the_blood_of_olympus_-_rick_riordan

twenty-second already. Counting today, only ten days until –’
‘I know,’ Jason said. ‘But Juno was clear. The shorter way would have been suicide.’
‘And as for Delphi …’ Piper leaned towards the map. The blue harpy feather in her hair swung
like a pendulum. ‘What’s going on there? If Apollo doesn’t have his Oracle any more …’
Percy grunted. ‘Probably something to do with that creep Octavian. Maybe he was so bad at telling
the future that he broke Apollo’s powers.’
Jason managed a smile, though his eyes were cloudy from pain. ‘Hopefully we can find Apollo and
Artemis. Then you can ask him yourself. Juno said the twins might be willing to help us.’
‘A lot of unanswered questions,’ Frank muttered. ‘A lot of miles to cover before we get to Athens.’
‘First things first,’ Annabeth said. ‘You guys have to find Nike and figure out how to subdue her …
whatever Juno meant by that. I still don’t understand how you defeat a goddess who controls victory.
Seems impossible.’
Leo started to grin. He couldn’t help it. Sure, they only had ten days to stop the giants from waking
Gaia. Sure, he could die before dinnertime. But he loved being told that something was impossible. It
was like someone handing him a lemon meringue pie and telling him not to throw it. He just couldn’t
resist the challenge.
‘We’ll see about that.’ He rose to his feet. ‘Let me get my collection of grenades and I’ll meet you
guys on deck!’