The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
"It is not yet your hour."
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Basil on June 27, 2021, 09:55:48 PM ---I think the most interesting thing about Peace Talks is which Senior Council members and other high-ranking wizards are sent to the talks and which stay behind.
McCoy
Listens to Wind
Liberty
Christos*
Stays Behind: Merlin, Mai
Outer Gates: Rashid
Of Harry's known supporters, only Rashid is missing. This, of course, is unsurprising since Rashid does not participate that actively in Senior Council shenanigans.
In addition, all of Harry's friends/supporters among the New Guard Wardens are sent -- Chandler, Rameriz, Yuki, Wild Bill.
One is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is enemy action. EVERY Harry supporter on the Senior Council is unable to attend the meeting? Every. Last. One. All of Harry's friends among the Wardens save Ramirez and Lucio are unable to attend the meeting. Every. Last. One.
What's the result. We know from Proven Guilty that Merlin holds ALL their proxies. Merlin votes for McCoy, Listens to Wind, Liberty and Rashid (who undoubtedly is busy at the Gates) to expel Harry -- at least. He may well have voted for Christos as well. Ramirez, whose faith in Harry is already shaken, is permanently (seemingly) divided from Harry by being manipulated by Langtry in being the messenger. Langtry knows Harry well enough to know that Harry would "shoot" the messenger, given his persistent oppositional defiance disorder. Langtry has long wanted Ramirez on "team Langtry" to counterbalance Harry's popularity among the younger wizards.
Seems like he succeeded. Bigly.
* Christos may actually be a Harry supporter. Yes, he benefited from Fortier's death; yes, he didn't like Harry interfering with his "diplomacy" in changes; yes, Harry suspects him of being on the Black Council. But, his inclusion on the "away Team" means that the Merlin may have wanted him out of the way for his Harry vote scheme.
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The Gates were under heavy attack so Gatekeeper being there would make sense. I didn't even remember her being at the Peace Talks. When did she vanish because I dont' think she was fighting at the end.
vincentric:
The last we saw of Martha Liberty was on the roof of the castle when Harry summons the Wild Fae. She was there using her own Fae contacts to help with intel and communication.
Basil:
All the Senior Council was at Chicago save, except Merlin, Mai and Gatekeeper.
One assumes that Gatekeeper was very busy during the simultaneous attacks.
We know that McCoy, Listens-to-Wind and Christos were badly injured in the fighting based on Harry's. Listens-to-Wind broke his back and Christos was severely burned. McCoy looked like he was going to stroke out.
I don't think we were told what happened to Liberty. It may be that she was fine; it may be that she was also in bad shape -- most everyone was in bad shape afterwards. Either way, she was a shaky vote for Dresden and even if she was available for the "Dresden Expulsion" Meeting, the count still would have been Merlin 6 (Merlin, Mai, proxy McCoy, proxy LTW, proxy Rashid, proxy Christos) to Dresden 1 (Liberty at best). Liberty strikes me as someone would might support Dresden with cover fire, but not the kind of person that would go it alone.
Arjan:
Mai is both the merlin’s most loyal ally and the least suitable for pitched battle. The Merlin was positioning himself to make the most use of the situation.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on June 28, 2021, 04:35:46 PM ---Mai is both the merlin’s most loyal ally and the least suitable for pitched battle. The Merlin was positioning himself to make the most use of the situation.
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Or if one wants to be really cynical about it, the Merlin calculated that the peace talks were doomed to fail, so avoided any possibility of being held personally held responsible for them. At the same time he could claim that the White Council had sent a powerful delegation to the talks. One has to wonder though, was the reason for no White Council representation at the important meeting
following the battle due to his failure not to show up at the peace talks?
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