Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24252521-20171123044845/@comment-33328859-20180406114432

Lostofme wrote: Fifth Famous wrote: Reminds me of Dharma in the new RRP book. I didn't read, so I do not know. Can you explain to me? Dharma is sort of like a concept of fulfilling your duty, but not your job. It doesn't have a single synonym in English. Like, if a person close to you is in immediate danger, your first reaction should be to save them even while sacrificing your life. On the other hand, if you assess the situations and see you have no danger and then go to save the person, it is adharma,  meaning you are not loyal to the person. Likewise, if you are certain to die whether you save them or not and then go to save them to try and save yourself too, it is adharma. However, it is also dharma to fulfill your promises, even if that promise requires you to stay on the wrong side. (Like Karna in Mahabharata, if you read the book you get my point. ) What is Dharma for one person can be adharma for another.

In Piper's case, she was going to die anyway, and hence attempted to rescue herself along with Percy and Jason. Confusing concept, I know.