There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it. - Rick Riordan

She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doing the same thing. The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.

"I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret."

"Grover didn't say anything for awhile. Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, "Can I have your apple?