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Harry creates a portal to Demonreach!

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Arjan:
Probably Peabody did something similar to what Fix and Lilly did with Maeve's help. That is why he went to Chicago via the nevernever and used the same route as the rest of the senior council. So only one we know for sure who used a gate to get even near is the gatekeeper and he stayed off the island.

Mira:

--- Quote from: Arjan on November 25, 2021, 09:29:54 AM ---Probably Peabody did something similar to what Fix and Lilly did with Maeve's help. That is why he went to Chicago via the nevernever and used the same route as the rest of the senior council. So only one we know for sure who used a gate to get even near is the gatekeeper and he stayed off the island.

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Though somebody else did and brought all those nasty spiders etc with him or her..  I pray it wasn't Rashid playing a very deep,deep, game... :o

morriswalters:

--- Quote ---Seconds later, another pair of humanlike presences simply appeared in the woods four hundred yards away.
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--- Quote ---“But not you. You came through the Nevernever?”

He nodded, his eyes watching me carefully. “I know a Way. I’ve been here before.”
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--- Quote ---There was only one explanation for that—the new arrivals were calling forth muscle from the Nevernever. I was betting that the pair on the beach was Madeline and Binder, and that he had begun calling out his grey men the moment his feet hit the ground.
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Griffyn612:
As much as I want him to have a door like the one in Cold Days, I don't think he'll have one anytime soon for a few reasons, some Watsonian, some Doylist.

* D: It's too easy. Too convenient.
* W: Even if it's just basement to outhouse, it's still a huge security risk.
* D: Butcher bothered to give Harry a ruby of ways, and figuring out ways, and has hardly used it.
* W: I agree that the power requirement is beyond Harry's ability to sustain a direct link.
I figure he'll use his mom's ruby in Twelve Months to find a Way to the island that's only a few hops. But I could see a door being made later in the series that's sponsored by Alfred and has prison-and-Gate style wards on it to keep baddies out.

I mean come on, I could totally see some sidhe finding a missing pantry door at the outer gates, and another just shrugging and saying, "Dresden".

morriswalters:
The point is that the island is available to anyone with a boat, plane, jet ski or two sharks. And once there you can call in the troops. As evidenced by both Turn Coat and Cold Days.  So risk to the prison isn't the issue. Butcher has done some nice set pieces on the boat. And it has always served the story well.

But he's off the rails with it now, which I know is a minority position, since it allows the silly horseshit that Harry does in Peace Talks. The bad guys show up, kill the retainers, kick the door down and slag Mab.  After all that, Harry calmly goes to the dock, fights Eb, takes a boat ride, plays tag with Lara and generally speaking wastes time.

I point out that when push came to shove that Demonreach came to Chicago to get the Titan while Harry had to take Thomas to the prison, which in my book screams massive inconsistency. Or did I miss something?  Anyway I'll shut up about it and take a break for a while.

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