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Battle Ground !!!SPOILERS!!!
vultur:
First drop is 2 chapters!
Yuillegan:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 13, 2020, 06:45:19 PM ---Mab wouldn't have any reason to command him not to defend his home if the Fomor attacked Marcone's territory, though. She wants them to fall, but so long as she doesn't order his action, she has a solid argument that her Knight doesn't have an Accorded obligation to let his home get trashed by a dispute between two other powers to preserve Winter's neutrality.
The Council don't have to be as strictly legalistic, granted. They'd be pissed if he intervened and dragged them into another open war while failing to kill the Empress ... but the Council are pretty remote, and if he fails in this, he'll be dead before he has to worry about their disapproval. On the other hand, if his worst weekend of the year ends up with a dead Titan that he reports to them as a fait accompli, what are they going to do about it? The Wardens have been in hard fighting against the Fomor for some years right now without a declaration of formal war ... bringing in the enemy leader's head would mend a lot of fences with pro-Harry young Wardens wavering over him joining Winter and being MIA for the Fomor fighting.
Besides, there's another out by which he can take Marcone's side, if that is the scenario. He still owes Vadderung a favour. If he trades that to Marcone to use on aiding the defense of Chicago, Harry isn't representing either Winter or the Council. He's paying off a debt as he's obligated to do.
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As we can see, you are of course correct. Because Ethniu has flipped the bird at the Accords and Mab. And because Mab is attacked, all Accorded Nations are honor-bound to defend her. So it seems the White Council, or at least enough of the Senior Council, has made a decision to defend Mab. I wonder if the Merlin knows. Clearly he doesn't need to pay Vadderung or take Marcone's side either as they are all on the same side.
The real question is, knowing Harry's luck, will they still attempt to strip him of his status? I suspect it all depends on how badly this fight goes. The last chapter of Peace Talks hints that this is still something Harry should be worried about. It really all depends on who is running the White Council...the Merlin or the Black Council.
Mira:
--- Quote ---The real question is, knowing Harry's luck, will they still attempt to strip him of his status? I suspect it all depends on how badly this fight goes. The last chapter of Peace Talks hints that this is still something Harry should be worried about. It really all depends on who is running the White Council...the Merlin or the Black Council.
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At the moment? No, there is the little matter of the Fomor and a Titian with a bad ass weapon attacking and threatening to take over the world. After, if there is an after, I think a lot will depend on who on the Senior Council survives, who dies, and who, if there is anyone left, to replace them.
In the end it might not matter one way or the other because the Senior Council may prove with this latest fiasco that they have outlived their usefulness and something else, not the Black Council may rise to replace them.
Conspiracy Theorist:
I suspect we will see major changes in the White Council, they won’t continue as they were previously. Harry has very little time for them as currently constituted, he really wasn’t too bothered even before the Titan.
vultur:
Yeah, I expect significant changes resulting from losing key senior people in the battle against Ethniu and, longer-term, having to interact with mortal authorities.
But some version of the White Council has to survive IMO because the Gatekeeper implied Harry would confront them someday in TC... Maybe a lot of the Senior Council will die and Cristos will take over?
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