Kronos nodded. "Anything else you wanted to tell me?"

 

"N-no, sir.

 

"You look nervous, Ethan."

 

"No, sir. It's just ... I heard this was the lair of — "

 

"Medusa? Yes, quite true. Lovely place, eh? Unfortunately, Medusa hasn't

re-formed since Jackson killed her, so you needn't worry about joining her

collection. Besides, there are much more dangerous forces in this room."

 

Kronos looked over at a Laistrygonian giant who was munching noisily on some

french fries. Kronos waved his hand and the giant froze. A french fry hung

suspended in midair halfway between his hand and his mouth.

 

"Why turn them to stone," Kronos asked, "when you can freeze time itself?"

 

His golden eyes bored into Ethan's face. "Now, tell me one more thing. What

happened last night on the Williamsburg Bridge?"

 

Ethan trembled. Beads of perspiration were popping up on his forehead. "I ... I

don't know, sir."