It's during training, and Russell has no one to spar with, since his sisters often kick him aside to compete with one another. He walks over to me and says, "Hey, Celeste. I need a sparring partner. You up for it?" I nod. "You're on." Our swords clash, over and over. Finally, he smiles arrogantly as my sword flies across the arena. "Seeya later, Russell." "Seeya." Percy walks over to me in full armor. "You know how I first thought about Annabeth and I?" He says. "No, how?" "A little Hades kid asked me 'is Annabeth your girlfriend?'." "And?" "Oh, I just wanted to give an example of what you'll tell your kids someday." "What do you mean, Percy?" "Let me be the little Poseidon kid to ask, 'Is Russell your boyfriend?'" "Percy!" He laughs.