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Talby16:
Lord Raith knew that Maggie Sr put a death curse on him. I think he was aware that he needed to kill her sons in order to free himself. He may not have known for sure who Harry was. In the Micro Fiction Journal, Morgan wrote that after Malcom's death Justin got to Harry and made him disappear physically, magically, and bureaucratically. Raith may not have been able to find Harry after that. One of the reasons he might have kept Thomas alive was to serve as bait hoping that his brother would come find him. I also agree that there might have been some politics in there about having a male heir. That being said, IIRC, at some point Thomas states that his dad keeps sending him on missions hoping he will die. The White Court works through cat paws, killing Thomas directly (even if he disappeared) would be seen as a sign of weakness. Lord Raith wasn't able to deal with his son indirectly. Having him die of his own stupidity would work much better for Lord Raith. The problem is that Thomas was hiding his power and knowledge and kept on surviving.

Dina:
I agree with Raith trying to kill Thomas indirectly but I am not sure Raith knows that Margaret fueled the spell with her blood lineage. Otherwise I think he would have killed Thomas. I do not know if he knew Margaret had another son.

g33k:

--- Quote from: Mira on June 14, 2025, 09:32:42 PM ---I think the idea that there is a Fallen Angel trapped inside each Blackened Denarius was pretty well established by the end of Death Masks, which is what? Book five?
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Yes, that's the seed planted.

That the Swords are the same thing -- being their exact opposite -- is (in retrospect) obviously-implied.

Mira:

--- Quote ---I agree with Raith trying to kill Thomas indirectly but I am not sure Raith knows that Margaret fueled the spell with her blood lineage. Otherwise I think he would have killed Thomas. I do not know if he knew Margaret had another son.
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I agree, I don't think Raith knows how Margaret fueled her death curse.  If it were as simple as her bloodline, then it makes no sense not to just kill Thomas.. If Raith can still breed, he could still get a male heir..  I also doubt that he hadn't kept track of Margaret's younger child, and one wonders why he didn't arrange for young Harry's death at some point as well. 

Talby16:

--- Quote from: Mira on June 16, 2025, 11:52:11 AM ---I agree, I don't think Raith knows how Margaret fueled her death curse.  If it were as simple as her bloodline, then it makes no sense not to just kill Thomas.. If Raith can still breed, he could still get a male heir..  I also doubt that he hadn't kept track of Margaret's younger child, and one wonders why he didn't arrange for young Harry's death at some point as well.

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Raith states in Blood Rites that he worked out what Margaret Sr did. We don't know when he worked it out, only that he knows.

Lord Raith is running on an empty tank constantly. He is not able to feed deeply to replenish himself. He would not be up to a prolonged physical battle. Thomas could draw upon his hunger to heal far more often that Lord Raith can. Thus, Raith avoided any direct confrontation with his son. He can't just walk up to him and kill him because Thomas could potential heal and overcome him. He can't do anything to overt to kill Thomas like have in his own household becuase if Thomas dies under his roof (violence, poison, etc) then Lord Raith looks weak for not protecting his family. If he tries something violent outside the home (ex drive by shooting) and he fails then Thomas might come gunning for him or if he succeeds and it is traced back to him he looks weak because he didn't kill Thomas subtly. Subtle behind the scene machinations is what the White Court is supposed to excel in. Anything too overt and Lord Raith looks weak and there may be a coup. That is why he sends Thomas on dangerous missions such as the White Court representative to The Red Court party hoping that Thomas' perceived incompetence will get him killed. I still think that one of the reasons Lord Raith kept Thomas alive was to draw his brother out so that he could be more easily disposed of.

As far as Harry goes, we do not know at what point Lord Raith discovered that he was the son of Maggie Sr. He most likely knew that she had another son, but Maggie had left him before she had Harry. I'm sure she took steps to protect Harry and Malcom. Even if Lord Raith was trying to follow her trail to find Harry, we know that Justin made Harry disappear when Malcom died and then he was on Eb's farm under the eye of the Blackstaff. By the time Harry reappeared in the public eye when he set up shop in Chicago he was several steps removed from his previous life.

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