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“IS'T HOT IN HITHER? the arrow asked. OR IS'T JUST ME”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“Then tell me,” I said, “O, Wise Arrow, most dear to all manner of trees, how do we get to the Cave of Trophonius? And how do Meg and I survive?”

The arrow’s fletching rippled. THOU SHALT TAKE A CAR.

“That’s it?”

LEAVEST THOU WELL BEFORE DAWN. ’TIS A COUNTER-COMMUTE, AYE, BUT THERE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTION ON HIGHWAY THIRTY-SEVEN. EXPECTEST THOU TO TRAVEL ONE HOUR AND FORTY-TWO MINUTES.

I narrowed my eyes. “Are you somehow… checking Google Maps?”

A long pause. OF COURSE NOT. FIE UPON YOU. AS FOR HOW THOU SHALT SURVIVE, ASK ME THIS ANON, WHEN THOU REACHEST THY DESTINATION.

“Meaning you need time to research the Cave of Trophonius on Wikipedia?”

I SHALL SAY NO MORE TO YOU, BASE VILLAIN! THOU ART NOT WORTHY OF MY SAGE ADVICE!

“I’m not worthy?” I picked up the arrow and shook it. “You’re no help at all, you useless piece of—!”

“Apollo?” Calypso stood in the doorway.”
― Rick Riordan, The Dark Prophecy

“TWAS ME, WITCH! the arrow intoned from within my ribcage. DOST THOU THINK I WOULD FAIN ALLOW MYSELF TO BE EMBEDDED IN THE DISGUSTING HEART OF LESTER? I DODGED AND WEAVED! I made a mental note to”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“MUST SPEAK TO THEE ABOUT – HOLD THE PHONE. STRIXES? WHEREFORE TALKEST TO ME OF THOSE? ‘Because they are about to killeth – to kill us.’ FIE! groaned the arrow. THOU SHOULDST AVOID SUCH DANGERS!”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“A JEST AS WEEK AS THY MUSCLES”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“That’s a plant.” Grover gasped for air. “I think I met an arbutus once.” “Arrow,” I said, “what is an arbutus?” I KNOW NOT! BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN A GROVE DOTH NOT MAKETH ME A GARDENER!”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“TOOKEST THEE LONG ENOUGH, intoned the arrow. FOR FORTNIGHTS UNTOLD HAVE I TRIED TO SPEAK WITH THEE.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“VERILY, TIME DOTH CREEP WHEN ONE IS QUIVERED. THOU SHOULDST TRY IT AND SEEST HOW THOU LIKEST IT.”
― Rick Riordan, The Burning Maze

“We only fail when we stop trying.”
― Rick Riordan, The Dark Prophecy

“SEEKEST THOU THE CHOO-CHOO.”
― Rick Riordan, The Dark Prophecy

“A ROADSIDE STAND WHICH SELLETH FRESH EGGS. ‘Yes?’ THIS ROADSIDE STAND IS NOT IMPORTANT. KEEP DRIVING. ‘Apollo?”
― Rick Riordan, The Dark Prophecy