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What will Thomas learn from the British Prisoner?

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Logistics515:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on July 28, 2020, 01:13:47 AM ---I just finished listening to the audio book version of Peace Talks after having read it about 10-11 days ago.  I didn't noticed the first time through that Harry gave Alfred instructions that Thomas can only speak to another prisoner if that prisoner is undergoing the same punishment, and there's only one other prisoner whose doing the contemplation thing.

The alternative is that after talking to Thomas the British prisoner will speak to Harry.  However it plays out, what do you think will be learned from all this.  I have a feeling it will be about a cure for Thomas that involves Excalibur.  There might also be some information about how to breach that special bronze armor the Titan's wearing.

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I agree with your reasoning. I think Thomas is being set up to wield Amoracchius.

The imprisonment of him on Demonreach is going to be an evolution of his character, into someone really worthy of taking up the Sword. Amoracchius from its treatment in the books seems to be the Sword that requires the rarest kind of individual to wield it. This also seems to be supported by Arthur Langtry's reaction to Michael in Proven Guilty.

Just his internment made him suffer the same as his victims over the years. It's one thing to have regret for his actions and empathy, but he gets the full treatment of exactly what they went through, which is something a bit more special as far as suffering goes. Eventually, Butter's version of Fidelacchius will be wielded to kill his demon, making him a vanilla mortal.

But where does the British Prisoner fit into this?

Well, we've got a negative from the author that it's Merlin. The only other mythological figure I know of that's supposed to be sleeping under a magical island is Arthur. That whole 'Piss Off' comment had the vibe of someone trying out a slang term they weren't terribly familiar with...half remembered language lessons from Merlin perhaps?

If Thomas is being set up as a character to take up the Sword, then having an extended chat with the most legendary wielder would be an interesting thing to consider, and it would immediately set him apart even from Michael's legacy. But I would expect this process to take a book or two to end up resolving, and Thomas to be on carbonite for an extended period of time before someone makes the connection with Fidelacchius and ends up freeing him.

Conspiracy Theorist:
The British Prisoner may have first hand knowledge of how the first Whamp came to be, or may inadvertently been instrumental in bringing them about, which would impact on a cure for Thomas. He might be in protective custody from the White Court. My off the wall guess? Perseus (Jim has admitted the original Clash of the Titans affected him immensely in writing the story arc for The Files) premier monster hunter sounds like a previous warden. Jim is also influenced by Gargoyles, and it is Sir Percival who is the Arthurian character who pops up in that series. A combination of the two perhaps as Merlin was a time traveller.

morriswalters:
If you kill the demon then Thomas is a mortal.  And that face won't be pretty if his demon doesn't heal him first. To heal him the demon would have to feed. It could be that the prisoner will show Thomas a way of feeding his demon without killing.

Wielding Michael's sword requires strength that Thomas the mortal won't have. It is a broad sword, is it not? Thomas is strong because he's a vampire.  Not because he spends his days in the gym.

Why would they need the sword to pierce the bronze skin when they have the lance? That was it's first purpose.

Conspiracy Theorist:
Change his hunger to be able to use an alternate non lethal power source and you can heal Thomas, and have all the vampire strength for later on.

Harry is not going to throw anybody to Thomas Hunger, it is not in his nature. I suspect Thomas is healed at the end of Mirror Mirror, Harry finds the final piece or power in the alt world (Thomas would be already dead) but perhaps not Justine. Perhaps Harry brings alt Justine over with him

ClintACK:
Re: Thomas taking up the Sword of Love...

Notice that the Swords and meant to balance the Coins.

Notice that in Skin Game, Nic changed the game by recruiting powerful demi-humans to take up coins -- Blood-on-His-Soul successfully and Goodman Grey unsuccessfully.

The logical result should be Heaven powering up the Knights of the Sword to keep the balance -- which makes it more likely that we'll see a supernatural demi-human recruited to take up a Sword.

Of course, a more explicit balance to Blood-on-His-Soul would be the scion of Strength-of-a-River-in-His-Shoulders... who coincidentally is moving to Chicago...

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