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I think Titania did care, but actually Lily chose well, Fix has proven himself a good Summer Knight. I also think different things are required from the Summer Knight verses the Winter one.Which implies some human feeling.
I agree with you there. In normal circumstances, it is the lady that select the knight and in most circumstances the queen did not interfere to much.
Now, the questions: Why does the queen not interferes in a knight selection? Is the selection of a knight is beneath a Queen's notice?
We know that Slate is weak. And I assume we agree that Mab knows about Slate's weak nature before SK. Why then, did she not order Maeve to replace Slate? If a knight have to be powerful and capable like Harry and if such a knight is critical for the winter court as a whole, how come a mediocre knight like slate can hold the job?
I understand why Titania did not interferes with Lily. She simply didn't care. But Cd show that Mab did care about Maeve. Why then, did she let Maeve have a weak knight?
The only answer that I can think of for these questions is the conclusion that a powerful knight like Harry is undesirable under normal circumstances. It is to much trouble to kept a knight like Harry unless there is a definitive problem that needs such a knight. This let me to think that Harry may be in danger once he fulfills his duties to winter. He won't be needed anymore and he will starts to be more trouble than he is worth, But since Mab is a strong Queen herself, she'll probably find a way to make use of a dangerous knight like Harry. A less secure and capable Queen however, might view Harry as a threat and might find it easier to terminate him either by killing or use drugs and seks to keep him insensible.
Butter's comment about the mantle shutting down Harry's ability to feel pain is Mab's way to control the knight supports this theory. If Mab have to regulates the knight so he won't grow to powerful , it means Mab have reason to fear her knight.
I don't think Slate was infected because if he was would Mab allow him into her bower( implied sex by Lea in PG) and risk an infection? I don't think that would be logical. Also, if he was infected, and Mab was aware, I think it unfair that she would torture only him but offer help to Lea and Maeve. If this is the case, it seems to reveal a sort of "my knight is expendable but my fae kin are not."
As of Summer Knight she might have already been infected.
I think folks took my statement incorrectly. I do believe that Mab tried to find a solution to Maeve before deciding to have her removed. I don't believe she wanted to have an experienced Lady replaced, be it her daughter or not. I believe that as a tool, Maeve was probably pretty good at it until Nemesis got to her.
Also remember that Mab couldn't confront Maeve about her infection until CD, because if she Nemesis knew that Mab knew, Nemesis would have done more to have Mab replaced. Then again, maybe that is what the gambit on DR was really all about. Getting someone to off Mab on Halloween, allowing Maeve to step up. Only Mab had already seen it coming and put things in motion to allow for a smooth transition of power. Having Sarissa hang out with Harry so she'd be in a position to receive the WL mantle. And having a back-up (Molly) in case that didn't work out.
I don't believe Mab being there when it all went down was actually part of the plan. I think Mab was saddend at the need to remove a good tool even more so than having her daughter killed. The fact that it's a two-fer just confuses things. "Mab would sacrifice everything in winter ... and not even have to add sugar to her tea..." is great, but it doesn't really mean that she wants to do it. And anytime someone is of that mindset, they usually don't expect to send their own family to the front lines.
As to her soul. I think she still has her soul. But if you look at it as though it's on a spectrum from light (heavely) to black (hellish), her search for and grasping for power has pushed her toward the black end of the spectrum. CAN she be bought back to the light end? Probably. But it'd take a GREAT DEAL of changes for it to occur, and according to the Mothers it would take a great deal of time.
Here is a quote:
“I thought Mab’s wrath was pretty bad until I found out what her affection was like.”
Mab''s idea of sweet is 77 attempted murder. See how much she makes the effort to prepare Harry? She probably believe that if Harry really dies in those trainning attempts it will be the best thing for Harry ever.
Same withhiring him to find the summer knight mantle in SK and when Mab takes away Harry's fire magic in Smf.
Mab is just taking good care of his most beloved Harry dresden.
I'm not saying Mab is all kind, sweet and lovey dovey with Harry. It is not in Mab's nature to be that way. I'm just saying she is nicer to Harry than how she treats others of his station. Look how Maeve was treating Slate. Mab was putting Harry in WK boot camp so he would survive confronting Maeve, her posse and the Outsiders. She was not trying to kill him. If Harry died in training it would be an easier death than in the field.
Yeah, I've definitely seen the lines about "things fall apart" and "the center cannot hold" just about everywhere. But references like these feel like easter eggs for english majors.I also think its interesting that as far back as Storm Front, the characters could tell something big and world-changing was coming. Though maybe human beings always feel like the end is nigh, who knows.
My understanding is that Ms. Duck does believe that it was Uriel speaking through Murphy.
My point is that it doesn't change the overall theory any if you substitute one of the other (non-fallen) Archangels for Uriel. They should all be the same relative weight class with the same relative restrictions on power usage.
...male/female, crappy home life/loving family....possibly also "no faith in God"/"religious background"
What's more: Harry is a purist wrt the Star Wars/Star Trek debate, Molly is the opposite end of that spectrum: she argues that she can like them both. No word yet on whether this contrast (purist-ism vs. acceptance) carries over to other areas.
Just to point it out, Harry isn't speaking Ghoul, he's speaking Sumarian. It may be a Dead Language, but is isn't a Monsters Language...
Harry got real proficient in a bunch of things at nearly the same time. He gained a few levels and skill (fans of D&D).