I looked up at Coraline. In my mind, there was a certainty. I would definitely hurt anyone who deliberately hurt Coraline. Just as I would if it were Annabeth who'd been hurt. Or Grover. Or Valkyrie. Or, nowadays, even Luke. But telling her that... that wasn't a good idea.

Loyalty was said to be my fatal flaw. Was this why?

But Coraline was right: there was no way I could lie to her. So I told her a different part of the truth.

"You're my friend. My best friend. And there isn't anything I wouldn't do to protect you," I said.