▁quite ▁different ▁from ▁both ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister . ▁When ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Carter ▁dressed ▁" im pe cc ably " ▁like ▁Julius ▁even ▁when ▁relax ing , ▁but ▁adopt s ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁cas ual ▁style ▁when ▁he ▁goes ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁House . ▁Though ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁one ▁to ▁fl out ▁rules , ▁Carter ▁is ▁brave ▁and ▁courage ous ▁enough ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁despite ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life ' s ▁disapp ro val . ▁His ▁special ty ▁is ▁combat ▁magic ; ▁his ▁preferred ▁weapon ▁a ▁k h op esh , ▁but ▁los es ▁it ▁in ▁The ▁Th r one ▁of ▁Fire . ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁given ▁leadership ▁respons ib ilities ▁and ▁strugg les ▁to ▁accept ▁his ▁role , ▁until ▁he ▁will ingly ▁becomes ▁ph ara oh ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Life ▁during ▁The ▁Ser pent ' s ▁Sh adow . ▁ ▁Sad ie ▁K ane ▁Sad ie ▁K ane ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁main ▁protagon ists ▁and ▁narr ators ; ▁the ▁younger ▁sister ▁of ▁Carter ▁K ane . ▁She ▁is ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁her ▁non - mag ical ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁London ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁mother ▁Ruby ▁K ane . ▁Though ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁live ▁a ▁" normal " ▁life , ▁something ▁her ▁brother ▁is ▁occasionally ▁je alous ▁of , ▁her ▁unusual ▁circumstances ▁make ▁her ▁sometimes ▁je alous ▁of ▁Carter ▁( es pecially ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁rem ind ed ▁of ▁his ▁ex otic ▁l ifest yle