“Sadie Kane here. If you're listening to this, congratulations, you survived doomsday.”

“I knew there was a reason I didnt turn you into a banana slug."Leonid'd eyes widened. "No banana slug! Please!""It was a compliement, silly. Forbidden is good! Sadie likes forbidden!”

“What colors are the eyes of Anubis?""Brown...Duh.”

“Don't Worry, Be Hapi.”

“I wondered if I would appear on a temple wall painting someday. A blonde Egyptian girl with purple highlights running sideways through the palm trees, screaming "Yikes!" in hieroglyphics as Neith chased after me. The thought of some poor archaeologist trying to figure that out almost lifted my spirits.”

“We speak with one voice,” Walt said. “Especially on this matter. No one hurts Sadie Kane.”

“Zia turned toward us, her expression grim. “I will show you to your quarters. In the morning, your testing begins. We will see what magic you know, and how you know it.”I wasn’t sure what she meant by that, but I exchanged an uneasy look with Sadie.“Sounds fun,” Sadie ventured. “And it we fail this test?”Zia regarded her coldly. “This is not the sort of test you fail, Sadie Kane. You pass or you die.”