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Lea and the Adversary
Arjan:
Whe know the knife was the source of the infection and she got it in grave peril. How the infection works can differ from person to person, it was quite crude and almost immediate with cat sith, so the influence started probably quite fast in grave peril but Lea only became aware of how treacherous the gift was much later. Mab was not aware of that during summer knight. The rest is guessing but I think Lea infected Maeve first and Maeve infected aurora. I prefer a single source of infection because ir it was easy to bring infective material from beyond the gates the war would have been over already.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on January 12, 2019, 06:50:57 AM ---Whe know the knife was the source of the infection and she got it in grave peril. How the infection works can differ from person to person, it was quite crude and almost immediate with cat sith, so the influence started probably quite fast in grave peril but Lea only became aware of how treacherous the gift was much later. Mab was not aware of that during summer knight. The rest is guessing but I think Lea infected Maeve first and Maeve infected aurora. I prefer a single source of infection because ir it was easy to bring infective material from beyond the gates the war would have been over already.
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Yes, however there was something slightly off about Lea before the Knife.. While yes, Harry misusing the Sword trying to kill her lost it to her, what were her motives to trade it for the Knife in
the first place? She didn't want it to give to her queen, she wanted it to supplant her queen, I don't think that is normal even in Fae politics.. When Maeve became exposed to the Knife later, she too wanted to overthrow her mother.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on January 12, 2019, 12:23:42 PM ---Yes, however there was something slightly off about Lea before the Knife.. While yes, Harry misusing the Sword trying to kill her lost it to her, what were her motives to trade it for the Knife in
the first place? She didn't want it to give to her queen, she wanted it to supplant her queen, I don't think that is normal even in Fae politics.. When Maeve became exposed to the Knife later, she too wanted to overthrow her mother.
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I do not think that is especially strange for winter, of course she wants power for herself. She saw an opportunity to seize power and she took it. She is not changed in that respect either though she might be somewhat more carefull. The ambition in itself is totally winter, it is also for that reason that Molly has to swat them down all the time but she should act inside the rules
After she got the knife she got infected and her thoughts and actions got influenced or even dictated by Nemesis. She stopped obeying the rules.
Nemesis builds on an existing base, Maeves resentment to her mother was also not new she was neglecting her job long before she was infected after all.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on January 12, 2019, 01:12:35 PM ---I do not think that is especially strange for winter, of course she wants power for herself. She saw an opportunity to seize power and she took it. She is not changed in that respect either though she might be somewhat more carefull. The ambition in itself is totally winter, it is also for that reason that Molly has to swat them down all the time but she should act inside the rules
After she got the knife she got infected and her thoughts and actions got influenced or even dictated by Nemesis. She stopped obeying the rules.
Nemesis builds on an existing base, Maeves resentment to her mother was also not new she was neglecting her job long before she was infected after all.
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Or had Lea gone against the rules by taking the Knife in the first place? Maeve did prehaps resent her mother and was neglecting her job, but she wasn't trying to kill and gain her mother's place before the infection.. This is why Mab says, "it was the Knife.."
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Mira on January 12, 2019, 04:29:53 PM ---Or had Lea gone against the rules by taking the Knife in the first place? Maeve did prehaps resent her mother and was neglecting her job, but she wasn't trying to kill and gain her mother's place before the infection.. This is why Mab says, "it was the Knife.."
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It is not against the rules to take power if you can arrange it within the rules and that is exactly what she thought she was doing but it was a treacherous gift, she was betrayed.
It was completely within the rules, she even arranged for an equivalent gift to keep balance. She only got arrogant after she came under influence and she felt shame because of that.
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