“The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk.“Wax,” Carter pronounced.“Fascinating.”

“There’s nothing here,” Carter said.“What do you want?” I asked. “We’ve got wax, some toilet papyrus, an ugly statue.”

“The Temple of Dendur," Zia said. "Actually it was built by the Romans - ""When they occupied Egypt," Carter said, like this was delightful information. "Augustus commissioned it.""Yes," Zia said."Fascinating," I murmured. "Would you two like to be left alone with a history textbook?”

“Maybe being home schooled, Carter didn’t realize that “test” is normally a bad thing.”

“We can’t make a portal—”“We’ve got a flying boat,” Carter offered.”

“I found that things weren't going well upstairs. Carter was a crumpled heap of chicken warrior on the slope of the pyramid.”

“[Carter just asked when I became a ram whisperer. Do shut up, Carter]”