#coach-hedge

"Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was she eager to let Percy out of her sight again—not after they’d been apart for so many months."

"What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize."