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I felt really bad for him on this and it is noted in an abusiveparent entry by someone else, so thought merited being here.
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* One can't help but feel some sympathy for Ace, who after his mistake in Summer Knight clearly has nothing and no-one left; and become all the worse for it. Particularly so as his own father [[spoiler: the Redcap]] openly encourages Dresden to kill him, saying how his son means nothing to him. Something that he then reiterates to a reacting Ace, saying how he has told him this multiple times - suggesting that Ace had held onto some hope despite that, of proving his way into meaning something to his own father. The hatred felt by the changeling ends up being so strong here that even Dresden - not a sensitive - feels it.
** His father being a courtier of Maeve also means he likely was there as well at that, for at least some of the occasions she and Slade horrifically abused Ace and his friends.
** His father being a courtier of Maeve also means he likely was there as well at that, for at least some of the occasions she and Slade horrifically abused Ace and his friends.
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* [[spoiler: Lily dying and Fix having to watch.]]
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* [[spoiler: Lily dying and Fix having to watch. Especially as it was by someone who had made falsely made herself out to seem like a friend to Lily in an alien world: only to manipulate and then callously shoot her in the head.]]
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** Titania was forced to stand aside and allow Harry to murder her daughter. And it was a VERY agonizing death of a thousand cuts that ended with Harry being forced to execute a scared little girl.
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** Titania was forced to stand aside and allow Harry to murder her daughter. And it was a VERY agonizing death of a thousand cuts that ended with Harry being forced to execute a scared little girl. Titania, Queen of Sunmer, is reduced to tears speaking about this. Trapped in despair, loss and rage,
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** It's particularly tearjerking because this is '''Mab,''' one of the scariest, most ruthless, most cold-bloodedly logical beings in the entire series. And even she can't bring herself to kill her daughter.
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** And despite her rage, her reasons to - from her point of view - hate Harry, she is, until the end, unfailingly kind to him. The meeting scene where she hugs him is pure Heartwarming.
* All the implied things happening with Lily. We never get to see it firsthand, but Maeve wins her trust simply by befriending her. Above all else, Lily is lonely in an alien world that she wanted nothing to do with, and Maeve represented not only someone who understood her feelings, but could also [[spoiler: help her stop the "evil" at Demonreach.]] For the entire story, she is 100% convinced that she's playing the hero's role ... just like her predecessor, Aurora. It makes the endgame a compound tragedy for her. Factor in that 1) she truly believes she's doing good, 2) the man who killed Aurora is looming over the (apparently dead) body of her closest friend and the Summer Knight, 3) that same man is the bearer of the Winter Knight's mantle, and 4) the Sidhe consider the mantles of the Summer and Winter courts to be, for all intents and purposes, titles. They shape their bearers in a certain way, given enough time. Thus, with time, there's little to distinguish one Winter Knight from another. And the previous Winter Knight had routinely raped Lily.
* All the implied things happening with Lily. We never get to see it firsthand, but Maeve wins her trust simply by befriending her. Above all else, Lily is lonely in an alien world that she wanted nothing to do with, and Maeve represented not only someone who understood her feelings, but could also [[spoiler: help her stop the "evil" at Demonreach.]] For the entire story, she is 100% convinced that she's playing the hero's role ... just like her predecessor, Aurora. It makes the endgame a compound tragedy for her. Factor in that 1) she truly believes she's doing good, 2) the man who killed Aurora is looming over the (apparently dead) body of her closest friend and the Summer Knight, 3) that same man is the bearer of the Winter Knight's mantle, and 4) the Sidhe consider the mantles of the Summer and Winter courts to be, for all intents and purposes, titles. They shape their bearers in a certain way, given enough time. Thus, with time, there's little to distinguish one Winter Knight from another. And the previous Winter Knight had routinely raped Lily.
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** And despite her rage, her reasons to - from her point of view - hate Harry, she is, until the end, she’s still unfailingly kind to him. The meeting scene where she hugs him is pure Heartwarming.
* All the implied things happening with Lily. We never get to see it firsthand, but Maeve wins her trust simply by befriending her. Above all else, Lily is lonely in an alien world that she wanted nothing to do with, and Maeve represented not only someone who understood her feelings, but could also [[spoiler: help her stop the "evil" at Demonreach.]] For the entire story,she is she’s 100% convinced that she's playing the hero's role ... just like her predecessor, Aurora. It makes the endgame a compound tragedy for her. Factor in that 1) she truly believes she's doing good, 2) the man who killed Aurora is looming over the (apparently dead) body of her closest friend and the Summer Knight, 3) that same man is the bearer of the Winter Knight's mantle, and 4) the Sidhe consider the mantles of the Summer and Winter courts to be, for all intents and purposes, titles. They shape their bearers in a certain way, given enough time. Thus, with time, there's little to distinguish one Winter Knight from another. And the previous Winter Knight had routinely raped Lily.
* All the implied things happening with Lily. We never get to see it firsthand, but Maeve wins her trust simply by befriending her. Above all else, Lily is lonely in an alien world that she wanted nothing to do with, and Maeve represented not only someone who understood her feelings, but could also [[spoiler: help her stop the "evil" at Demonreach.]] For the entire story,
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* Earlier in the scene, Thomas is convinced that Harry's an impostor, because of his ironclad belief that if his brother were alive, he would have reached and told him instead of leaving him to mourn. The psychic backlash from his shock and grief is enough to cause Molly physical pain, and force her to leave the room.
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* Earlier in the scene, Thomas is convinced that Harry's an impostor, because of his ironclad belief that if his brother were alive, he would have reached and told him instead of leaving him to mourn. mourn.
** The psychic backlash from his grief over Harry's death, and his shockand grief at finding him alive again, is strong enough to cause that Molly physical pain, and force her has to leave the room. room.
** The psychic backlash from his grief over Harry's death, and his shock
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--> "That isn't what I meant."
--> "It is exactly what you meant," he spat, angry. "You arrogant.." He flung the tent spike in a fit of pure frustration. It tumbled end over end once, and sank two inches into a wooden beam. "You were going to be tempted, eh?" Going to have to deal with monstrous urges? Going to have to face the possibility that you might change if you lost focus for a minute? Lose control of yourself? Maybe hurt somebody you care about?" He shook his head. "Cry me a fucking river, man. Boo-fucking-hoo."
-->I couldn't look at him.
-->"You'd rather be dead than be like me," he said. "That's one hell of a thing to say to your brother."
--> "It is exactly what you meant," he spat, angry. "You arrogant.." He flung the tent spike in a fit of pure frustration. It tumbled end over end once, and sank two inches into a wooden beam. "You were going to be tempted, eh?" Going to have to deal with monstrous urges? Going to have to face the possibility that you might change if you lost focus for a minute? Lose control of yourself? Maybe hurt somebody you care about?" He shook his head. "Cry me a fucking river, man. Boo-fucking-hoo."
-->I couldn't look at him.
-->"You'd rather be dead than be like me," he said. "That's one hell of a thing to say to your brother."
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--> "That '''Harry:''' That isn't what I meant."
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-->"It '''Thomas:''' It is exactly what you meant," he spat, angry. "You arrogant.." He flung the tent spike in a fit of pure frustration. It tumbled end over end once, and sank two inches into a wooden beam. "You meant, you arrogant... You were going to be tempted, eh?" Going to have to deal with monstrous urges? Going to have to face the possibility that you might change if you lost focus for a minute? Lose control of yourself? Maybe hurt somebody you care about?" He shook his head. "Cry about? Cry me a fucking river, man. Boo-fucking-hoo."
-->I couldn't look at him.
-->"You'd
--> '''Thomas:''' You'd rather be dead than be likeme," he said. "That's me. That's one hell of a thing to say to your brother."
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-->I couldn't look at him.
-->"You'd
--> '''Thomas:''' You'd rather be dead than be like
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--> "No, you don't get a pass on this one, little brother," Thomas said, "Say it."
--> "Into a monster," I snapped.
--> "Right," Thomas said. "a monster. Like me."
--> "Into a monster," I snapped.
--> "Right," Thomas said. "a monster. Like me."
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** Earlier in the scene, Thomas is convinced that Harry's an impostor, because of his ironclad belief that if his brother were alive, he would have reached and told him instead of leaving him to mourn. The psychic backlash from his shock and grief is enough to cause Molly physical pain, and force her to leave the room.
--->Stab.\\
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--->Stab.\\
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--> "Dammit Thomas," I said, "I haven't lived my life the way I have to watch myself get turned into-" I broke off suddenly, and looked away.
--> "Into what, Harry?" he asked. "Say it."
--> I shook my head.
--> "Into what, Harry?" he asked. "Say it."
--> I shook my head.
