Keep it simple.

“Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are …”

“A little slower, sweetheart. Cape Cod is freezing over.”

“I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had aband…”

“Octavian menjerit-jerit dengan suara melengking—mungkin memerintakan Kohort I a…”