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━━ chapter nineteen golden tipped ( jason )
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━━There was no way out, and so they had no choice but to head in.
And Jason would have died at least five times (or more) on the way to the front door of the mansion if it wasn't for Leo.
First, it was the motion-activated trapdoor on the sidewalk, then the lasers on the steps, and then the nerve gas dispenser on the porch railing━oh, and don't forget the pressure-sensitive poison spikes on the welcome mat! And, of course, Jason could not leave out the exploding doorbell.
(Who goes to this much trouble? Even for a mansion of this size? There's obviously something extravagant inside).
Leo deactivated them all. It was like he could smell the traps like a bloodhound, sensing each and every one of them before they could trigger them before picking the right tool from his belt to disable them.
"You're amazing, man," Jason told him.
It was tense━very tense. Jason didn't care about the traps, he was already standing on and in between thousands of sharp needles, constricting him each time he looked at Leo and remembered what he had said under Medea's spell.
Leo scowled as he examined the front-door lock. "Yeah, amazing," he grumbled. "Can't fix a dragon right, but I'm amazing."
Jason winced. He felt like he had been struck with a whip. He had said those things, and then Festus had fallen, destroyed to keep them safe from the lasers and fencing. Leo lost the one thing he was proud of, and Jason had said those words━even if it hadn't really been him, but he regretted them so much ... because, in a way, had it been him? Had he really mean it, deep down?
He hated himself to think he had.
"Hey, that wasn't your━"
"Front door's already unlocked," Leo cut him off, not even giving him a single glance.
Piper stared at the door in disbeief. "It is? All those traps and the door's unlocked?"
"Well, I'd assume no one's ever gotten to the front door with those traps on before," whispered Savreen, eyes wide as Leo turned the knob. The door swung open easily. He stepped inside without hesitation.
Before Jason could follow, Piper caught his arm. "He's going to need time to get over Festus. Don't take it personally."
"Yeah," mumbled Jason. "Yeah, okay."
That didn't change the guilt he felt, though. Jason wished he could take it all back, but he couldn't, and now, Piper was right━he just had to wait. He felt someone else squeeze his other arm. He glanced over and Sav sent him a little, reassuring smile before stepping in after Leo.
