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Why is Mab the one who made the Accords?

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ZhonLord:
[Battle Grounds spoilers]

So, in Battle Grounds, Ethniu states that she knew Mab prior to becoming the Queen of Air and Darkness.  And as part of her vendetta against Mab, she made it her goal to destroy the Unseelie Accords and everyone who stands by them.  This makes it clear that the Accords are not something that have always been around, they were created during the era of human mythology, by the current Winter Queen herself - not the previous one.  Which brings a question to my mind:

Why is it that Mab is the one who founded the Accords, and not Titania?  Summer's purpose is to counter Winter any time there is an action that is outside the realm of opposing Outsiders and defending the Outer Gates, so wouldn't it have made more sense to have Summer be the ones to make the Accords as a way of applying a check to Winter's "extracurricular" activities?  Or am I missing something?

gorgonson:
It could just be that Mab is far more strategic and she needs the accords or else  winter is constantly having to go fight vendetta battles when Mab needs everyone really focused at the Outer Gates

groinkick:
I think all of the powers wanted some sort of order, but none of them trusted the other, or had the power to enforce the rules...  Mab does not lie, enforces the rule of law without favoritism, and has those powers.  I wouldn't be shocked if there was an earlier peace talks, and something was hammered out.

Avernite:
For all we know they're more of Faerie accords; the shenanigans they mostly disallow (blunt force) are not so Faerie-ish, the shenanigans behind the scenes that ARE allowed are very Faerie (because cloaked and secretive).

So I wouldn't be surprised if Mab and Titania indirectly worked on them together, but they're Mab's accords because Mab is far better at making people listen (because she's scarier).

BrainFireBob:
I've thought on this. My best guess:

The Accorded nations are generally the B-string for defense of reality.

OR

If Winter bites it/Titania hits the big red button, Winter's replacement needs to come from the Accorded nations.

OR

Mab couldn't afford the chaos to her rear while fighting the Outsiders.

I lean toward a mix of the first two. Of course, I've also speculated that the Courts are immune to Nemfection as a side-effect of their vampirism- that it "consumes" that port, to use a computer analogy. Makes them great candidates to protect reality, especially with their dependency on the mortal world.

It also gives Mab a firebreak against magical Apocalypse, with the Accords basically being a "first one out of line, we all dogpile". Poor Fomor.

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