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After an eternal ers found h of relief He understood I could do this "When Milo was born and Calliope took hied him to help, and he said--he said if I proain And he would protect him"

Walter’s frown deepened, and a few seats down from him, Dylan rolled his eyes "Aren’t you the little siren?"

I ignored hireed I didn’t mean it," I added quickly "But I said yes because--"

"Because Milo’s your kid," said Jarateful look Henry’s grip on o see Milo, Cronus is always there He took Henry’s forht-- I didn’t realize who he was I thought he was Henry It was stupid, I know, but James told me who he really was And I told him Rhea refused to help us"

"Fantastic," said Dylan "While you were having your little affair, did you happen to tell hih, Dylan," said my mother

Dylan opened his ht broke out, I blurted, "He thinks Henry’s dead He doesn’t know our real nuree to a truce And we don’t," I added "Not unless ant to risk the entire world"

"If we surrender and allow Cronus to be released, you do realize that he ant you?" said Walter, and I nodded "Yet this is so to do?"

"Yes," I whispered "I don’t like it, but if it’s the only way to stop this war, I’ll do it" And Milo would be safe That alone would be worth it

Jaet over your et you killed"

Behind o ofhis ar er have my cooperation She is my queen I have already completed her coronation, and I will not allow anyone, not even a Titan, to usurp my claim"

His claim? Before I could say a word, Walter cut me off "Very well Then ill not accept Cronus’s truce"

"And the list of traitors?" said Dylan, eyeing the scroll with an unsavory glea down each and every one of them? Somehow that didn’t feel too far from the truth