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Problem with that is she's not a Valkyrie, she's Einherjar. There is a difference

Tiniest Einherjar then. She'd be great in her own POV series continuing her quest against the bad guys.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Butters *battle grounds*
« on: October 15, 2020, 04:14:14 PM »
All I'm gonna say is that Butter was a more likable character before the magic sword. IMO Jim would be better off dumping the sword and moving on to something that makes Butters awesome because of who he is. Something nerdy. The swords are pretty much the opposite of that.

I don't have a problem with Butters as athletic, but I don't feel like he's found his own niche yet; He's just role playing Harry with a sword.

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Gotta say, I'm looking forward to the Tiniest Valkyrie series Jim ought to be giving us.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Harry's New House Set Up
« on: October 13, 2020, 08:23:10 PM »
He should move in the Alphas, Knights +Carpenters, etc if they want. Keep all his squishy allies in the giant magical fortress. And if he adds the Carpenters, he gets bonus angels.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Bradley, A Canidate For the Sword of Love?
« on: October 13, 2020, 08:20:38 PM »
Yes, but just because there's evil, and someone knows there's evil, doesn't mean they're going to drop everything and potentially sacrifice their life and the security of their family to do something about it. 

How many times has Casa de Carpenter been attacked now?  The bad guys have shown up there, what, at least six books?  What are the odds Michael won't tell him, if he asks, that his own daughter was dragged out of the house by monsters?  That the panic room wasn't invaded in this last attempt?  That his youngest child was only barely spared from becoming a host to a fallen angel in the front yard?

I wouldn't blame the guy if he transferred out of Chicago after all of that. I certainly wouldn't blame him for not wanting to risk it all again and again.

At the rate Harry is going, he could invite the entirety of his friends and allies to live in Castle Dresden.

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You know what really gets me is the Wizard body count. How many young wizards have been killed in the mess going on between WC rules, the war with Red Court, and now this. There can't be many young wizards left, it's all old folks and newbies. The mid-tier is wrecked and that's a huge near future problem.

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A few things I haven't seen mentioned that are worth noting:

Mab was proud Harry didn't give into the Winter Mantle. Then Murph dies and he does give in until the knights stop him. I say she DOES care about his mental/emotional state, because the last lady/knight for winter let the mantel run them which was why they had to be eliminated. It wasn't just about replacing the missing political link between the White Court and Winter, it was about trying to help Harry avoid the fate of the last Winter Knight. Mab has heavily invested in him and doesn't want it all spoiled by the death of one mortal.

And Harry just finishes lecturing them about making the situation right with the mortal world, when Mab decides he gets a replacement romantic interest. IMO, he kinda brought this one on himself.

And I strongly think she's planning something that has nothing to do with the marriage or politics, but needs both these two together. Call it fae foresight for the future books.

IMO both Molly and Harry may end up leaving the Winter Court in the future, after the coming implosion of the White Council happens, and both are safe from their threats. I can see Elaine becoming the Winter Lady in place of Molly. I suspect Harry will end up Merlin in the Post-White-Council meltdown aftermath, and him marrying his original love, Elaine as the bridge to Winter. Mab could potentially gain more by not keeping them on her team forever, but just sheltering them until the Wizard world gets it's crap together.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Who should Harry marry
« on: October 13, 2020, 03:27:11 PM »
@Doughnut Despot

Point 1. - Not the breakdown she would be concerned with. Winter's image to the Accorded Nations because of the Lara/Harry pantomime, YES. Hence the marriage. She couldn't care less about Harry's feelings towards Murphy death.

Point 2. - Even Harry has poo poo this, Mab does NOT think this way.

Point 3. - Mab is always planning and none of it is going to involve caring about anybody's feelings, least of all two of her vassals who should get over it and do their jobs. A Harry/Lara pairing is indeed strong in more that "a bodyguard for Harry" way. BTW - A bodyguard for her bodyguard? Mab? Probably not.

Point 4. - Molly said that Sarissa showed Mab Frozen and it seems very unlikely that a political marriage (the norm in Mab's day) came from a Disney movie. Also remember Mab's feelings towards Disney, I'm more amazed that Mab actually watched the movie in the first place.

1. But remember, she was proud Harry had not given into the Winter Mantle like the last Knight she had to replace. And then Karen dies and he does give in to it. I think Mab has a vested interest in keeping Harry mentally and emotionally stable. Not because she necessarily feels about it, but because it's practical for her to care about her knight being effective.

2. Harry is an unreliable narrator who has done a 180 on his views before, and his grown and understanding about the world have already changed dramatically. Look how upset Mab gets when he crosses her will. She is concerned about the Winter/White Court relationship, so the Council continuing to rebuff her probably DOES PO her. IMO she wants everything she can get connected to Winter.

3. I think it's been established the fairy get some precognition as to when trouble is coming down the pipe. Mab is a schemer, so I see this as part of an upcoming scheme in which it's important to her agenda. And not just at the political level. I certainly get the impression she's planning more than meets the eye here.

4. Agreed, but I can see her thinking that Frozen is how mortals think about romance, which is just...so freaking wrong.

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DF Spoilers / Re: Who should Harry marry
« on: October 13, 2020, 01:54:39 AM »
IMO, on Mab's sudden alliance marriage:

1. Mab is scared of a breakdown between her court and the white court due to Thomas being removed from the picture. She is also concerned Murphy's death may affect her winter knight in ways that make him even harder to control, and incorrectly guesses any woman will do as a replacement (Fairy thinking).

2. She is POed about how the Council has treated her knight, who is *hers* and is likely lashing out at them also.

3. She's also up to something, and I think she doesn't really think this alliance will go through as a marriage, but might be trying to get Dresden and Molly to work out their unresolved feelings. I think she's trying to give Harry a bodyguard not only due to the council threat toward him, but due some upcoming events where a super-powered girlfriend would be able to keep up and survive.

4. In the short story int he back, it looks like Mab watched Disney's Frozen with Molly, so I think we know where the sudden marriage idea is coming from there.  ;D

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