The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
What will Thomas learn from the British Prisoner?
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 09, 2020, 01:46:43 PM ---What won’t work with the Faithsaber is using a mortal as a human shield.
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I don't think I've seen anyone bring up this aspect of it. Interesting.
Conspiracy Theorist:
I think it would be a standard tactic against a Knight, grab an innocent and use them as a shield, I really hope someone tries this against Butters and he stabs right through the mortal innocent into the monster. This is the safety sword aspect, he can be in a melee with Monsters intermixed with mortals and just wade in. No blue on blue worries.
Bad Alias:
It's a serious advantage. The focus has mostly been on the disadvantage of dealing with morally grey opponents.
CrusherJen:
--- Quote from: ClintACK on August 09, 2020, 09:55:39 PM ---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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That's an interesting idea, and I'd like to see it happen. But is Strength-of-a-River-in-His-Shoulders a king, or related to one? Earlier in the series, Harry had a theory that sword wielders are descended from royalty. (Sounds like I need to reread the Bigfoot stories!)
Thomas definitely qualifies-- Papa Wraith was King of the White Court.
ClintACK:
My guess is that it would be hard to find a living human who isn't descended from royalty, if you go back far enough. So, odds are Dr. Helena Pounder is, even if River Shoulders doesn't count.
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