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Maeve and Cait Sith- what happened?
knightedbishop:
Mab said Maeve got infected via Lea. But Molly said there’s a hundred or so year backlog on the Winter Lady’s duties. Am I missing something? How was Maeve able to deny her purpose and Mab for a hundred plus years if she was only recently infected? If she was only recently infected, what exactly did Maeve and Mab mean on the island when Maeve said she wouldn’t lift a finger in the battle to come and Mab said co-opting the a Winter Lady was one of the adversary’s more effective ploys?
We know at least one, if not the major duty of the Winter Lady and why she is so close to the mortal world- she conscripts Winter's children to keep Winter able to man the Gates. That’s what I assume Maeve was shirking. How did she do that for a century or more and not lead to a severe troop depletion?
Is the reference to the Winter Lady’s strength also referring to her pure magical horsepower? Lily on Demonreach and Molly in Alaska proved they have serious magical might. But it doesn’t seem direct battle is the purpose of the queens. Like most powerful beings, the battle is probably going to the dog house if they have to throw down- the point is to win before blood is ever shed.
With Cait Sith- he’s incredibly strong. We know he was infected. Harry must have told someone. What happened? Is he just lurking out there?
KurtinStGeorge:
Maeve had issues with her mother a long time before she became nemfected. I think there's a big difference between failing to do a job and breaking Winter Law. The adversary simply allowed Maeve to ignore Winter Law and do things like telling outright lies, and she jumped at the chance to do so.
I would compare Maeve to Aurora, who may not have even known she was nemfected. I believe that Aurora thought the schemes to unbalance Summer and Winter were entirely her own. She never fully realized what was happening to her. Maeve knew and didn't care, she loved it. The contrast between Maeve and Lea and Cat Sith is that Lea and Cat Sith both fought against the Nemesis infection, while Maeve embraced it.
Mira:
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on August 20, 2020, 09:56:53 PM ---Maeve had issues with her mother a long time before she became nemfected. I think there's a big difference between failing to do a job and breaking Winter Law. The adversary simply allowed Maeve to ignore Winter Law and do things like telling outright lies, and she jumped at the chance to do so.
I would compare Maeve to Aurora, who may not have even known she was nemfected. I believe that Aurora thought the schemes to unbalance Summer and Winter were entirely her own. She never fully realized what was happening to her. Maeve knew and didn't care, she loved it. The contrast between Maeve and Lea and Cat Sith is that Lea and Cat Sith both fought against the Nemesis infection, while Maeve embraced it.
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I agree with all of that. Aurora was tragic, Maeve not so much. Remember when Harry and Billy visited her "court" in the Chicago Underground? Maeve wasn't infected at that point in time, but she indeed had mommy issues, her court was a twisted cartoon of her view of her mother's court.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: knightedbishop on August 20, 2020, 05:31:54 PM ---With Cait Sith- he’s incredibly strong. We know he was infected. Harry must have told someone. What happened? Is he just lurking out there?
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Mab probably snapped him up for treatment after he fell into the lake, she was basically watching things unfold after all.
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on August 21, 2020, 07:11:52 AM ---Mab probably snapped him up for treatment after he fell into the lake, she was basically watching things unfold after all.
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What you wrote sounds logical, but wouldn't that be too easy for Harry? I mean when does Jim ever make anything easy for Harry?
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