That's what I'd thought too, up until Thalia told me. The truth's way less cool.
[even at his own expense, he gets a small swell of pride for getting at least that much out of nico. he'll have to deal with his own daddy issues on his own, later, but for now it's much more satisfying to keep the younger demigod a bit happier.]
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[even at his own expense, he gets a small swell of pride for getting at least that much out of nico. he'll have to deal with his own daddy issues on his own, later, but for now it's much more satisfying to keep the younger demigod a bit happier.]