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Christmas Eve story - Huge question
Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on January 06, 2020, 04:34:16 PM ---I would note that Mab didn't give Harry a gift, she gave Maggie a gift. And Molly's gift was symbolic, rather than tangible. Sarrisa's influence I suppose, still teaching Mab humanity. I suspect that Molly's gift fulfilled an obligation incurred by the Winter Court when things went pear shaped during the Peace Talks. The Mother's don't visit this realm, or at least so we are told.
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By the way they have prettied up the Christmas short story with illustrations and packaged it into a PDF file for download. :)
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I don't think it is Sarrissa's influence over Mab as it is Mab playing the long game. She knows her
Knight, she knows she will get more from him with honey than tyrannical demands.
g33k:
--- Quote from: Mira on January 06, 2020, 07:14:16 PM ---... it is Mab playing the long game. She knows her
Knight, she knows she will get more from him with honey than tyrannical demands.
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I think it is Mab playing the longer game. She knows it's likely that Little Maggie may develop substantial power. She's giving the girl a taste, just like a first free hit from a dealer.
And showing how much WinterPower can be fun.
And of course... showing that Harry approves of her wielding WinterPower.
WinterKnight Harry, WinterLady Molly... and a special Gift of Winter from Mab. Yeah, li'l Maggie is so screwed-over it ain't funny...
"Sucking up" to Harry with a "gift" for Maggie? Yeah, that's just the cover-threat for the REAL sucker-punch.
toodeep:
Ya, it makes me wonder. Harry has gotten a lot of mileage out of having a fairie godmother. I'm surprised he hasn't arranged for any godparent for Maggie.
Or is that something people only really do at birth, and thus he's on the scene to late to arrange that? I was just thinking that Molly already was looking out for her some while he was "dead" and before she was winter lady, so it might be interesting if she had that role as winter lady.
morriswalters:
I wouldn't overthink the Christmas story. It's a cute take on the Night Before Christmas, made as a buzz starter. It has some interesting points. Mainly allusions to Peace Talks. I can't wait to see the nature of the body count which has made everyone so solicitous.
Silentbrick:
Man outright says "I have brought your gift." And "I have an obligation to my vassals ." So she IS gifting Harry. It's only indirectly for Maggie.
Molly also says her gift is part and parcel to the whole winter lady gig.
Bob states that the knight has different duties to each queen. But it just feels off for two out of three.
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