The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Little Things [spoilers]
Mira:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on May 03, 2022, 11:25:27 PM ---Well I said I wouldn't buy it. Kindle solved that problem. Download a sample for free. The sample is the story.
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Damn, wish I knew that before hand.. Sigh, at least it isn't taking up a lot of valuable shelf space.
--- Quote ---The Gremlins descended from the roof via the hole made by Ethnui, they either climbed up the exterior of the Castle or were dropped by a flier. I suspect the former, Bob would have sensed a large flier and Gremlins are not fliers. Until the hole is repaired there is a gap in The Castle’s Defences.
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Bob admits he didn't have the wards set for something that small.. But what you are saying proves my point, there is a traitor living as a guest in the castle, who knew about the gaps.. Hmmm, the human guard who is totally oblivious to the attack and mini battle going on around him? Toot just thought, "stupid big person doesn't notice pixies." But think about it, Toot isn't that small anymore, and suddenly tarps were falling all over the place, doing strange things. You'd think a guard on his toes would notice that, even a guard not on his toes would notice, and sound an alarm. Or another possibility is Harry underestimated what Marcone knows about the castle wards, in fact very possible. I think it improbable that Marcone would have a castle imported stone by stone from Europe to Chicago, reassemble it, have supernatural types guarding it and going in and out, plus a coin of a Fallen angelic wizard stashed away, accepted or not, and not know about it's ancient wards. I even doubt that that castle was a random pick from the castle real estate market. Both can be true, the stupid guard is on Marcone's payroll and Marcone knows all about the wards and where the castle is vulnerable. The attack was also aimed at Harry's private army..
Conspiracy Theorist:
Again not Marcone’s style, and he has to be wondering what other goodies he has stashed on Demonreach with the Spear and Eye. Blowing up the Castle is more a dick Merlin move, someone who wants to make an public example of Harry.
Yes the Merlin could have put an agent in the Castle, I suspect Rudy was his (because Marcone and Listen expect their people to be competent, the Merlin doesn’t).
Harry replaces with Gargoyles.
Harry is still a member of an Accorded Nation, so making it look like a wizard murphyonic field disruption makes sense, if you are a member of another accorded nation. The Fomor and Black Court can’t be executed more than once, so why not just put C4 all around the Castle? That leaves the Merlin and Marcone, as accorded Nation Members. The Merlin suspects Harry has the Eye, but doesn’t know about the Spear, and doesn’t suspect his other goodies stashed on Demonreach. Marcone would want them. Killing Harry doesn’t get him there. He is going to wait to get leverage over Harry to get them.
Mira:
--- Quote ---Again not Marcone’s style, and he has to be wondering what other goodies he has stashed on Demonreach with the Spear and Eye. Blowing up the Castle is more a dick Merlin move, someone who wants to make an public example of Harry.
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But Marcone would be one of the few that would know that the castle was vulnerable to that kind of attack. If I remember correctly the wards that the castle has, were put there when it was first built. by someone akin to Merlin, or Merlin. Not common knowledge and according to Harry very few would know how to read them. You may think it isn't Marcone's style, but lets not forget he isn't the same guy anymore, he is now a Denarian. Denarians have a lot a reason to want to light a boom under Harry's butt.
Mr. Mouse:
The idea that Bob the Castle wouldn't have defenses calibrated to sense a swarm of gremlins is ludicrous, but needed for the narrative, so cast extra strength disbelief suspendo for 20 pages and it's all good.
Conspiracy Theorist:
Everyone saw a hole blown in the castles defences, by Ethnui, including Carlos. That was the point.
No one knew apparently about Bob the Castle. Bob is dismissive of Toot throughout the story unable to remember his name (shame on Bob the spirit of INTELLECT). someone used stealthy Gremlins to penetrate a known defensive lapse. Large number of suspects, likely an Accorded Member making it look like Harry blew himself up. More interested in making an example of Harry than in trying to obtain his toys. The spells Merlin.
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