Malcolm Dresden

[EBRIEN]

Rereading Skin Game.

I had a thought. (Stop the presses!  ) In SG, when asked about his whereabouts by Murphy, Harry (getting his arm fixed) refers to Michael as a Good Man. We've heard Ebenezer refer to Malcolm in the same way. So, I wonder if Malcolm may've been a Knight of the Cross--even if only a short time--like Murphy and her use of the sword--Not the right full-time job for her, but right for a particular one. So...wouldn't that be something?

That's all I have.

Off to reread a little more.

Cheers and best to all!

B

[Rob]

Be it far from me to rain on speculation, but there are likely millions of times more good men than Knights of the Cross, and some of those good men are deeply involved in Heaven's work in ways KotC cannot do. See, e.g, the end of one of the short stories ("Warrior"?) where Uriel confirms to Harry that Michael didn't get a retirement: he got a promotion.

In "Skin Game", Michael didn't come out of retirement. When faced with a labor shortage, Upper Management told a member of lower management "retake your old position on the shop floor for a while".

[g33k]

... So, I wonder if Malcolm may've been a Knight of the Cross--even if only a short time--like Murphy and her use of the sword--Not the right full-time job for her, but right for a particular one. So...wouldn't that be something? ...

If we have ever had a hint that Malcolm had any martial prowess, I'd think it possible.

So far as I know, neither the canon stories nor any WoJ/AMA/etc has ever hinted at such for Malcolm.

So it's 100% speculation, for now.

[EBRIEN]

Just seems to me, Dresden naming someone a good man means more than just the average (or above average) good person. He refers to both Michael and Shiro this way. Eb refers to Malcolm this way. I'd be curious if there were more to it than just the basics. Heck, Michael rescues Charity from a dragon. Maybe Malcolm rescued Margaret from Papa Raith. (Just behind the scenes---maybe Eb--who has tremendous distrust for the White Court--knows something more...and this is why he refers to him this way).