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pcpoet:
with Justine  being pregnant I thought that I would repost  this and  see if there is anything that others can say about My theory



I am wondering about key elements in the short story “Even Hand.”  In the story Justine appears at the business interest and office of John Marcone with a child and running from the Fomor.  My biggest question is who is the child and what is the significance of the child? 

The child appears to be five years old.

I don't believe that Justine did any of this without a propose.  I wonder about Lara sending her on a dangerous mission.  Because if Thomas were to find out. I think that Thomas would take revenge on Lara for putting her in that situation.  Lara Raith knows this and would use someone else to do the job because of this.  This leads me to believe that Justine probably went on her own to do the mission. 

Justine is Laras personnel assistant and probably knows more than any non Raith vampire about what is going on with Lara.  This is another reason why Lara would not send her on a trip to meet with the Fomor.

I am sure Justine's reason for running to John Marcone's was that everyone knows that the one soft spot in Marcone's armor is children. I think Justine ran to John Macrone's building because the only thing she really cared about was the safety of that child.  At the end of the story Marcone confiscates from her an envelope with information about the formers accounts in the mortal world.  I think that the files were meant to go to John so that he would not look further into the child.  It is easy for the mobster to assume everything is about money. 

I am guessing that there is something significant about that child.   The child in the book is between 4-5 years in age “Even Hand” takes place between book 11 and 12. One year between books so I am guessing that conception of the child happened in book 6 which is when Justine gained her protection from Thomas.  It would be interesting if Maggie was not the only hidden child in the books.



I am interested in hearing any other's examination of what is going on in the short story.

exartiem:
The only catch in your theory that I can see is that Justine was not out of Thomas' sight for nine months, let alone 5 years.  Thomas would have to know about the child and keep it from Harry.  I have a little trouble buying that.

pcpoet:
he was out of Justine's sight  during that time....that was the period of time when Thomas had  lived with Dresden after being kicked out the white court. during the 6th book. he had almost fatally fed of Justine .  Thomas had felt so bad about what he had done that he did not see Justine after the feeding and it is possible the pregnancy occurred at that time.

Rhetoric:

--- Quote from: pcpoet on September 18, 2017, 04:29:54 AM ---everyone knows that the one soft spot in Marcone's armor is children

--- End quote ---

Except, no, not everyone knows this. Most people don't know this. Harry himself doesn't know this until White Night. Heck, not even Gard seems to be 100% certain--otherwise she wouldn't be so "intent" on seeing evidence of it. Do you think a Freeholding Lord and head of a criminal empire can go around conducting his business uncontested if he has a known sentimental weakness towards such a significant portion of his city's populace?

As far as most people are concerned, Marcone discourages civilian casualties in his criminal dealings, and children just so happen to fall within that category. Even Harry, even after a Soulgaze, assumes this is merely because Marcone wants to make crime tidier and more efficient, to discourage the police from pursuing him too fervently. It isn't until White Night that Harry realizes that the comatose girl is Amanda Beckitt, and that Marcone has made it a rule to protect civilians for ethical reasons rather than purely practical ones.

Even then, Marcone's official stance towards protecting children isn't stated outright until Changes. Then it becomes the major theme of "Even Hand" a year later.

(Full disclosure, I only gave the books a quick check before typing this out. Please correct me if I'm at all mistaken.)

Snark Knight:
Other problem - the first chapter of PT refers to Thomas being concerned about Justine's safety because a fetal whampire draws energy from the mother to such a degree that many mortal women carrying a vampire child die in pregnancy.

To use the gas tank metaphor for supernatural energy reserves, Justine was already running on fumes after that encounter with Thomas. I just don't see her surviving a dangerous pregnancy while still recovering.

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