User blog comment:Pachowable/The Son of Neptune Cover/@comment-3146930-20110530055009

You just gave me an idea. Annabeth is his link to the mortal world when he received the curse, which could be why he remembers Annabeth as without her, the curse could destroy him (as anyone trying to receive the curse will die without this). I'm not sure what this means for the book itself but it is something to think about