“Hazel frowned. "Why that one?"
"You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked.
"Ghost?" Nico asked.
Okay... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong.”
― The House of Hades
"You don't see the ghost?" Frank asked.
"Ghost?" Nico asked.
Okay... if Frank was seeing a ghost that the Underworld kids couldn't see, something was definitely wrong.”
― The House of Hades
“No," Frank said. "I'm only a centurion."
Jason cursed in Latin. "He means he can't control a whole legion. He's not of high enough rank."
Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. "Well, then, promote him!”
― The House of Hades
Jason cursed in Latin. "He means he can't control a whole legion. He's not of high enough rank."
Nico swung back his black sword at another gryphon. "Well, then, promote him!”
― The House of Hades
“About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no attention.
Of course not, Frank thought. He's Greek.
[...]
Jason's face was already beaded with sweat. He kept shouting in Latin: "Form ranks!" But the dead legionnaires wouldn't listen to him, either.
[...]
"Make way!" Frank shouted. To his surprise, the dead legionnaires parted for him. The closest ones turned and stared at him with blank eyes, as if waiting for further orders.
"Oh, great..." Frank mumbled.”
― The House of Hades
Of course not, Frank thought. He's Greek.
[...]
Jason's face was already beaded with sweat. He kept shouting in Latin: "Form ranks!" But the dead legionnaires wouldn't listen to him, either.
[...]
"Make way!" Frank shouted. To his surprise, the dead legionnaires parted for him. The closest ones turned and stared at him with blank eyes, as if waiting for further orders.
"Oh, great..." Frank mumbled.”
― The House of Hades
“Who wants us?" Bianca demanded. "Because if you think you'll get a ransom, you're wrong. We don't have any family. Nico and I—" Her voice broke a little. "We've got no one but each other.”
― The Titan’s Curse
― The Titan’s Curse
“Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling.
"That's more like it," Nico said. "Let's turn this tide!”
― The House of Hades
"That's more like it," Nico said. "Let's turn this tide!”
― The House of Hades
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