I never get in trouble. [ she says it perfectly straight faced in such a way that suggests she perhaps gets into too much trouble, with a look in her eyes that almost dares him to argue. she'll have a counter. people think percy's the troublemaker, and it's not that he isn't, but annabeth's more likely to flounce the rules on purpose. ]

So we're favored. What is it they expect us to do for them in return for all this? [ it hasn't escaped her notice how cushy her set up is here. but annabeth is far too used to those kind of expectations, especially from a higher power. her higher power is just usually gods, not monarchies. ]

[ she frowns. four months isn't that long in the grand scheme she supposes, but it's still... longer than she'd like to be away from home. ] There's people who've been here even longer, isn't there?