“Ares sighed "What are the three words said most often in our house?" "Not tonight, Ares?" Than offered. "Funny," Ares growled. "Cara never says that.”

“Humans were never the top of the foodchain,” Ares answered angrily.What is?” I asked.We are.” Ares answered.”

“Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone," Annabeth warned. "If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are.""Land mines?”

“Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here—""Ares," Poseidon interrupted, "they are worthy heroes. We will not blast my son to bits.""Nor my daughter," Zeus grumbled. "She has done well.”

“Reseph tried to convince one of my vamps to slip an aphrodisiac into my drink.""Ares is quite fond of the orc-weed," Vulgrim called out from the kitchen, and yeah, there was a set of chains in the dungeon with his name on them.Limos scowled. "What did your demon say?""Nothing," Ares muttered.”

“Raise high the roof beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.”