“He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told.
I decided on the slightly less dangerous path.
I went to retrieve my sister”

— Rick Riordan, book The Red Pyramid

Source: The Red Pyramid

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