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The maeve story line

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morriswalters:
I'm working according to the Adversary principle.  If you're infected everything you say is a lie, one way or the other, unless proven otherwise.

dspringer1:
Infection seems to have a different effect on each person.   The only constant effect is that the person is more likely to take actions that benefit the outsiders.

As best as I can tell, the infection magnifies some personality traits of the victim, to the point where they victim acts increasingly irrationally and OCD toward that objective
*  Victor Sells became focused on gaining power
*  Aurora became obsessed about stopping the suffering caused by winter
*  Maeve's normal rebellion against Mab/her role became magnified and she was able to break Winter Law by lying
*  The FBI agents became so focused about stopping criminals that they became monsters to do so
*  I would argue that Lara is infected as she is becoming obsessed with gaining control over her environment beyond what makes any reasonable sense.

I would also argue that the victims are not completely controlled by the outsiders.  They are influenced, but not controlled.  After all, Lea was discovered when she begged the Queen to save Harry -- not a tactic that the outsiders would have wanted AT ALL. 

morriswalters:

--- Quote --- After all, Lea was discovered when she begged the Queen to save Harry
--- End quote ---
Can you cite that?  I can't find it.

Bad Alias:
Here's the quote from Dead Beat:
--- Quote ---"For what reason have you detained her?"
"Because I do not tolerate challenges to my authority," [narration] "Certain events had convinced your godmother that she was no longer bound by my word and will. She is now learning otherwise."
--- End quote ---

From that, and what we learn about Winter Law in Cold Days, it sounds like Lea was found out when she broke Winter Law.

morriswalters:
Yes, the question was is this explicitly stated somewhere? 
--- Quote ---After all, Lea was discovered when she begged the Queen to save Harry -- not a tactic that the outsiders would have wanted AT ALL.
--- End quote ---

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