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Mab makes particular reference to it, saying she values \\\"freedom\\\" because she doesn\\\'t have it. Uriel\\\'s In-Between operation is all about preserving free will, and appears to deal exclusively with humanity. In The Warrior, he and Harry have a long conversation where Uriel points out how mortals\\\' free will makes them special and able to act.

Marcone specifically notes, in Dead Beat, his free will lets him \\\"spit in fate\\\'s eye,\\\" directly in contrast to Gard. Bob outright says he doesn\\\'t have it: \\\"Free will is horrible, Harry, believe me. I\\\'m glad I don\\\'t have it.\\\"

When discussing Molly, Lash bitterly says that Molly has free will, with the clear implication that Lash and Lasciel do not. Word of Jim is that she still doesn\\\'t gain it later--just a sort of autonomy.

In their discussion in Changes, Uriel says free will--the choices Harry made--must take precedence, and he is extremely limited and cannot act to subvert those choices; i.e., he does not have free will.

In Ghost Story, Forthill\\\'s angel of death says that Free Will is something beyond her, and notes that mortals specifically have it.

-->\\\'\\\'I took a slow breath, thinking. Then I said, “Free will.”\\\'\\\'
-->\\\'\\\'She inclined her head in a micro-nod, her eyes still all but openly hostile. “Something given to you yet denied to me. I may not take any action that abrogates the choices of a mortal.”\\\'\\\'

Generally speaking, free will is only ever brought up as a subject when they\\\'re talking about people. It\\\'s a total non-issue when discussing fae, vampires, or other monsters. Becoming one or becoming servant to one is nearly always discussed in terms of losing free will.
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