"I'll go with Percy," she said. "Then we'll join you, or we'll go wherever we're

needed."

 

Somebody in the back of the group said, "No detours, you two."

 

There were some giggles, but I decided to let it pass.

 

"All right," I said. "Keep in touch with cell phones."

 

"We don't have cell phones," Silena protested.

 

I reached down, picked up some snoring lady's BlackBerry, and tossed it to

Silena. "You do now.

 

You all know Annabeth's number, right? If you need us, pick up a random phone

and call us. Use it once, drop it, then borrow another one if you have to. That

should make it harder for the monsters to zero in on you."

 

Everyone grinned as though they liked this idea.

 

Travis cleared his throat. "Uh, if we find a really nice phone — "

 

"No, you can't keep it," I said.

 

"Aw, man."