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So When Maeve Died, What Happened to.....
Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 17, 2021, 06:10:28 PM ---No she doesn't, not as long as Mab lives. Mab can stop her in her tracks by the simple expedient of telling her no. And she told him why. It really couldn't be more explicit.
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Was it? I think she was rather vague beyond it wouldn't be good, but that can come down to a point of view. I also think that Mab should know Harry well enough by now that if he thought Molly was going to real harm he wouldn't exactly obey her either, he'd do it his way.
morriswalters:
Why, in the heat of a fight would Mab take the time to tell him that?
Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on August 17, 2021, 09:45:03 PM ---Why, in the heat of a fight would Mab take the time to tell him that?
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Who knows, it's Mab after all... Another question would be why wasn't Harry more upset about
her suggestion?
morriswalters:
--- Quote ---“Should I fall, I have one last command you would be wise to fulfill.” I tilted my head. “Kill Molly Carpenter,” she said calmly. “As quickly as possible.” “Funny,” I said. Mab stared at me. Of course. She hadn’t been joking. On a normal day, I would have been more upset. Today already hurt so much that I hardly noticed. Mab wanted me to kill someone. She usually did. It was sort of my job description. I frowned dully at her. “Why?”
“As Winter Lady, she shows promise,” Mab said. “But she is not ready to become Mab. The consequences would be . . . unsettling. For both of you. Perhaps for all of Winter.” I tried to think of the kind of situation that would unsettle Mab. My mind shied away from it.
Butcher, Jim. Battle Ground (Dresden Files) (pp. 219-220). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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I realize that you disagree with me, but this passage speaks Jim's purpose to me. It answers your question. So put yourself in Harry's shoes and answer the question that Harry asks. What would unsettle Mab? Harry knows, he just doesn't want to consider it.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 16, 2021, 06:17:00 PM ---Nemesis? I mean we know what happened to the mantle, it entered Molly.. Did Nemesis also enter Molly even though it isn't apparent right now? Could this be the real reason why Mab ordered Harry to kill Molly if something happened to her? Because of Mab dies, Nemesis would come forward and take full advantage.
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I think the Mantle is unalterable. Meaning that Nemesis couldn't latch on to it. So It's connection was lost when Maeve died.
I think that Mab knows that there is too much humanity left in Molly. She needs Molly to give herself to the Mantle, completely. A Winter Lady that's conflicted is tolerable, a Winter Queen is not. The Queen must be laser focused on the mission at hand. The mission to protect the Out Gates at any cost.
Remember that Molly loves Harry. Mab does not. She see's Harry as a weapon, and my guess is a disposable weapon that isn't supposed to survive past the Stars and Stones. Molly might not have what it takes to sacrifice Harry the same way Mab will do it without hesitation.
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