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Blood contagion - Mab's rule against spilling blood (cd spoilers)
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: Cenphx on February 05, 2013, 04:24:39 AM ---yeah, I believe there was something important happening in the CD scene, but I may be way off base with the Nemesis contagion part. It feels like that scene is a puzzle piece but I don't know how or where it fits yet.
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Mab does mention that she was considering risking a "great deal" on Harry, and she initially wants to try to have a soulgaze with him. What if Mab was trying some tests to see if Harry was infected? Mab may have given herself an acceptable chance of shaking off the Nemesis infection from a single drop of blood of a lowly mortal, if Mab found out that Harry was actually infected.
Assuming that blood makes a good vector for contamination, it makes sense for Mab to ban bloodshed in her stronghold. Nemesis would only need to send in a sleeper agent to try to infect all of Mab's strongest subjects at once. The reaction of the ice may be a purposeful alarm against such an attack.
hassman:
without the book in front of me, I cannot answer this.
How long has that rule been in place? Has it only been in place since Maeve was infected?
Tami Seven:
Or, it might be that Blood contains a lot of Iron. Arctis Tor might be a construct made from her powers. One drop of iron rich blood has the same effect on the structure as Iron would have on any Fae. The breaking of the ice could have caused a power feedback that was painful to Mab.
KrelianZG:
--- Quote from: hassman on February 05, 2013, 04:41:08 AM ---without the book in front of me, I cannot answer this.
How long has that rule been in place? Has it only been in place since Maeve was infected?
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We don't know. First mentioned in CD. However, Sarissa's comments make it seem like it's been awhile. Dozens of years at the VERY least, I'd guess.
mithrandirthewhite:
No bloodshed seems to be a common theme in older times as well though, though with the Celts it was that you didn't draw your blade except in the defence of your host. Unless you were breaking the law that is.
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