User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The House of Hades Official Discussion/@comment-24067344-20131022173322/@comment-24062146-20131024132125

I have to give this to Frank. There is a reason he is too powerful to live long and has that stick. He has Percy's instinct, Annabeth's ability to strategize, can fight with a bow or a sword, and can turn into an elephant...or a cockroach, which can survive a nuclear explosion. Even in his human form, he has the most brute strength.

Percy did have that big leap over the river of pain. More than 20 feet, with Annabeth hanging from his neck. Never did explain how he did that.