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21 " He gave me the brochure. It was about the Hunters of Artemis. The front read, A WISE CHOICE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Inside were pictures of young maidens doing hunter stuff, chasing monsters, shooting bows. There were captions like: HEALTH BENEFITS: IMMORTALITY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU! and A BOY-FREE TOMORROW!" I found that in Annabeth's backpack," Grover said.I stared at him. " I don't understand." " Well, it seems to me… maybe Annabeth was thinking about joining." I'd like to say I took the news well.The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time. "
22 " I'd like to say I took the news well.The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time.--Percy Jackson "
― Rick Riordan , The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
23 " My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And I intend to choose one. But first, Father Zeus, I must speak to you privately." Zeus beckoned Artemis forward. He leaned down and listened as she spoke in his ear.A feeling of panic seized me. " Annabeth," I said under my breath. " Don't." She frowned at me. " What?" Look, I need to tell you something," I continued. The words came stumbling out of me. " I couldn't stand it if… I don't want you to—" Percy?" she said. " You look like you're going to be sick." And that's how I felt. I wanted to say more, but my tongue betrayed me. It wouldn't move because of the fear in my stomach "
24 " You must forgive my Hunters if they do not welcome you," Artemis said. " It is very rare that we would have boys in this camp. Boys are usually forbidden to have any contact with the Hunters. The last one to see this camp…" She looked at Zoe. " Which one was it?" That boy in Colorado," Zoe said. " You turned him into a jackalope." Ah, yes." Artemis nodded, satisfied. " I enjoy making jackalopes. "
25 " Bianca, camp is cool! It's got a pegasus stable and a sword-fighting arena and… I mean, what do you get by joining the Hunters?" To begin with," Zoe said, " immortality." I stared at her, then at Artemis. " She's kidding, right?" Zoe rarely kids about anything," Artemis said. " My Hunters follow me on my adventures. They are my maidservants, my companions, my sisters-in-arms. Once they swear loyalty to me, they are indeed immortal… unless they fall in battle, which is unlikely. Or break their oath." What oath?" I said.To foreswear romantic love forever," Artemis said. To never grow up, never get married. To be a maiden eternally." Like you?" The goddess nodded.I tried to imagine what she was saying. Being immortal. Hanging out with only middle-school girls forever. I couldn't get my mind around it. "
26 " Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. " Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity. "