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Did Mab fake out Harry... again?

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Mira:

--- Quote from: g33k on July 21, 2024, 10:45:27 PM ---He would... if he understands the need; if he grasped how much harder the Queenmantle is than the Ladymantle.  But with a sufficiently-urgent and sufficiently-critical and sufficiently-large To-Do list -- such as he might have, for example, if someone had just taken out Queen Mab -- he might not prioritize getting to Molly quite as quickly.

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Um, since Harry has been battling a mantle of his own for a while here, I think he'd get it pretty quick. Also he has "personal" connections to Molly sans the mantle, so no, I doubt that aiding Molly wouldn't be on his priority list.

Tinfoil hat:

--- Quote from: g33k on July 21, 2024, 04:38:00 PM ---(and, btw, Jim fake out his readers!)

As we all infamously know, Mab ordered Harry -- if Mab should die -- to kill Molly.  Prompted by other recent threads, I've come up with an unexpected new WAG...

Ostensibly, Harry should kill Molly because she "isn't ready" for the Queenmantle, for unspecified reasons and with unspecified ramifications.

But here's the thing:  Mab's a master-manipulator; she gets people to do what she wants, but only sometimes is that with overt orders.

My WAG then:

Mab realizes that Harry killing Molly is a really, really low-likelihood event; improbable in the extreme!

Therefore, that's not the outcome she's pursuing; that's not the intent behind the order.

What, then?  Brace yourselves...

This is Mab being genuinely kind!

No, really!
Shocking, innit?

See, Mab is genuinely worried about the pressures on an unprepared and suddenly-elevated Queen Molly.  So, she conveys to Harry -- in the strongest language possible -- that this is a HUGE issue.

We know Harry.  We know he isn't gonna kill Molly.
What will he do?

Most likely, rally to her side and support her, offer advice & counsel, be a friend, etc.

Exactly the things new Queen Molly would need to stabilize her psyche while she adjusts to the powerful new Queenmantle.

And that was Mab's plan, when she ordered Harry to kill Molly.
"Kill Molly" was Mab-speak for "Be a friend to her."   ::)

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Its a great way to get Harry to do want she wants. Harry disobeys orders just because on a good day. Mab telling him to look after Molly would be met with resistance but this way.
Besides Harry is an idiot he may not realize that Molly is in need of immediate help. But the order requires Harry to check in on her regularly to make sure she still sane so he doesn't need to kill her.
And

Mira:

--- Quote ---Its a great way to get Harry to do want she wants. Harry disobeys orders just because on a good day. Mab telling him to look after Molly would be met with resistance but this way.
Besides Harry is an idiot he may not realize that Molly is in need of immediate help. But the order requires Harry to check in on her regularly to make sure she still sane so he doesn't need to kill her.
And
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In a word? Bull.... :-\

Dina:
I do not remember Mab ordering Harry to kill Molly. Did she explicitly said that? In my mind she adviced Harry to do so.
This is super relevant because Mab ordering Harry to kill Molly would break the deal that made Harry the WK.

Mira:

--- Quote from: Dina on July 24, 2024, 10:57:57 PM ---I do not remember Mab ordering Harry to kill Molly. Did she explicitly said that? In my mind she adviced Harry to do so.
This is super relevant because Mab ordering Harry to kill Molly would break the deal that made Harry the WK.

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Exactly

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