User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-4531192-20121011165215/@comment-1515612-20121012143445

Percy and Annabeth have been friends for years. They have much stronger ties than McGrace. Also, they were away for each other for a really long time so of course they're gonna spend a lot of time together. We all know Piper won't accept it. She already had in mind to hate Reyna because she knew Jason and her had a thing.