They passed a couple of guys making a bronze windup toy. At least that’s what it looked like. It was a six-inch-tall centaur—half man, half horse—armed with a miniature bow. One of the campers cranked the centaur’s tail, and it whirred to life. It galloped across the table, yelling, “Die, mosquito! Die, mosquito!” and shooting everything in sight.

~ Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan Camp Half Blood Hephaestus Humour Toy

Hephaestus glowered up at us. “I didn’t make you, did I?”Uh,” Annabeth said, “no, sir.”Good,” the god grumbled. “Shoddy workmanship.

~ Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan Annabeth Chase Hephaestus Percy Jackson

Don’t judge someone until you’ve stood at his forge and worked with his hammer, eh?

~ Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan Hephaestus Percy Jackson