"Jason scratched his head. 'You named him Festus? You know that in Latin, "festus" means 'happy'? You want us to ride off to save the world on Happy the Dragon?'"
"Lacy and Mitchell both pointed to a black shelf mounted in the corner of the room, like an altar. Displayed on it were a hideous pair of orthopedic nurse's shoes, bright white with thick soles. 'I had to wear them for a week once,' Lacy whimpered. 'They don't go with anything!'" "'His name is Boreas?' Leo had to ask. 'What is he, the God of Boring?'""Leo whistled. 'So...giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evil espresso drinks. Gotcha. Maybe this isn't the time to bring up my psycho babysitter.'""Then they'd unleash Hera's rage, causing a lot of death. Well, that sounded fun! Leo had seen Tía Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes, and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, let's definitely unleash her rage. Great idea."
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