User blog comment:Pachowable/The Son of Neptune Cover/@comment-207.71.17.250-20110701084408

Well of naturally it is well know fact that an eagle is a representation of the God of the Sky. In this case though what it looks like Percy is carrying is an eagle standard. They were carried by the roman legions by a person called aquilifer and it represents the legions honor, spirit and soul. It was the legions most prized possession. It was a great honor to carry the standard and for it to fall and be lost is a terrible disgrace. So if I had to take a guess, I'd say it of course belong to the camp, somehow was stolen and it's up to percy to retrieve it.