[It's something he'll have to figure out how to navigate on his own. If it's really just him and Nico now, well, he should maybe make an effort to make things less weird. On the other hand things with Nico have always been a little imbalanced despite the fact that the younger boy's helped in the last couple of big battles they've fought together.

It's something Annabeth might have known how to approach, but she's not here and it's another thing that just reminds him that he should focus more on getting back to her.]

The difference is we get rewards a lot sooner than usual when we complete quests. Plus the whole "complete the quests and you bring the colors back" thing they've got going on here. It almost feels a little too easy sometimes.