The Demigods of Olympus: An Interactive Adventure
“I managed to shout, wracking my brain for facts about lions, hoping they would also apply to leontes.
He stopped, the hint of a smile flitting across his massive jowls. “What do you mean, ‘a challenge’?”
“Your sister challenged me with a riddle and promised to let me go if I answered it correctly. I answered it and the gods struck her down.”
The leonte looked around nervously. “You lie.”
Sam sidled closer to me and whispered, “I think you’re thinking of the sphinx.”
“You’re the king of the jungle, aren’t you? Everyone knows kings must be stronger and smarter.”
“That’s true,” said the leonte. “But I am sure my sister did not offer you a challenge. And if she did, you certainly did not outwit her. She was the cleverest daughter of Atalanta.”
“And I suppose you’re the cleverest son?” I tried to remember a riddle—any riddle.
“Of course,” he said, sitting back on his haunches, licking his lips mightily. I heard Sam squeak.
“Then you wouldn’t mind proving it,”
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