User blog comment:Darkcloud1111/''The Mark of Athena'' Plot Holes/@comment-4515675-20121021160447/@comment-4515675-20121021170934

Yet it was never explained what exactly did Gaea do to slow them down. If we are to look at the events from the DD it seems like the only one who was slowing down the completion of the Argo II was Leo himself. Also, for someone whose home is about do get destroyed if they didn’t make it on time, Jason seemed pretty relaxed and carefree.