“My brother is working late so looks like I’ll be walking home today,” Theo told Percy with a shrug of his shoulders.

Shoving his phone back in his pocket and falling in line beside the boy. Theo was used to walking home, usually alone or sometimes with his friends. He never really had a problem with it, though he wished Scott would be more open to meeting his friends and their parents.

“You’ll have to ask your brother for permission again, right?” Percy ...