User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-24308873-20131102134217/@comment-24062146-20131104031244

Not sure if Frank gets the blessing of Mars whenever he wants. He earns it each time. And although he says he feels more comfortable with a bow, he is quite capable with a sword. Frank was always meant to be powerful. Hera knew that, thus the stick. Percy, Jason, and Nico are powerful, but they had no need of such a weakness. Perhaps it is his fatal flaw.

Frank seems to do better under pressure, when he doesn't have time to second guess himself. Lately, there has been a lot of pressure, thus becoming more powerful and mastering his talents.

Hazel practiced with the mist twice that we "saw", but it was mentioned that she had been practicing at other times as well. It just would have made for boring reading to write about it in detail.