User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-68.11.161.173-20121007114332/@comment-4890664-20121008092505

Look I do not see why everyone is such a hater on Piper and Frank in this book but think about it this way would any of us have the courage and strength to do the things that these heroes are doing??

@ all the Piper haters she may think about Jason a lot but in a relationship who doesn't think about their partner especially since they seem to face a way to die or get offered up as sacrifices that will end the world. They are fighting a war and throughout the book Piper has to see her boyfriend and all her friends put into danger and she feels that she may have to watch as her "loved one" die.

@ all the Frank haters can you shapeshift, and how would you feel if your girlfriend was putting her life on the line to save the world and possibly save and hold on to your lifeline around the thing that could end your life in a few second. What would you do if you had to face this pressure, most humans can barely handle the stress and pressure of everyday life much less the pressure and stress of possibliy losing your gf to your friend, having your life tied to a stick, and having to save the world. If you think he is hypocritical about "DUTY" then you are gravelly mistaken for without his sense of duty he would have caved into the pressure and stress long ago leaving the others to have to fend for themselves.