Some synonyms for said are : Added, stated, recalled, spoken, repeated, called, and declared.
<u>Answer:</u>
<u>attaining land ownership is worth defending no matter the cost.</u>
<u>Explanation:</u>
Note, the "Apache Legend" story was told by Geronimo a native who had experiences with the settlers (white men as they were called) while "A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virgini" was written by Thomas Hariot a settler.
Nevertheless, despite writing from different backgrounds they share the same view point on land ownership. Both the settlers and the natives strongly hold the idea that the land where they are resident is worth defending, even if it requires killing another.
In fact, this similar idea between them is part of the causes of the deadly conflicts between the natives and the whites.
Answer:
Percy starts to suspect that Ares wasn't acting alone when Ares goes it to a trance and the starts talking to himself.... because Ares is going to say that to everyone because Ares is the God of War.