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Small Favor Reread: Who Has Thorned Namshiel?

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isoycrazy:
Just finished a reread of Small Favor and I noticed this question of who took the Coin is still not answered.  I have laid out my ideas on six options for the fate of this Fallen One.

For Option 1, I don't see Marcone as stupid enough to risk using the Coin, or giving it to someone to try and control.  He would keep it in his vaults, maybe one of the ones Harry walked by during the break-in.  He knows the Church is corrupt, and so is trusting his own facilities to hold the Coin.

For Option 2, Vadderung doesn't need the Coin, but will secure it like any dangerous weapon.  He could also use his Kringle mask to give the Coin some well deserved "coal" for being a bad boy all these millennia.

For Option 3, while tragic, it would just fit Harry's luck that some poor schmuck finds the coin without knowing the danger it possesses, and Harry has to deal with the victim.  Pray it isn't found on someone's birthday.

For Option 4, I don't think Luccio ever was asked about the matter, but the White Council could have the means to secure the Coin from others.

For Option 5, similar to 4, but Peabody could have taken it from her and past it onto others so he could be reconstituted in a new host to work more with the Black Council.

For Option 6, while Mab doesn't typically go after such beings, this Fallen was instrumental in attacking her home.  She went after Nicodemus for just breaking his word to her and damaging her name with the Accords.  She would feel fully justified in making this Fallen One suffer as best she could, or maybe lock it away deep in her castle.

So, where is the Coin?

narphoenix:
My bet is on option number 2. Marcone is too canny to break his word, and Gard is the most obvious leak. Option 3 was discussed as unlikely, and Jim is too lazy to waste foreshadowing. Options 4 and 5 are possible, and I hadn’t considered them: I don’t think they’re the case, but they’re really awesome. Option 6 has the same problem as Option 3, that the coin was discussed as unlikely to have fallen into the water.

Snark Knight:
I don't think Marcone would lie. If he had the coin, he'd probably boast to Harry about punishing Namshiel's transgression against him by burying the coin in the concrete foundations of one of his construction projects or something.

Luccio probably would have told Harry if she'd knowingly brought it back to the white council, and for her to have unknowingly brought it to the black, Peabody would have had to lay a specific compulsion on her to do so. It's not impossible, but the window of opportunity wouldn't have been long. I'm not sure the reward of obtaining a Denarian coin is worth the risk of burning Luccio as an asset if Harry or the Knights caught her taking it.

Gard snagging it for Vadderung seems the most likely option. Namshiel getting to Hendricks is also a possibility - he was piloting.

segaily:
How about instead of falling out into the water it happened before they left the island.  Meaning it is still either on the Island and will cause a future problem or a squire found it.  As far as we know Harry has never checked to see if there are any coins on the island.

Mira:

--- Quote from: segaily on July 30, 2019, 03:32:03 PM ---How about instead of falling out into the water it happened before they left the island.  Meaning it is still either on the Island and will cause a future problem or a squire found it.  As far as we know Harry has never checked to see if there are any coins on the island.

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I agree, I fear that a new wizard Denarian will show up when Harry least expects it, and it will spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!!

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