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September 5 2015, 23:33:49 UTC 1 year ago
1. Come to think about it, making Toby a Hero of the Realm sends a pretty powerful statement from Arden to the other monarchs of the West Coast. Sure, on some level, showing gratitude towards the woman who put her on the throne was probably expected. On the other... well, it seems pretty clear that changelings are overlooked (at best) in the most conservative kingdoms. For that matter, sending in Toby is now a pretty pointed political statement. Not just that Toby is starting to make a habit of deposing monarchs, but she's done so by finding heirs (or the old monarch). As much as the false Queen claims she had right by blood to her previous position, there's enough ambiguity that Arden sending Toby on a diplomatic mission could be a subtle way to say 'I don't think your claim to this position stands up'. (Well, or 'your policy towards changelings is bullshit, so let me send perhaps the most decorated changeling in the Westlands to speak to you'.)
2. A lot of folks mentioned Walthier's antidote to elfshot, but this book seems to mark Toby's decision to be more open about her powers in the service to Faerie (and criticizing her mother for not being so). I wonder what that is going to do... and if Amadine did so knowing that it was easier to pretend to be a skilled Daoine Sidhe bloodworker than present herself as a living hope chest. It's another game-changer.
(It's mentioned that the original Selkies were merlins -- they had some fae ancestry; I wonder if that is a hint for whatever the Luidaeg has planned. I also want to know the origins of the Raven-maids/men; I hope it's not as tragic as the Selkies.)
Re: Point 2
September 8 2015, 05:09:14 UTC 1 year ago
RE: Re: Point 2
September 8 2015, 05:56:56 UTC 1 year ago