User blog comment:SayuriDarling/The Mark of Athena Official Discussion/@comment-5593616-20121007191313/@comment-108.28.75.77-20121008024554

RR didn't say he wanted you I cry for her. I see your point but you're not thinking below the surface. The big problem Piper has is that she was neglected her whole life and that's why she tries to get attention. I think all the other characters stories are sadder but she never asked you to cry over it. All she did was worry about her father who was about to die. Would you feel different if the Giant actually killed her father? Most likely. It's ALMOST the same as Leo's mom dying and Franks mom dying. For days she thought he would die, excuse her for worrying.