he'd been obsessed with finding answers.

 

"So how did it go?" I asked. "Any luck?"

 

"No," he murmured. "But I may have a new lead soon."

 

"What's the lead?"

 

Nico chewed his lip. "That's not important right now. You know why I'm here."

 

A feeling of dread started to build in my chest. Ever since Nico first proposed

his plan for beating Kronos last summer. I'd had nightmares about it. He would

show up occasionally and press me for an answer, but I kept putting him off.

 

"Nico, I don't know," I said. "It seems pretty extreme."

 

"You've got Typhon coming in, what ... a week? Most of the other Titans are

unleashed now and on Kronos's side. Maybe it's time to think extreme."

 

I looked back toward the camp. Even from this distance I could hear the Ares and

Apollo campers fighting again, yelling curses and spouting bad poetry.

 

"They're no match for the Titan army," Nico said. "You know that. This comes

down to you and Luke. And there's only one way you can beat Luke."