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"Incredible," Jason said. "These are really good brownies." "That's your only comment?" Piper demanded. He looked surprised. "What? I heard the story. Fish-centaurs. Merpeople. Letter of intro to the Tiber River god. Got it. But these brownies--" "I know," Frank said, his mouth full. "Try them with Esther's peach preserves." "That," Hazel said, "is incredibly disgusting." "Pass me the jar, man," Jason said. Hazel and Piper exchanged a look of total exasperation. Boys. Percy, for his part, wanted to hear every detail about the aquatic camp. He kept coming back to one point: "They didn't want to meet me?" "It wasn't that," Hazel said. "Just...undersea politics, I guess. The merpeople are territorial. The good news is they're taking care of that aquarium in Atlanta. And they'll help protect the Argo II as we cross the Atlantic." Percy nodded absently. "But they didn't want to meet me?" Annabeth swatted his arm. "Come on, Seaweed Brain! We've got other things to worry about."