a romantic relationship with the shabti of magician Zia Rashid, and subsequently spends much of his time trying to find the real Zia and demonstrate his feelings toward her. Like his father, Carter has dark skin and hair, quite different from both his mother and sister. When living with his father, Carter dressed "impeccably" like Julius even when relaxing, but adopts a much more casual style when he goes to live at Brooklyn House. Though he is not one to flout rules, Carter is brave and courageous enough to pursue the way of the gods despite the House of Life's disapproval. His specialty is combat magic; his preferred weapon a khopesh, but loses it in The Throne of Fire. He is often given leadership responsibilities and struggles to accept his role, until he willingly becomes pharaoh of the House of Life during The Serpent's Shadow. However, he decides to focus on leading Brooklyn House while leaving his uncle Amos as the Chief Lector to deal with the day-to-day running of the House of Life. In The Son of Sobek and The Crown of Ptolemy, Carter teams up with Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase to combat Setne, briefly using Greek magic and Annabeth's invisibility cap. Sadie Kane Sadie Kane is one of two main protagonists and narrators; at 13 years old, she is the younger sister of Carter Kane. She is left in the care of her non-magical grandparents in London after the death of their mother Ruby Kane. Though she is able to live a "normal" life, something her brother is occasionally jealous of, her unusual circumstances make her sometimes jealous of Carter. Sadie has to abruptly leave her life in London when she goes to revive the twenty-first Nome and fight Set after the god captures her father, Julius Kane. Sadie becomes the host of Isis in The Red Pyramid and continues to study the goddess's path throughout the series. She also becomes romantically involved with one of the Brooklyn House initiates Walt Stone and also with the god Anubis, though her relationship with either is not formalized until after Walt becomes the "eye" of Anubis in The Serpent's Shadow. She has caramel-colored hair, fair skin and blue eyes, some traits inherited from her mother Ruby. Unlike Carter, Sadie is rebellious and bold and acts the part; often making snap decisions, ignoring rules, and choosing to wear clothing to