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Does Thomas get a free pass?
Mira:
--- Quote ---There is every sign that -- if Harry hadn't had the Spear to pull out at the last minute -- Ethniu and the Fomor would have won.
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But without Ethniu would the Fomor even of had a chance? Or rather much of a chance? She was their bad ass terror weapon with a very nasty eye, without her the Fomor were really quite run of the mill in the Dresdenverse.
Funny how Harry stumbles into things, needing to face the Senior Council? Make a bond with the island with no clue of the repercussion of what he is doing, wakes up a couple of books later to discover that he is Warden of a Prison of some of the worst monsters his world has ever seen... And also finds out that he has the power to incarcerate more monsters if need be with in range... Pretty handy for controlling a Titian running amuck.. Reluctantly goes down into the security vault of Hades because Mab owes Nic a favor, happens to find and recognize the Spear of Destiny and a couple of other useful trinkets, which were very useful in dealing with a very nasty Titian a book or so later.. Turns out it was Harry verses the Fomor and Harry verses the Titian, no Harry, the Fomor win.. However I don't think Harry realizes that just yet, at least not fully, but the White Council realizes it, that's what has them pooping their pants and wanting Harry dead.
forumghost:
I mean, Thomas is going to spend an indeterminate amount of time on Hell Island reliving everything he did to his victims. If anything, he's being overly-punished and anyone that finds out is gonna think that Dresden has absolutely zero chill.
--- Quote from: Mira on February 24, 2024, 02:44:58 AM ---But without Ethniu would the Fomor even of had a chance? Or rather much of a chance? She was their bad ass terror weapon with a very nasty eye, without her the Fomor were really quite run of the mill in the Dresdenverse.
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Like, you say that, but apparently these rejects and outcasts have been literally shitting all over every faction in the Dresden Files for literally years at this point, doing whatever they want without any response because reasons, with no Titan in site until Peace Talks.
The entire reason they even had the Peace Talks is because the Formor were shit-stomping all the Accorded Nations simultaneously. Somehow.
Mira:
--- Quote ---I mean, Thomas is going to spend an indeterminate amount of time on Hell Island reliving everything he did to his victims. If anything, he's being overly-punished and anyone that finds out is gonna think that Dresden has absolutely zero chill.
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Really? At the end of the day regardless of his motive, he allegedly committed murder. He hasn't had a trial yet, so his punishment hasn't been set. Currently he is where he is to keep him alive until he can be put on trial. And yes, Thomas has numerous victims, as a vampire he did kill.. Lara would call them kine, and Thomas is no different than any other predator, an argument can be made for that. However they were also people, and his last kill had nothing to do with food to survive.
vincentric:
Whether Thomas faces further punishment upon being cured and released from Demonreach is dependent on how clued in the Swartalves are about Nemesis.
If they're in the know, he may be let off by paying weregild. If not, then it will take significantly more to appease them. At the extreme and short of death, they may insist on Thomas's child being raised by them (Assuming said child can be saved and is free of Nemesis taint.)
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on February 24, 2024, 02:47:25 PM ---Whether Thomas faces further punishment upon being cured and released from Demonreach is dependent on how clued in the Swartalves are about Nemesis.
If they're in the know, he may be let off by paying weregild. If not, then it will take significantly more to appease them. At the extreme and short of death, they may insist on Thomas's child being raised by them (Assuming said child can be saved and is free of Nemesis taint.)
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All of that is true, I think it will be more of a question of what becomes of Thomas? Even if the Swartalves understand and are satisfied with a weregild, what is the effect on Thomas? Will he become fully human because the island somehow has separated
out the Hunger Demon and imprisoned it? Will Thomas still feel guilty? Will he become obsessed with finding Justine? What of their child? And what will Lara think or do about any of this?
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