good or evil."

 

"Yeah," I said. "So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos.

That's fair."

 

Ethan grabbed the hilt of his sword, but Prometheus stopped him.

 

"Now, now," the Titan said. "We're on a diplomatic mission."

 

Prometheus studied me as if trying to understand my anger. Then he nodded like

he'd just picked a thought from my brain.

 

"It bothers you what happened to Luke," he decided. "Hestia didn't show you the

full story. Perhaps if you understood ..."

 

The Titan reached out.

 

Thalia cried a warning, but before I could react, Prometheus's index finger

touched my forehead.

 

* * *

 

Suddenly I was back in May Castellan's living room. Candles flickered on the

fireplace mantel, reflected in the mirrors along the walls. Through the kitchen

doorway I could see Thalia sitting at the table while Ms. Castellan bandaged her