Annabeth was still crying, silent tears falling down her face. She shook Percy's shoulders hard, slamming his head into the floor. "Percy?! Percy! Wake up, Percy, please wake up," she begged.
Percy didn't move.
Hysterical, Annabeth fell across Percy's chest and sobbed. Will touched her shoulder, and she didn't notice. Hermes walked over slowly, tears in his eyes. "Was...was it like this when Luke died?"
No one answered. I guess he knew no one would, since one of the two people who could answer that soalan was oblivious, and the other had just died.
"Let's find Rose," Hermes said. "Annabeth needs...
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