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What if Harry's Assumptions are Wrong?
morriswalters:
My initial assumption is that Thomas did what he did to protect Justine, but that Jim intends for the character in the cell next to Thomas to provide a cure for Thomas. Or for the cell to do it. The idea of the cell making the prisoner understand the harm he has done is a redemptive measure. Thomas is a serial killer. He needs redemption.
For motivation, if Mab and Harry can take revenge on the Reds it isn't a stretch for the BC to try and take revenge on the Whites. The whole idea of White Knight was to destroy the Raith faction and those aligned with him.
In any case this could all be a function of my over active imagination.
edf:
Here's a crazy theory.... Eb is responsible for Thomas attacking. He decided it was time to get this whamp out of Harry's life. This helps explain why Eb was checking up at Justine's and later freaked out and tried to kill Thomas at the Waterbeetle. It's not rational, but it somewhat fits why Eb was so personally invested.
Grifter:
My reluctance to think Eb is involved is because him arranging a hit on an accorded nation's leader, who is currently allied against a common foe, right before a very much needed peace summit where he wouldn't want to risk peace failing because of his meddling, seems unlikely. Not without him having intentions of ruining things, which also seems out of character.
Vairelome:
--- Quote from: Grifter on July 17, 2020, 02:24:27 PM ---My reluctance to think Eb is involved is because him arranging a hit on an accorded nation's leader, who is currently allied against a common foe, right before a very much needed peace summit where he wouldn't want to risk peace failing because of his meddling, seems unlikely. Not without him having intentions of ruining things, which also seems out of character.
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Yeah, I think the most plausible way that the Eb-mastermind theory works is the target isn't Etri specifically but the removal of Thomas, with the additional likely blowback landing on Lara/the Raiths. It sort of fits (and Eb's extreme reaction later to learning that Thomas is his grandson makes more sense with this guilt-motive added), but I'm still not convinced.
edf:
Obviously, Thomas would need to get caught in the act of a semi-convincing attempt, but success wasn't necessary.
Eb was just around too much, acting too emotionally invested, and completely irrational towards Thomas for something not to be going on there.
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