[ Funnily enough, Nico had been the one to send both along with Apollo when he went to look for Meg and yet doesn't have any himself. Though he had been wandering around Camp with the infirmary nearby and therefore hadn't needed to keep some close at hand. This will teach him.

The hellhound's enthusiastic response isn't anything Nico worries about even if some of these buildings look like a strong breeze would knock it over. If it falls from just this then it wasn't safe to live in. So he keeps on petting her, digging his fingers in a bit to give her a good scratch.

Even though he never wants to have a reason to eat another of Persephone's pomegrante seeds, Nico pockets them again. ]

Having them doesn't seem like a good sign for either of us. [ No more airtight jars, pls. ] I'm sure having the son of Poseidon around made things a little easier when it came to rescuing everyone from the sirens. So long as they didn't lure you in too.

[ Is that his subtle way of asking whether Percy was a victim or a rescuer? Yes, yes it is. ]