The Son of Neptune

Percy wakes Hazel and Frank and they find themselves back on the boat. Ella tells her there will be no more blackouts. Percy tells them they are in Seattle to visit Reyna’s sister who lives with the Amazons. They don’t know how to find her, but stumble on an office building for the website Amazon.com and take a chance. They are greeted in the lobby by a security guard with a nametag of Kinzie. When Percy mentions Hylla’s name, Kenzie immediately knocks Percy off his feet simply for speaking. They are taken to Hylla and learn she is the current queen of the Amazons, but she is being challenged by a former queen, Otrera, who has recently returned from the Underworld. Percy also recalls the events that destroyed Hylla and Reyna’s former home, the gorgon blood beginning to heal his memory. Hylla orders Frank and Percy to be jailed.

Hazel speaks with Hylla, convincing her of Gaea’s actions and the impending war. Hylla tells her she must battle Otrera that night and every night until one of them remains dead. To keep her crown, Hylla must win. For this reason, she cannot go to Camp Jupiter to help with the impending battle. However, she will not stop Hazel from rescuing her friends and escaping.

Hazel uses her ability with precious metals to distract the guards outside Frank and Percy’s cell by causing boxes filled with silver jewelry to explode, pushing the guards off the catwalk. She frees Frank and Percy, and they grab their weapons from a nearby room and run. They manage to return to the throne room where Hazel releases a magical horse, Arion, she believes to be the same one she once chased in Alaska. They hook him up to a chariot and escape despite being confronted by Otrera herself.