User blog comment:Cualabear2/Porphyrion( didn't spell that right)/@comment-67.163.29.102-20111211223715/@comment-3146930-20111211232121

I believe the fates are able to see multiple futures, like how the Percy could have ended the world at the end of The Last Olympian as the prophecy had 2 possible endings. To save or destroy Olympus. Percy may have just seen one possible future. I can see it now... "Dont worry Annabeth, I saw myself get old when I looked at the fates so even if I just stand here and do nothing, there is no way this hydra will be able to ki...."