He still wasn't sure at all about having Percy's respect, but he wasn't going to argue it. Arguing with Pike seemed to get people precisely nowhere anyway no matter how small she was.

The magic felt warm and weird and he didn't much like it, but he held still for it anyway. Everything anyone had ever said told him he was supposed to trust Pike and that she wasn't going to hurt him.

He was still pretty sure he didn't deserve this and whatever thing gave her power like this was gonna realize that pretty quick and turn it back on him.