Chapter 779 Blades In Shadow
- Ellen was wearing a half-mask; twin serrated daggers glinted in her gloved fists while her eyes—icy, unblinking—locked on Annabeth.
- Annabeth had just reached for the chunk of Malachite. The instant she sensed another presence, she pivoted, shoulders squared.
- Ellen didn't waste a breath. She surged forward, steel carving silver arcs toward Annabeth's throat.