Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say.

The line is a dry, sardonic quip that treats family conflict as a familiar spectacle—something so routine it can be narrated with mock cheer. In Riordan’s style, humor often undercuts danger and tension, especially in scenes where “family” includes feuding gods, demigods, or other kin whose disputes have outsized consequences. The speaker’s irony suggests emotional distance and a coping mechanism: by joking, they regain a sense of control over an uncomfortable or chaotic situation. It also points to a broader theme common in myth-based storytelling: inherited rivalries and grudges are passed down through bloodlines, forcing younger characters to witness (and sometimes pay for) the battles of their elders.