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CD Spoilers: The Case of the Stolen Walking Stick
nick012000:
Personally, what I'm wondering is what happens if Mother Winter gets a titanium hip replacement. ;)
King Ash:
I found it interesting when Harry speculated that the Ladies would have some degree of control over Demonreach being a part of nature.
Haru:
I think that the Blackstaff/Walking Cane might not actually be Mother Winter's, in a "she made it/it's part of her" way. Maybe the Staff is more like the wild hunt. Earlking usually is the leader of the wildhunt, because he is the strongest hunter around. But he can be replaced, as shown. Now I think the same might apply to the Staff, and it would explain, why Mother Winter is not simply getting it back. She was bested, and she can't. Like a "no take backs" rule or something. Even the Earlking asked nicely, if he could have his wild hunt back.
Serack:
Ok so to reiterate:
There is a Celtic legend that the Blackstaff is based off of that comes from around 1065 A.D.
--- Quote from: WoJ from 2009 ---How long has the White Council had the Blackstaff
Look for Celtic Lore around 1065 ad.
--- End quote ---
Jim has also said:
--- Quote from: WoJ ---Q: Can you tell us a little more about the black staff?
A: The staff keeps Eb from going crazy, mostly. Also, the White Council stole it from someone. And they really want it back.
--- End quote ---
As the OP points out, Mother Winter had a walking stick that was lost and "she can't move around without it, so she probably wants it back."
Now add in the fact that Titania said:
--- Quote ---"I do not know." She gave me an oblique look. "I have not exchanged words with my sister since before Hastings."
--- End quote ---
The battle of Hastings happend in 1066, or "around 1065 A.D." (Blackblade citation)
So I really really want to find out about if there is a "celtic legend" from around the time of the Battle of Hastings that involves an old crone losing her walking stick. Google isn't getting the job done for me yet though.
HALP!
Extra thoughts:
Mother Winter has an IRON set of false teeth. Kinda odd for a fairy right?
AcornArmy:
--- Quote from: Haru on November 30, 2012, 12:38:11 PM ---I think that the Blackstaff/Walking Cane might not actually be Mother Winter's, in a "she made it/it's part of her" way. Maybe the Staff is more like the wild hunt. Earlking usually is the leader of the wildhunt, because he is the strongest hunter around. But he can be replaced, as shown. Now I think the same might apply to the Staff, and it would explain, why Mother Winter is not simply getting it back. She was bested, and she can't. Like a "no take backs" rule or something. Even the Earlking asked nicely, if he could have his wild hunt back.
--- End quote ---
That's an interesting idea. It seems to me that a rule like that would only come into play if Mother Winter lost the staff fair and square, though, like in a game of some kind. Or a bet. Seems like the kind of thing Merlin might have done, since we know he won the Edinburgh headquarters in a bet with a Faerie lord. And Harry did provide a practical demonstration early on in Cold Days that the Sidhe can hardly ever manage to keep from playing games.
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