Rick Riordan

The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles-- somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows... and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.

The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo, Book 3)

Pia 

 "Also, don't let a strix scratch you. Itll paralyze you!" By way of demonstration, I fell over sideways.

The praetorian guard lowered his head. "Hail, Caesar!"

Okay so now you can go and tell Jason thank you very much 

"LEO?" Piper grabbed my arms so hard I feared she would leave bruises. "He's alive?"

“Please don't play with that," Piper asked gently. "And, yes, we broke up."

If you've ever held your hand out the window of the sun Maserati as it speeds across the sky, and felt the force of a thousand-mile-an-hour wind shear threatening to rip your immortal fingers off, I'm sure you can relate.

Okay good so at least he knows his friend survived 

When I casually mentioned that Leo was alive and well and presently on a mission to Cam Jupiter, all the electrical outlets in the room sparked. Jason looked at Piper, stunned.

Once the girls had left, I turned to confront Jason Grace, one son of Zeus/]upiter to another. “All right," I said. "What did the Sibyl realy tell you"

I wondered again what was behind their breakup. People change, Piper had said. Full points for vagueness, girl, but I wanted the dirt.

most hurtful of all, her realization that the supposed love of her life, Jason Grace, Was not someone she wanted to be with romantically. 

Oh she so is no one can tell me otherwise

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