An interesting argument. Certainly possible at any rate. I don't remember that particular WOJ about her identity being someone that will hurt Harry but I am not doubting it either. Makes much more sense though if Kumori is Elaine, particularly in the context on Cowl being Justin.
Why not? It is messed up, so was that plot point in Star Wars. They never had any kid either - so despite that it is incest it causes no physical trouble.
Why would Cowl have a sword? Most wizards do not carry them.For the same reason that Harry had a sword cane. To kill people with. That in itself may date Cowl. Harry has always carried a gun, because that what this generation of wizards might do it they go armed. Luccio carried a sword because that what her generation did. I mean there existed an era where if you didm't go armed, you didn't go. And death by magic is black magic.
Many characters, including Mab, have said Death is a spectrum.
18. If Justin is dead, why no Death Curse?Let me set you on fire and see if you can say "Die alone!".
Harry is shockingly observant. He recognizes Cowl and Kumori later on just from their appearance at Bianca's party. He recognizes people by scents and nuance and the feel of their magic. It, as several character have remarked, takes him some time but he always unravels the train of clues. He knows Elaine so intimately he can psychically communicate with her. Harry was sitting in a stairwell and had clear view of Kumori, albeit not her face and not her voice.
Having been burnt myself, and having witnessed some terrible burning incidents in the line of duty I can tell you that while people freak out, unfortunately you can still think.I have experienced high levels of pain and find it a deterrent to higher level reasoning. Your mileage may vary.
Justin had survived many engagements and as a Warden would have been very capable of fighting. He may have been caught off guard, but he might have also diverted his remaining strength into surviving.Or maybe he just had an off day and got killed. In combat someone lives and someone dies, at least in it's simplest form.
did you mean the injured Beckett childYes, my apologies.
Kim Delaney brought back by Cowl's necromancy (which would actually rather neatly explain her motivation to end death, her reluctance to strike at Harry, and her certainty she couldn't escape Cowl if she flipped on him ... I regard it as unlikely, but I can't see a reason it's impossible)
Cowl would be a fool not to tell Elaine of all the players if she was acting as his conscious proxy. Harsh taskmaster or not. This doesn't eliminate her but neither does it give her a head up over other obvious suspects.I understand your point. However we are assuming that everyone is all on the same side. There is a theory that even amongst the various villains in the series that there is a larger power play with different groups trying to achieve their own ends. In general I think the other reasons I have outlined give her a heads up over the other possibilities.
There is no observable point at which someone becomes dead. Death is a process that at some point becomes irreversible from the pov of the dying. When that point occurs depends on how you get to the point. A head shot pretty much gets you there quick. on the other hand children have been revived after being submerged in cold water for more than two hours. Harry, say thank you Mab.I have experienced high levels of pain and find it a deterrent to higher level reasoning. Your mileage may vary. Or maybe he just had an off day and got killed. In combat someone lives and someone dies, at least in it's simplest form.
On the matter of swords, you really haven't seen a whole lot of wizards, one way or the other. But of the wizards you've seen swords don't seem all that unusual. In point of fact almost all of the supernatural characters in the Dresden Files involve themselves with swordplay.Well while the White Council has been described - but not many Wizards have been described in individual detail. Most of the Wizards on-screen have been Warden's, Harry or Necromancers. But of the other Wizards - none of the senior council, none of the warlocks, no regular practitioners, only one of the necromancers, none of the grey council...it doesn't seem like many regular Wizards carry swords. I believe in one of the earlier books Harry mentions how most Wizards prefer to just study and hide away from the world and he is the weird one for trying to fight all the time. Even Ebenezar the Blackstaff actually doesn't use a sword - even if he did as a young Warden (though we have no confirmation of that). And I disagree - relatively few characters use swords compared to the whole of the supernatural characters shown in the books. Can you name enough examples? Especially those that use them and don't just carry them decoratively (like Ferrovax or Mavra).
Well sure there is. Not to the naked eye, but certainly we have developed machines and methods that allow us to measure and observe heart rate and brain activity. When the activity falls below a certain threshold - you are declared dead.Well this was fun. One day we might discuss it in detail, but not in this venue.
Can you name enough examples?All the fey. Both at the stone table and at the Gate the battles are fought with medieval weapons, since JB has stated that guns are unreliable in the never never. Most of the Wardens. Most of the White Court, as evidenced by the battle in the Raith Deeps. Almost all of the primary human characters have used a blade, with the exception of Ivy. Some of the Denarians with a star for Nicodemus. JB has evidently had a lot of fun looking up sword types. Harry is a fencer of all things. Where did he learn that? Also in my memory he's never really fought with a sword even though he owns one. In any case I think that is at least a narrow majority for swords. Which given the nature of the books shouldn't really surprise you. Sword fights are so much fun to both see and read about. And you should look at the video JB did dressed in full armor with a sword.(I think he proposed to his wife)
Raidem - love the idea that someone would be brought back, but probs not as an uber-necromancer. More likely a ghost or revenant wouldn't you say? For such a minor character. I could see Susan coming back as a nemesis..but I hope not. I think it might be good to let that story lie where it is. Maybe Maggie Le Fay?
I hope I haven't caused you offense.Not in the least, It's a complex topic and would require more work than I am prepared to expend. Not to mention most people wouldn't be interested.
Why would Cowl have a sword?To which I now answer, because he thinks he needs it. That and JB likes LARPing with swords. ;)
Cowl is Justin and Elaine is Kumori. Time to drag out this old theory again.
Cowl:
18. If Justin is dead, why no Death Curse?
Not in the least, It's a complex topic and would require more work than I am prepared to expend. Not to mention most people wouldn't be interested.
Gard mostly uses a battle axe. The original question wasTo which I now answer, because he thinks he needs it. That and JB likes LARPing with swords. ;)
What unicorn?
I gnawed over the question. If it was indeed a statement of importance, not just a passing mutter, then it
had to mean something.
I frowned. It meant that there hadn'tbeen a guardian around the little cottage. Or at least not one Mother
Winter had put there.
So who had?
The answer hit me low in the gut, a sensation of physical sickness coming along with the realization. I
stopped and clawed for my Sight.
I didn't get to it before Grum came out from under a veil, Elaine standing close behind him. He caught
me flat-footed. The ogre drove a sledgehammer fist toward my face. There was a flash of impact, a
sensation of falling, and cool earth beneath my cheek.
"Why call him Grum?" I said, scowling at the ogre. "You might as well drop the glamour, Lord Marshal.
There's not much point to it now."
The ogre's face twisted with surprise.
I glared spitefully at the dark unicorn and spat, "You too, Korrick."
Both ogre and unicorn glanced at Aurora. The Faerie Queen never took her eyes off me, but nodded.
The ogre's form blurred and twisted, and resolved itself into the form of Talos, the Sidhe lord from
Aurora's penthouse at the Rothchild. His pale hair had been drawn back into a fighting braid, and he
wore close-fit mail of some glittering black metal that made him look rail-thin and deadly.
At the same time the unicorn shook itself and rose up into the hulking form of Korrick, the centaur, also
dressed in mail and bearing weapons of faerie make. He stamped one huge hoof and said nothing.
Aurora walked in a circle around me, frowning. "How long have you known, wizard?"
I shrugged. "Not long. I started getting it on the way out of Mother Winter's cottage. Once I knew
where to start, it wasn't hard to start adding up the numbers."