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Thank you for the quote, it still doesn't make Murphy a Valkyrie in the future. It is a good way to describe a female warrior, especially when one doesn't know that much about Valkyrie, which Harry didn't at the time. It also could describe an Einherjar, or one of Odin's warriors that were brought to Valhalla until the time when Odin needs them in the final battle.
Actually making Murphy an Einherjar doesn't come out of nowhere. After she left the police force, Murphy worked for Odin and trained extensively with the Einherjar. As far as her being a devout Catholic, that has mainly been an assumption that we the readers have had, on the written page the evidence really isn't that clear that she was. Catholic, yes, but devout when compared to say Michael? Not so much, she might have been raised Catholic, but she can't be described as a practicing Catholic, Murphy has never mentioned attending Mass or going to Confession.
Maybe the payback is letting her go to Valhalla? A couple of things do quite compute here. If Murphy was really a devout Catholic do you think she'd be overjoyed about drinking ale with the rest of the dead warriors in Valhalla instead of Heaven working with her father? Yes, she did well in C I, so instead of putting her in purgatory she gets to go to Valhalla. So a better fit since she trusts in her will and judgement and not the Almighty's will and judgement, not a punishment exactly, but not really a reward either if she was indeed a woman of faith..
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Why in the world would we ever have seen or heard of it before that moment?
It's an Odin thing, and Harry actually knows very little about Odin's specific rules & dealings.
We're regularly learning new stuff about the Dresdenverse... Harry's early magical education (by Justin) was abominable, and (later) Eb was trying to teach something more fundamental than reams of per-mythology Elder-Lore, so Eb didn't add very much of this (outside of the White Council fundamentals, mostly amounting to "how interact with the Council and not get Damocles-chopped by Warden Snicker-snack").
What is the direct quote?
Sorry but that doesn't make sense, because if it a direct quote from Harry, it wouldn't begin as you wrote it. Also killing one monster neither makes her a hunter of them, since it was attacking Harry at the time in the Lowes plant department and she happened to be there, and she surmised that a chain saw was the best way to kill a plant beast.
Could be that they are, but that doesn't change that Odin is a god in his own right and has his own set of rules reguarding the warriors he has brought to Vallalha.
Michael is different from Murphy, he has never broken the rules regarding the Swords or being a Holy Knight. Michael doesn't have that kind of arrogance, Murphy openly displayed it believing she knew and could apply human law to Nic rather than God's Law.
Just checked my paperback copy of Death Masks, and that line isn't on page 55. Lots of talk about demons and such, and it is a conversation with Murphy, but her being a monster hunting Valkyrie wasn't mentioned. And yes, I remember killing the chloromonster with the chainsaw, bad assed to be sure, but that doesn't mean she will become a Valkyrie.
Jim makes up a lot of rules, that is why it is fiction. The argument against what you are saying is there is no motive for Gard to make up that rule. She has no reason to want to be mean to Harry, which telling him that sounds mean if it wasn't true. She has been taking dead warriors to Valhalla for a very long time and should know the rules. Actually it sounds more like she is trying to comfort Harry, telling him that Murphy has earned her rest.
Yes, she was a Holy Knight for one night, then she took matters into her own hands. Since when does Heaven owe anyone anything? Taking Murphy to Valhalla keeps her in the game, it's just you won't see her till the final BAT.
I don't remember his ever saying that about her in the early books. He saw her as a cop. He did see her with his wizard's sight and saw her as kind of an angel, but not as a Valkyrie.
Hey, if she knew for sure about Hendricks, that he'd be with her forever, and she would know because she hauls these warriors off to Valhalla, she wouldn't be sad. Also Gard wouldn't have a reason to lie about it, she says it's one of the rules.
I was surprised as well. Murphy rejected being a Holy Knight after Changes, remember? She felt she was a better judge than God, then she got a Holy Sword broken. Not saying that was enough for her not to go to Heaven and work for her father, but that might be why she went to Valhalla instead.
Somehow I don't think it will be that simple. If it is, I think it will amount to poor writing, if we do see Murphy again, it will either be in Mirrormirror or the final reel of the BAT.
Can she? If she could or knew that, why was she grieving so hard for him? Because if what you say is true, then Hendricks would now be immortal like her, they could be lovers forever.
I doubt that Gard made it up, you forget that she also lost her lover in the battle for Chicago. She understands and accepts the rule, if she could get her lover back in any form, I think she would. If we do see Murphy again I think it will be in the alternate universe of Mirrormirror. I also think because of this, Harry will also come to understand the why of the rule and accept it.
I have learned over the years no to hold my breath on such matters...On the other hand, we have been a most patient set of fans, happy for any crumb that is thrown our way... Maybe just maybe he appreciates that, thus not making us wait for years for the next book in the series..