THIRTEEN

 

A TITAN BRINGS ME A PRESENT

 

We could see the white flag from half a mile away. It was as big as a soccer

field, carried by a thirty-foot- tall giant with bright blue skin and icy gray

hair.

 

"A Hyperborean," Thalia said. "The giants of the north. It's a bad sign that

they sided with Kronos.

 

They're usually peaceful."

 

"You've met them?" I said.

 

"Mmm. There's a big colony in Alberta. You do not want to get into a snowball

fight with those guys."

 

As the giant got closer, I could see three human-size envoys with him: a

half-blood in armor, an empousa demon with a black dress and flaming hair, and a

tall man in a tuxedo. The empousa held the tux dude's arm, so they looked like a

couple on their way to a Broadway show or something — except for her flaming

hair and fangs.