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"Is that Ody’s car I hear?" Cassandra’s rumbled, audible from several streets over Odysseus pulled into the driveway, killed the engine before it got really annoying, and bounded up the front steps

"Knock knock," he said, and poked his head in

"You have got to get a muffler," said Cassandra’s mom

"Really? I think it makes my entrance more dramatic Like trumpeters" Odysseus smiled at Cassandra "Ah Dishes Need help?"

"You wouldn’t"

"I wouldn’t But it’s gentlerunted when Lux leaped up and pinned hi off

"What brings you by?" Cassandra’s mom asked

"Aside frohter?" Odysseus’ constant flirting didn’t help theefforts But it was just for fun Anyone who saw the way he looked at Athena could tell you that "My cousin’s hoht come by for awhile"

"How is Herht It was a strange charade they kept up, an ailing student and his concerned relatives And it wouldn’t last forever So out to knock theht I heard the car" Cassandra’s dad returned, less paint-covered but still reeking of che on the armoire?"

"What kind of a question is that?" Henry asked "He’s alorking on the ar your o!" They exited in a turpentine-scented cloud Cassandra’s ht They’d need to crack a

"What did she learn?" Cassandra asked "What about Aphrodite?" A burst of heat jumped quickly into her hands, and she kept them carefully unclenched so Odysseus wouldn’t notice

Odysseus shrugged Lux put a paw up on his knee and whined until there was"Lots of talk but no answers From what Heruess she’s all riddles and wrinkly skin But Athena’s not giving up, Cassandra"

"She’s not trying hard, either"

"So what do you need to see us about?" Henry interjected

"Herle Cassandra showed us in Malaysia It’ll just be you three and Athena for awhile"

Cassandra fumed She should have held the information about Artemis ranso?" she snapped