User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-10901795-20140518164415/@comment-5927468-20140522202409

To be honest, I thought that part seemed totally legit. It may be because I watch Doctor Who, so I have no problem with the idea of a ship being alive and caring for its passengers. Plus this is a fantasy series, so while Festus is a machine, he's still at least partially based in magic. Normal rules of robotics may not necessarily apply to him, although I realize that "it's magic" is a pretty flimsy explanation.