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Aiotanga:
Nemfection is rife within the White Court. Papa Raith has an Outsider protection spell on him. Vittorio Malvora bound himself to one. Justine was nemfected with access to the highest of the court. Knowing this state of affairs, Mab has set Harry on a collision course to clear the court. Whether or not he marries Lara, there will be a red wedding.

Conspiracy Theorist:
Harry’s already housecleaned much of the White Court.

My theory is that the White Court are due a major change, they can be openly what they are and be accepted by humanity, because of the population increase there are enough humans willing to be preyed upon that they do not need unwilling victims, and humans no longer need them as a predator to force development of society and technology as the White Court could easily be wiped out by humanity if government and its weapons were deployed against them.

Those left after Harry’s various interventions are the survivors ca-ablenof accepting such change.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Aiotanga on August 08, 2022, 08:22:53 AM ---Nemfection is rife within the White Court...
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--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 08, 2022, 09:46:28 PM ---Harry’s already housecleaned much of the White Court...
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What if it's specifically the Raiths' problem, not Whamp'dom in general?

And "housecleaning" Papa&Justine isn't (not nearly!) good enough?  Madrigal's jinn ("inherited" from his father!) was supposedly a "cutoff," perhaps because he knew about the Outsiders, but wasn't sufficiently devoted to the Outsider cause...?

I'm definitely in the camp that thinks Mab is aiming her Starborn Knight at the Whamps.  I just don't know the scope of her plan... a few more individuals, even just one?  Much of Raith?  All the Whamps, everywhere?  Each of these is demonstrably a "plausible" target.

But honestly, it's all among the most-speculative of speculations!

Here's another WAG -- not invested in it, but... well... there's no counter-proof, AFAIK...

Taking the theory of "Whamps are corrupted Etruscan Erusii, genuine Love-spirits (instead of Lust)" ...
What if Mab has set Harry up to:
 (1) sequester Thomas (in the throes of True Love) behind the most-massive mortal Wards in existence;
 (2) wipe out most/all other (corrupted) Whamps;
 (3) pay weregild to the Svartalves;
 (4) bring Thomas back to re-found the True Erus Line (which had originally been one of the pillars of anti-Outsider power (True Love being a Really Big Deal in the Dresden'verse))

Just a thought...  ;)
I think it's a bit too rainbows-and-sparkles for Jim.
But honestly, there's as much "evidence" for this as there is for many other WAGs!

Conspiracy Theorist:
Nemesis can only infect up to 13 individuals at a time and probably less with stronger hosts, Nemesis tends to target power structures near but not at the top therefore Justine was likely the only target in the WC. Cowl got to the others.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 09, 2022, 06:58:34 AM --- Nemesis can only infect up to 13 individuals at a time
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Care to support this?  I think "how many simultaneous Nemfections" is an ongoing topic of discussion & debate.  I don't think anyone has cited canon, so what's the basis of your WAG?
(Mind you, "13" is as good a number as any, I think... and better than most!)


--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 09, 2022, 06:58:34 AM --- ... and probably less with stronger hosts ...
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I think it may be that the "stronger hosts" simply cannot be reliably held, over the long term.
(Maeve, in the end, was weak.  She resented Mab, she resented the limits the LadyMantle placed upon her (specially, I suspect, the "do not lie" & the "chastity/virginity" clauses)... she resented Winter itself.


--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on August 09, 2022, 06:58:34 AM ---... Justine was likely the only target in the WC.  Cowl got to the others.
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Dunno about that:  Cowl seems to have been "using" Vittorio, but Vito was possessed by an Outsider.  I think the evidence is, the Outsiders "got to" him...  I strongly suggest that "Outsider possession" overrides any prior loyalty or advantage Vito saw in Cowl.

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