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Twisty Fae Logic; Molly Versus Lara

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LostInTime:
So, Mab has tasked Molly to make certain Harry and Lara are seen in public in advance of the wedding to cement the alliance between The White Court and Winter. She’s also in charge of planning the wedding, supposedly to help her build self-control and help her get over her love of Harry.

Molly, never one long on self-control, being an empath and generally having strong emotions, this will wreck her. But Mab is kind of a ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ kind of teacher. She will probably order Molly that Winter and The White Court need to be allied and the wedding has to happen and be consummated in order to cement the alliance.

Mab making that order would guarantee that Molly couldn’t do anything to interfere with the wedding. Until the marriage is consummated. Harry having sex with another woman isn’t that big of a deal. She knows that Harry had sex with Susan, has to suspect that Harry and Murphy were intimate. Whether or not she knew about Elaine is up to conjecture. It’s being married that will kill Molly.

But, like all marriages, it’s only until ‘death do us part’.

Molly, not being able to do anything against Lara herself, might be tempted to bargain with other powers to assassinate Lara. But, being allied with Winter, any attack against The White Court would be construed under the Unseelie Accords as an attack against Winter.

Unless it came from The White Court.

So, Molly might bargain with House Skavis or House Malvora to arrange an assassination. But what high-value bargaining chip does Molly possess that could get them to take out the leader of The White Court?

Harry owes Molly a favor. Molly doesn’t need the favor. Being the Winter Lady she already has unlimited favors from the Winter Knight. But, it’s a powerful bargaining chip, and might be enough to get a hit on Lara.

Or Molly might bargain a favor from the Winter Lady for the job.

In any event, Lara goes down. Does Harry, as prince of The White Court and Winter Knight then become leader of the wamps? Does the alliance with Winter go out the window with the marriage of alliance officially over?

This one has that kind of wormy logic that fae are famous for and it might be another step for Molly into becoming fully fae.

What think you?

Mira:

--- Quote ---In any event, Lara goes down. Does Harry, as prince of The White Court and Winter Knight then become leader of the wamps? Does the alliance with Winter go out the window with the marriage of alliance officially over?

--- End quote ---

The White Court would never accept a leader that wasn't one of their own in my opinion.  Not sure what is going on unless Mab is trying to find a way to get rid of Harry without killing him.

Basil:
Lara is a powerful and reliable ally.  She has immense personal intelligence, intelligence in the spying sense and a very deep understanding of mortal affairs.  Lara is extremely competent and competence is at a premium in the supernatural world.  The White Court can interact with mortals in ways that the Fae simply cannot. 

From a being of Mab's power and limitations, why wouldn't Lara and the White Court be a wonderful candidate as an ally?

As for Molly planning Harry's wedding, this is Mab's "lesson" to Molly.  Basically, grow-up you can't have Harry. 

Griffyn612:
Harry should currently have True Love protection. That should theoretically last. Mab might be counting on that to keep her Knight from slipping under Lara's thumb.

I'd be more worried about Wamps trying to have Harry seduced to weaken his protection, or kill him to avoid the alliance.

As for Molly, who's to say she isn't beginning to move past her affection for Harry? Her offense in BG might have been more friendly indignation than romantic jealousy.

Basil:
I don't think Molly has given up on Harry, but time will tell. 

I keep thinking about how Lea put Susan's Hunger to "sleep" in Changes.  It makes me wonder if Mab could do something similar with Lara.  Or, perhaps like the Bigfoot Scion, the Winter Knight's battery is too big for Lara to damage. 

After all, Harry would "suppress" the Winter Mantle with ridiculous amounts of physical activity.  He might be able to *cough* work out with Lara to achieve similar results. 

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