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Has Mab become something more? [CD Spoilers]
matolilyfu:
--- Quote from: Mira on March 08, 2013, 06:25:07 PM --- It was a painful point, but she was out to prove to Harry that she indeed had power over him.
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Having him stab himself was proof. Making him hurt himself more instead of allowing him to remove the letter opener was additional verification - as if he needed it. The heartbeat skipping pain was spite, not a lesson - Mab said so.
She inflicted pain for no purpose, other than spite, on a weaker being, and to me that is evil. Talk about Winter's nature if you like. To me, the ability and willingness to inflict pain on another, who is weaker than you, for no purpose, is evil. The fact that Harry was beholden to her when she inflicted pain in spite, doesn't make one whit of difference. That's just abuse of position - hardly a sterling character trait.
Ms Duck:
I see the letter opener as a spanking, really.
Harry got the message loud and clear.
slade was made an example of.
Am I arguing in favor of absolutism? Utterly not, I am of the bleeding heart liberal faction.
But if doing such things is evil, 95% of human governments in history are evil.
matolilyfu:
--- Quote from: Ms Duck on March 08, 2013, 06:44:33 PM ---I see the letter opener as a spanking, really.
Harry got the message loud and clear.
slade was made an example of.
Am I arguing in favor of absolutism? Utterly not, I am of the bleeding heart liberal faction.
But if doing such things is evil, 95% of human governments in history are evil.
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Not really a response, but ok...
tacorrific:
I don't think that Mab not just getting rid of Maeve shows a change in what she is. Summer and Winter are opposing forces, but they have similar natures. Tatania knew that something was up with Aurora but was unable to do anything about it just like Mab. But Mab has seen what Aurora tried to do so she made plans to deal with Maeve if it ever got to the point of no return. Even then Mab tries to give Maeve a choice to come back to her. I think that Mab's reluctance to deal with Maeve has to do with the fact that she is her daughter, a connection that is hardwired into all living things. In the end she allows what must be done to be done for the good of all even if she doesn't like it.
matolilyfu:
--- Quote from: tacorrific on March 08, 2013, 07:39:19 PM ---But Mab has seen what Aurora tried to do so she made plans to deal with Maeve if it ever got to the point of no return.
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I'm sure that the sense of balance the courts need was served by the fact that an ally of a representative of Winter "did the job".
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