That gets a sad, wry smile to twitch at the corners of his mouth. "No, he wouldn't agree at all. He'd probably scold me about it, actually. But... again, he's not here, so..." Another shrug. "What else have I got? There's no way home and we're stuck in a place where people use us for their own personal benefit."

Sure, Annabeth was out there somewhere but... Annabeth Chase was tough and Nico knew it. She could hold her own. He hoped she was alright where ever she was, but was he worried she'd be taken out easily? No.