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She shrugged "Salad you’re not into robbing banks"

"Oh…bank vaults," Leo said "Never thought about that"

"Forget I said anything" Hazel sighed "Look, it’s not three o’clock yet We can at least do a little exploring, try to pinpoint Nico’s location before we contact the others You two stay here until I call for you I want to check things out, make sure the tunnel is structurally sound I’ll be able to tell round"

Frank scowled "We can’t let you go by yourself You could get hurt"

"Frank, I can take care of round is o first"

"Unless Frank wants to turn into a s are awesome"

"Shut up," Frank er"

Frank jabbed a finger at Leo’s face "Valdez, I swear--"

"Both of you, be quiet," Hazel scolded "I’ll be back soon Give me ten minutes If you don’t hear from me by then…Never mind I’ll be fine Just try not to kill each other while I’m down there"

She dropped down the hole Leo and Frank blocked her from view as best they could They stood shoulder to shoulder, trying to look casual, like it was co around Raphael’s tonored Leo and Frank A few people glanced at theht they would ask for tips For sorinned

The three A out in the middle of the rooet what city he was in if he didn’t wear it Every once in a while, he would glance over at Leo and Frank like he found their presence distasteful

So about that dude bothered Leo He wished Hazel would hurry up

"She talked to ured out about otten Frank was standing next to hiht" Leo resisted the urge to set his hand ablaze and yell: Bwah ha ha! The idea was sort of funny, but he wasn’t that cruel

"Look,to put you in danger We’re on the sae "I always knew fire could kill randmother’s mansion burned down in Vancouver…it seems a lot more real"

Leo nodded He felt syuy didn’t make it easy when he talked about his fahini, and waiting for people to say, Oh, you poor baby!

Of course Leo didn’t tell hirandmother--did she die in that fire? You didn’t say"

"I--I don’t know She was sick, and pretty old She said she would die in her own time, in her oay But I think sheup froht about that "So your whole fauess," Frank said "My hanistan, in the war Mom tried to help some of her buddies, and…I don’t know exactly what happened There was a firebomb"

Leo winced with sympathy "So we both lost ouron it, but he told Frank the whole story of the night at the workshop when Gaea had appeared to hiot watery "I never like it when people tell enuine," Leo agreed

"But I’m sorry about your n of Hazel The A around the Pantheon They see to sneak up on Raphael’s to

"Back at Camp Jupiter," Frank said, "our cabin Lar, Reticulus, tolda son of Mars, plus having the shape-changing ability fromstick It’s such a huge weakness that it kind of balances things out"

Leo reoddess at the Great Salt Lake She’d said so the scales to balance Good luck is a sham True success requires sacrifice

Her fortune cookie was still in Leo’s tool belt, waiting to be opened Soon you will face a probleh I could help you…for a price

Leo wished he could pluck that memory out of his head and shove it in his tool belt It was taking up too ot weaknesses," he said "Me, for instance I’"

Frank snorted "You ht have weaknesses But your life doesn’t depend on a piece of firewood"

"No," Leo ad: if Frank’s problen flaw could be fixed "I wonder…"

He looked across the roo their way; no ht line for Raphael’s to at Leo

"Uh, Frank?" Leo asked "Has it been ten minutes yet?"