▁see ▁through ▁The ▁M ist , ▁a ▁magic ▁subst ance ▁that ▁keeps ▁mort als ▁from ▁seeing ▁the ▁God s . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁gift , ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁Oracle ▁of ▁Del phi , ▁but ▁was ▁rejected . ▁Ch ir on ▁infer red ▁that ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Del phi ▁rejected ▁her ▁because ▁she ▁had ▁already ▁given ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁the ▁Oracle ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vir gin ▁( in ▁reality ▁it ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Del phi ▁placed ▁upon ▁the ▁former ▁Oracle ▁by ▁H ades ▁still ▁being ▁active ). ▁She ▁surv ived ▁her ▁encounter , ▁but ▁became ▁ment ally ▁un stable , ▁seeing ▁small ▁pieces ▁of ▁Luke ' s ▁future . ▁ ▁Maurice ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁– ▁Two ▁employees ▁of ▁Kind ness ▁International ▁Hum ane ▁Animal ▁Transport , ▁encountered ▁by ▁Per cy , ▁An nab eth , ▁and ▁Gro ver ▁in ▁The ▁Light ning ▁Th ief . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Fa ust ▁— ▁Ruby ▁K ane ' s ▁parents , ▁Carter ▁and ▁Sad ie ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents . ▁They ▁live ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁two ▁sh un ▁the ▁mag ical ▁world ▁and ▁take ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Sad ie , ▁bl aming ▁Julius ▁K ane ▁for ▁Ruby ' s ▁death . ▁They ▁raise ▁Sad ie ▁in ▁an ▁apparent ▁normal cy ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁like ▁her ▁father ▁or ▁brother . ▁The ▁two ▁are ▁possessed ▁by ▁the ▁gods ▁N ek h bet ▁and ▁Bab i ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁test