They hadn’t talked to him since they met Rachel, he had no idea why. They didn’t sit next to him and laugh at his jokes or strategize with him like they usually did.

He assumed this would be like old times, talking and laughing while trying to save the world. But instead Rachel Elizabeth Dare sat beside him, laughing at his stories and jokes.

“And then I jumped off the arch.” Percy said trying to please the group by telling stories, and hopefully get a laugh from his friend.