BLOOD OF OLYMPUS

‘So thank you,’ Reyna concluded. ‘All of you. We could’ve chosen hatred and war. Instead we
found acceptance and friendship.’
Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to
Nico, who was standing to one side in the shadows, as usual. She grabbed his hand and pulled him
gently into the firelight.
‘We had one home,’ she said. ‘Now we have two.’
She gave Nico a big hug and the crowd roared with approval. For once, Nico didn’t feel like
pulling away. He buried his face in Reyna’s shoulder and blinked the tears out of his eyes.