Carter, not to be unkind, I said, but the last few months you've been seeing messages about Zia . Two weeks ago, you thought she was sending you a distress call in your mashed potatoes.It was a Z! Carved right in the potatoes!
In the book "The Throne of Fire" by Rick Riordan, a character named Carter humorously acknowledges the unusual ways another character interprets messages from Zia. Over recent months, Carter has been observing that Zia's presence seems to dominate his thoughts, leading to some peculiar interpretations of everyday situations. One notable instance he recalls involves a moment when he saw a letter "Z" carved into his mashed potatoes, which he jokingly suggests...