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Winter and summer relationship

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Tinfoil hat:

This is a long one.
We are told that they hate each other. Ok cool. Then we are shown the ladies have a working relationship. Mab and Titania don’t talk becoz they hate each other. Fine I grant you they could act liasons. Even the US and the Soviets had Ambassadors. But here is where thinks get weird for me. In Cold days the new summer lady is reviewed to be spending to much time with the winter lady. No one in their courts says anything. Even in Summer knights. Maeve and Aurora seem to get along.
Mother Summer says summer job is to protect the rest of you from winter. Cool.
Then BG happens. And bob says that Mab and Titania fight as practice. In the end of the book when Titania shows up it seems she genuinely loves her sister. There could be other reasons why they don’t talk.
My tinfoil hat theory is that its an elaborate hoax. Summer is winter’s testing ground. Mab has a potential starborn she wants to test. Look at that we are going to war. Wants to see if her new toy or strategy works ready made testing ground.
Not sure Mab and Titania are awre of this
Also it could be that its part of the plan. Something from the outside, or someone who works for Outside needs allies naturally trys to recruit winter’s enemy exposing themselves. Just like what Nemesis did.
That’s just a theory a conspiracy theory
Couldn’t resist

vincentric:
Winter is an army fighting a 24/7/365 hot war to defend to the death the existence of a group of people who have no gratitude and give only an inkling of assistance. Sometimes Mab has to involve the protected and those plans definitely follow the omelets and eggs strategy. Also, when those soldiers get leave they want to run wild. Summer's job is to be the MP's that prevent the worst excesses in both cases.

As far as the love-hate relationships go, they're similar to families with domestic violence issues. They fight like cats and dogs but if a third-party steps in or crosses them, they both turn on them like piranha on a pig. And their relationships run a full spectrum from screaming and hair pulling to friendly professional rivals. There's a reason the Supernatural world developed such an elaborate and formalized etiquette system.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Tinfoil hat on February 24, 2023, 07:20:14 PM ---b... Even in Summer knights. Maeve and Aurora seem to get along ...
--- End quote ---
Lea has already brought the Athame into the heart of the Winter Court.  Maeve is very-likely Nemfected, and Aurora's insane plan is definitely a result of Nemfection.

Later, Maeve cozies up to Lily in order to manipulate her.
 

Mira:

--- Quote from: g33k on February 25, 2023, 06:53:41 PM ---Lea has already brought the Athame into the heart of the Winter Court.  Maeve is very-likely Nemfected, and Aurora's insane plan is definitely a result of Nemfection.

Later, Maeve cozies up to Lily in order to manipulate her.

--- End quote ---

  It is my opinion that Elaine brought the infection to the Summer Court.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Mira on February 25, 2023, 08:21:50 PM --- It is my opinion that Elaine brought the infection to the Summer Court.
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I think that's the most-likely thing, yes.
So a couple of Nemfected faerie-queens hanging together is kinda not any sort of evidence that the Summer/Winter oppo is faked.

OTOH, there's a pretty clear piece of evidence not in the OP:  Mother Summer & Mother Winter -- the primal essences of their respective Faerie Realms -- are cohabiting besties.

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