QUOTE : Percy rests his chin on top of my head, his hands on my shoulders as we too turn our faces to the shore. 'Did you know—' he says.<br /><br />'Oh, are we playing the did you know game?'<br /><br />'Did you know this year is not going to be a disaster?'<br /><br />'I don’t believe it.'<br /><br />'It is not going to be a disaster,' he repeats overtop of me, 'because it is you and I and the Continent and not even Lockwood or your father can wreck it completely. I promise.'<br /><br />He nudges the side of my head with his nose until I consent to look up at him, then does that tipped-head smile again, and I swear to God it's so adorable I forget my own damn name.<br /><br />'France on the horizon, Captain,' I say.<br /><br />'Steel thyself, mate,' he replies.