The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Battle Ground, Lara, Black Court, White Court, Drakul, Some Stuff in Dead Beat
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on October 10, 2021, 09:09:21 PM ---Kinder makes sense something is protecting Lord Raith and the Outsiders are limited in being to operate ’behind the lines’ With the Gates closed to them. Mab wouldn’t have allowed the White Court to join the Accords if It was actively dealing with Outsiders, that much is clear from the later books and Winters true role.
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She is not all knowing.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Indeed, for all we know Lord Raith’s protector was the Titan and Mab didn’t know about that, but she was able to deduce the existence of Nemesis in her own Court.
However Mother Winter is all knowing, just not all telling.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on October 10, 2021, 07:40:04 PM ---Lord Raiths protection has something to do with outsiders. The rest is pure speculation.
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That is what I thought, Drakul is a star born but I don't think he has anything to do with Outsiders.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Mira on October 09, 2021, 10:06:16 PM ---Yet, Lara's people all but wiped them out, underhanded move, but that fits the White Court's M.O.
Point is, her people did defeat them once
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The White Court didn't defeat them though. They released their weaknesses to the world. They were killed off by human armies, wizards, and everyone else in the world. Unless the White Court has some sort of other secrets about them, they really don't have much to offer.
KurtinStGeorge:
I don't think the Council cut Harry loose so he can do "what's necessary" without having to follow White Council rules. For one thing, they have the Blackstaff when they need someone to break the Laws of Magic. Mostly, I think the Merlin and most members of the Senior Council are truly afraid of what Harry has become.
Unless, one of the Senior Council has some way of scrying on Harry to see what's he's up to, they can only base their opinion of him based on rumors and a few known facts. I think we've all seen the list from the fictional Warden File assessing Harry's accomplishments and abilities. We can add to that what they might know since Harry came back from the dead; which is scary all by itself, seeing as how the last guy who used to regularly pull off that trick was the necromancer Kemmler.
Harry becomes Mab's hitman.
One Fairy Queen gets capped by Harry. (Karin pulled the trigger, but the Council isn't going to know that.) Another Fairy Queen dies at the same time. Would the Council know that Maeve did the deed or ascribe it to Harry even if they hear Maeve was the culprit? I doubt we can say, either way. Plus, there are a number of explosions in Chicago around the time of Harry's return. Meaning Harry is on some kind of rampage.
Rumors may have got out that Harry worked with Nicodemus and that Harry is now once again in possession of powerful Holy relics. At least the Gatekeeper would probably know this last part. It might also get out that Harry worked with Binder. Not that the Council could claim that Harry committed any crime by doing so, but it sure wouldn't help his reputation any.
Harry has his own personal army of tiny fae to do his bidding.
Harry used fire magic to kill some Fomor servitors. Personally, I don't see how those guys can be considered as fully human any longer, but that's how Jim wrote it; so, it is what it is.
Harry and Marcone take down Ethniu, but Harry only reveals to Mab and the other non-human supernatural players that Marcone is now a Denarian. From the White Council's perspective, Harry must have done it by himself with Marcone being nothing more than bait or a distraction for Ethniu.
Unfortunately, Peace Talks and Battle Ground didn't really give us much in the way of information about the state of play within the White Council itself. I assume the Merlin and Cristos are still jockeying for position, while the Gatekeeper mostly does his own thing and Ebenezer watches with alarm; as Harry doesn't appear to have any other major allies within the Council.
I think the Council isolated Harry so that either someone else can get rid of him for them, or they can squash him without a trial or political maneuvering if and when they feel the need to do so.
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