Or maybe there was a little demigod spirit left in him after all. I guess he couldn’t stand the idea of cowering in a bathtub while two kids risked their lives. Emotions played across his face-fear, doubt, but mostly shame. The snakeskin fabric of his suit rippled as if it were still alive, trying to swallow something unpleasant. “I can try to disable it,” I said, “but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. Judging from Hal’s wide eyes, this was news to him. “I know that because there’s a poison canister ready to break as soon as you hit the third number. “Nobody’s managed to trigger the combination,” I said. “But it’s the second trap I’m worried about.” “Can you bypass the curse?” Thalia asked me. I’m guessing whoever touches it gets burned to a pile of ashes.” “People have tried to open this before,” I warned. Maybe next time I teamed up with someone, I should choose someone I didn’t like so much. “You’re going to ask me to open it, aren’t you?” Still, she fixed me with those intense blue eyes, and I knew this was another time Thalia would get her way. Besides, a lot of demigods had been led here. Zeus hadn’t treated her any better than Hermes treated me. I didn’t know how she could have such faith in her dad.
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“Luke, this is why we’re here.” Her voice was full of excitement. I concentrated until I could sense the mechanisms inside. My fingers tingled with warmth as if the box were a hot oven. I didn’t touch it, but I held my hands close to the combination lock. Hal nodded emphatically, then traced a finger across his neck. “Do you know what’s inside?” Thalia asked.
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