She nods immediately, giving Percy a small wave of her fingers; he automatically returns the gesture over Alecto's shoulder, his face buried in the soft sealskin with only his eyes and one small hand visible. "Of course. Have a good time, both of you."

Even without a full moon, it is still bright at night. Percy stays well-behaved and still on Alecto's arms, hearing the barking of seals in the distance. He can pick out Daphne and Avery's voices, but he had only ever seen a few of the cousins in passing while in their seal forms, though he'd met Aunt Pippa a few times. "Momma, you usu-ushu-ushu-all-ee go swim when the moon is big," he observes, sounding curious."