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Chapter 37

Leo wished he wasn’t so good

Really, so If he hadn’t had such an eye for ht never have found the secret chute, gotten lost in the underground, and been attacked by metal dudes But he just couldn’t help hiirl with super underground senses, she wasn’tthe back

"Sorry," she said "It’s just…there’s soLike standing in the le instruot a tour of Ro (hmm, Leo wondered if he could turn into one of those, or even better: a horse that Leo could ride) But Leo started to get impatient His feet were sore, the day was sunny and hot, and the streets were choked with tourists

The Foruroith bushes and trees It took a lot of i center of Ancient Roe it because he’d seen New Ro churches, freestanding arches, clothing stores, and fast-food restaurants One statue of so to a nearby McDonald’s

On the wider streets, the car traffic was absolutely nuts--ht people in Houston drove crazy--but they spentacross fountains and little cafés where Leo was not allowed to rest

"I never thought I’d get to see Rome," Hazel said "When I was alive, I e We were at war"

"Mussolini?" Leo frowned "Wasn’t he like BFFs with Hitler?"

Hazel stared at him like he was an alien "BFFs?"

"Never mind"

"I’d love to see the Trevi Fountain," she said

"There’s a fountain on every block," Leo grumbled

"Or the Spanish Steps," Hazel said

"Why would you cooing to China for Mexican food, isn’t it?"

"You’re hopeless," Hazel complained

"So I’ve been told"

She turned to Frank and grabbed his hand, as if Leo had ceased to exist "Coave Leo a confused sloat or to thank Leo for being a doofus--but he cheerfully let Hazel drag hi forever, Hazel stopped in front of a church At least, Leo assu doular roof, typical Roman colu or other

"Latin for Get a grip?" Leo speculated

"This is our best bet" Hazel sounded more certain than she had all day "There should be a secret passage soroups milled around the steps Guides held up colored placards with different nues like they were playing soo

Leo listened to the Spanish tour guide for a few seconds, and then he reported to his friends, "This is the Pantheon It was originally built by Marcus Agrippa as a teods After it burned down, E for two thousand years It’s one of the best-preserved Ros in the world"

Frank and Hazel stared at him

"How did you know that?" Hazel asked

"I’m naturally brilliant"

"Centaur poop," Frank said "He eavesdropped on a tour group"

Leo grinned "Maybe Coe I hope this place has air conditioning"

Of course, no AC

On the bright side, there were no lines and no adroups and walked on in

The interior was pretty i it had been constructed two thousand years ago The marble floor was patterned with squares and circles like a Roe cha back in the States Lining the walls were different shrines and statues and tombs and stuff But the real eye-catcher was the do caht at the top A bealowed on the floor, like Zeus was up there with ato fry puny humans