Deucalion and Pyrrha
Hermes waved his caduceus, spreading out what protection against magic he could. The students knew their amber amulets and the dose of moly they’d taken shielded them in some ways, but having heard so much about the unusual nature of Telchine magic, they weren’t sure how well guarded they really were.
Just as they had done when earlier threats emerged, Artemis readied an arrow, and Pan poised himself to lunge at the Telchine. Ardalos and Patricius positioned themselves between the students and the Telchine. The mechanical dog bared its teeth and growled.
“Let me pass,” said a voice halfway between human and dog that sounded as if it was coming up from the bottom of a well. “I have no quarrel with you.”
“Foul Telchine, your malice is well known. Zeus in his wisdom i
