[ annabeth snorts. ] You're lucky. It's basically been my whole life.

[ she probably shouldn't have been told so young who her mother was, but it's too late to do anything about that now. ]

Most people don't even know the gods are real back home, so it's an extra layer of sounding insane.

I haven't seen him in person! But I've seen his art.

[ her attention snaps to him when he drops the royal mom comment, but she keeps her expression stilted. there's a reason he probably hasn't brought it up before now - he probably doesn't want to make a big deal of it. so annabeth won't either, not in a deeply serious manner at least. ]

Just the queen? [ she says it teasingly. ] That explains the rich kid vibes. I'm surprised you didn't do fencing or something.

[ that seems like a rich kid sport that could have taught him how to fight! ]