Sounds brutal. [For that, he actually does sound serious because he doesn't know how well he'd do if he wasn't as tall and muscular as he is now. On the other hand…] Speed is sometimes way more important than strength. [A light smile.]

Annabeth used to rely on speed, too. Saved my butt a bunch of times when I couldn't dodge fast enough. Sometimes being like a girl isn't that bad. [But he's biased, ignore him. He allows his eyes to flicker to her leg though.] How's your training going now?