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MijRai:
Mother Summer mentioned how Mother Winter had difficulties travelling anymore, ever since she had her walking stick stolen. Now, this is Mother Winter, the steel meat cleaver flinging, tooth trophy keeping, monstrous devourer who epitomizes entropy. While her motivations her great, methods can really scare a person. Not a nice person by nearly any stretch of the imagination.

But, back to the walking stick. It was stolen. She can't move around without it, so she probably wants it back. What other staff-like artifact do we know of that the owner wants back, according to WoJ? Which one fits the Ender of the Winter Court?

I'm thinking the Blackstaff is her 'walking stick'. That she hasn't reclaimed it is up for debate. Maybe she somehow doesn't know who is in possession of it, maybe she is prevented from acting with all of her stupendous power. Perhaps she is playing around with her food, waiting for the chance to get revenge on the entire White Council, or until a less desired Blackstaff (the position) comes around. McCoy could be very useful to her, perhaps.

nthnclls:
Well, assuming that the Blackstaff is hers, WoJ says that she wants it back, and that it was stolen.

Either the White Council tricked her into giving it up, which she regrets, or it is more useful to her in McCoy's hands.  IMO, there's no way that she doesn't know who has it.

CrispyXIV:

--- Quote from: nthnclls on November 28, 2012, 02:23:21 AM ---Well, assuming that the Blackstaff is hers, WoJ says that she wants it back, and that it was stolen.

Either the White Council tricked her into giving it up, which she regrets, or it is more useful to her in McCoy's hands.  IMO, there's no way that she doesn't know who has it.

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It could be that retrieving it from its current holder would be difficult, if not impossible; doesn't Eb Summon it in Changes, from apparently nowhere?

Maybe its inaccessible when not in use, which would mean it would have to be voluntarily returned by its current holder?

Viktor:

--- Quote from: nthnclls on November 28, 2012, 02:23:21 AM ---Well, assuming that the Blackstaff is hers, WoJ says that she wants it back, and that it was stolen.

Either the White Council tricked her into giving it up, which she regrets, or it is more useful to her in McCoy's hands.  IMO, there's no way that she doesn't know who has it.

--- End quote ---

I've said it on this board earlier but... There is just no way that I see a being that has the knowledge of the Winter Queens (anything Mab/Titania know, Winter/Summer Mother do as well, and if one knows, both do) + Intellectus + The Power Level they have would in any way be unaware of exactly where that is (as long as it's in the Mortal or Fae realms), or how it got there.

Mother Winter LET (somehow) her walking staff be taken/stolen. Mother Summer clued Dresden in on this tidbit and I think it's going to come in useful later on.

Serack, isn't there a WoJ about the fact that the Blackstaff eating black magic being a side effect? Am I imagining that quote? (I may be mixing it up with some of the Athame=Mab Craziness vector theory posts (WoJ was that it was a vector for Power))

GrandPanjandrum:
It's entirely possible that Mother Winter wants it back, but can't take it back because of the balance with Summer.  Perhaps Summer had such an instrument (or something equally powerful but wonderfully different) and it was destroyed. 

That being said, when Eb bites the big one (and he will before this is all over...I'm guessing), Harry will want to grab that blackstaff so he can serve up a rather potent bargaining chip for whatever purpose.

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