Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. - Rick Riordan

Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.

What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.

"Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?"
"Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?"
"Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart."