User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-4517591-20131102085411/@comment-3285234-20131104102109

1. I think you are partially correct, Reyna mentioned it in SoN. Percy was the real power on their quest (saving Thanatos). BUT let's be real here, without Jason and Percy, Frank, Hazel, Leo and Piper would probably be dead already. So yeah, they are mostly bodyguards, but they are who kept the others alive so that they could perform their roles.

Plus their mere presence made their journey easier, because they travel through the sea and sky.

2. Yes, she doubted Jason, BUT not Percy, she even admitted how Percy's absence is pulling them down. She called Percy their backbone.

Once again, I'll go back to the bodyguard point. Jason and Percy's leadership, experience, and powerful kept them alive. Both of them KILLED TWO GIANTS EACH. What else do you want?

3. I agree with Jason, but he had a good development in the last book, as for Percy he have a whole series just about him so...

As for being pointless... Once again, without Percy and Jason, they would not even be on this quest if not for them, because they would already be dead.