when I lost it. I wept openly. My beautiful son, with his kind eyes, his healer’s hands, his sun-warm demeanor. Somehow, he had inherited all my best qualities and none of the worst.

“You’re important,” I said. “Your life!” Jason tilted his head. “I mean…sure. But if a hero isn’t ready to lose everything for a greater cause, is that person really a hero?”

Hero’s be definition die for their causes