-Sadie Kane-

Percy, Annabeth, Walt, Julian, Jaz, and I walked into a small restaurant on the outskirts of Memphis to order lunch for all fifteen of us. I was about to start listing everything off when someone snapped their fingers. Within seconds, the cashier stared blankly at me and then walked off, earning my outrage to such rude customer service.

"Yell all you want, they don't see you." A familiar voice started from behind us.

I immediately turned to spot him wave towards me at the table nearby. "What the hell do you want?" I snapped at the sight of the all so familiar red god.

"Well now, that's fairly rude." He grinned. "Should I tell Amos to hand you a lecture on manners?"

"Okay, a weirder version of Ares, I presume?" Percy started.

Set faced the water boy and chuckled. "I'm the original, and the name is Set."

"Explains why you look like the Chief Lector." Annabeth concluded.

To her words, I took in that he was an exact mimic of my uncle despite the red hued skin. "What are you doing here?" I demanded.

Set gestured us to join him at the table, which everyone but me obliged. "Why else would I harass you?"

"Amos sent you for another message?" I recalled when he did to clarify their situation half a year ago.

"Not exactly," Set gritted his teeth suddenly. "I've lost contact with him."

"Uh, how?" Walt continued.

"I'm not the smartest God around, Stone." Set snapped. "I'm not sure how I'm being blocked from my host. However, Horus is in the same situation."

"Maybe Amos found a spell to keep you out finally?' I offered.

Set removed the red tinted sunglasses and glared at me for a second. "Yesterday morning, the Forty-sixth Nome was evacuated by the Pharaoh's orders. Then Horus couldn't reach Carter immediately after. What do I know on the situation myself? Amos got a hold of an important piece of information on Gaia. He planned to tell Carter that morning. However, she got to him first."

"Carter?" Julian asked.

"Both, did I not specify that earlier?" Set growled.

My eyes widened to the news. "Was it her?" I managed to ask.

"Oh yes, caught Amos by surprise." Set admitted dryly. "And the foolish Carter thought he could take on Gaia alone. That boy has no idea what he is up against."

Erie silence for ten seconds. "Do you recall anything Amos was reading up on that night?" I asked now. "Even the title of the book will be fine."

"Well, he had a number of books he was skimming through; ten if I remember right. But the names of them escape me, I'm not a bookworm like you're dear uncle. I'm only in it to kill, remember?"

"Yeah, I think we all know." Percy complained. "You know, you've done something like this to Annabeth and I before."

Set's eyebrows rose out of confusion. "You're meaning that despicable version of me you dirty Greeks made. He isn't too bad, but let me correct something for you. Horus is not my father; I'm his uncle/brother."

"Zeus?" Annabeth asked for confirmation.

"Oh yes, though I will agree you got his arrogance down very well." Set nodded in response. "Back to the matter of the Kane family. The only thing I managed to catch was a sentence in Thoth's book. 'That fool of a scribe mistranslated our nature'. And trust me, I agree with Thoth on that one."

"You don't remember what the name of that book was?" Walt pleaded for him to remember something important.

"No, but Amos was looking into Egyptian and Greek relations if that is of any aid." Set confirmed with another nod. "Came upon something, I don't recall what, but he wrapped up his studying once he came upon it. And that's when little Sadie failed miserably at stalking her uncle up the stairs. That's it."

I fumed to his grin aimed at me. "Come to think of it, I believe Amos was going to ask you something, but quickly decided against it thanks to that wench listening on us." Set added.

"Should have told him to say it anyways." I growled.

"Well, Amos happens to have a fraction of Thoth's wisdom, that's something you shouldn't cross." Set advised. "Speaking of, you are here to pay him a visit, are you not?"

"Were planning on it, yeah." Walt replied.

Set thought for a second. "Perhaps I should get Horus here as well, discuss our situation with him."

"We done here?" Percy snapped. "We kind of have a list of things to do as well."

Set grinned. "Not quite, Jackson. For being so generous, I'll pay for your lunch."

I gave him a confused look as he handed Walt a hundred dollar bill. "Whoa, what is wrong with you?" I scolded.

Set gave me a blank look. "Well Kane, would you prefer to starve instead? You'll be aiding me in finding my host again so I don't have to talk to my horrible nephew any longer than necessary. Plus I really do hate having to push myself back out of the Duat for these little trips simply because my connection with my host is temporarily severed."

Jaz smirked at the thought. "You are a real softy, Set." She teased.

He waved her words off. "Don't count on it. I'll see you around." He promised towards me before snapping his fingers.

He immediately disappeared, leaving us at the table with surprised expressions drawn thanks to Set's rare generosity. "Let's get the hell out of here before he decides to show his ugly face again." I urged.