from her. Through charmspeak, Jane is controlled by Medea to lure Tristan into Mount Diablo where he is kidnapped by Enceladus, and then shooing Piper away so she could not interfere. Nevertheless, Piper manages to discover the trick and rescue her father. Afterwards, Jane is fired and replaced by Mellie the cloud nymph. The Al Abbas family Ayesha Al Abbas – Sam's late mother who worked as a doctor. Loki was one of her patients, and their intimate relationship that resulted in Sam's birth was resented by her conservative family due to its illegitimacy. She died when Sam was a child, and her responsibility for Sam was taken by her parents. Jid and Bibi – Sam's maternal grandparents. They are natives of Baghdad and immigrated to the United States before Sam was born. Jid and Bibi took care of Sam after the death of their daughter, Ayesha. Sam mentions that the two are strict on her education and impose a night curfew on her. They do not know about Sam's current occupation as a Valkyrie until Loki tells them in the events of The Hammer of Thor, and even then, due to their mortal mind, they forget about it quickly. Amir Fadlan – Sam's fiancé. Their betrothal is by arrangement, though Sam says that she fell in love with him when she was 12 years old, at a very young age. Like Sam, Amir is an Arab American descendant of Ahmad ibn Fadlan and thus is related to her. He is the son of Abdel, the owner of a falafel shop that Magnus frequents. In The Hammer of Thor, Amir is shocked upon learning Sam's double life and at first disheartened when she appears to be breaking off their engagement. With his power, Magnus manages to make Amir able to break through the mist of Ginnungagap and see the Norse world. Sam later states that the two have sorted the misunderstanding and retained their engagement. Bullies The following people have harassed the main characters: Nancy Bobofit - Percy and Grover's schoolmate in Yancy Academy in The Lightning Thief. She is a bully who frequently torments Grover and gets into conflicts with Percy. However, she was favored by Mrs. Dodds/Alecto, which irritates Percy. In The Lightning Thief, she was throwing food at Grover, when suddenly she was doused in water from the fountain (later revealed to be Percy's water powers). After