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Jason's fingers itched to draw his sword. He'd met plenty of scary demigods, but he was starting to realize that Nico di Angelo--as pale and gaunt as he looked--might be more than he could handle.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Novelist
Teacher
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Mets
Sword
Draws
Jason
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Pale
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Gaunt
Looked
Plenty
Angelo
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Scary
Nico
Realizing
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Demigods
Might
Fingers
Hades

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