De-lurking

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

Hi! *waves* I've been lurking around for a few weeks now and think it's time to say hi! Well ok, to be honest I'm coming out of lurkerdom because I have a nagging question...

A bit about me: I live in New Zealand and am about to sit my final high school exams, which, of course, is a great opportunity for online procrastination. I found this comm maybe a month ago and was absolutely shocked to find out that my favourite duology (The Thief and QoA) was really a trilogy! I pleaded and begged and someone gave me a copy of KoA for my birthday, thus fulfilling all my wildest dreams :) Since then I think I've become obsessed, and started collaring innocent classmates in corridors and asking if they've read these fantastic books. I persuaded my Mum to read them and she had a question that I couldn't answer, so I thought hey, why not ask the clued-up people over on Sounis?

So... question: Going right back to the Thief, Gen takes Hamiathes' Gift for Eddis because handing down the stone peacefully secures the line of succession, right? And when the stone is taken by force, the stone doesn't work any more. This is also why the magus wants it. BUT after Gen steals it, he gives it to the Magus, and then later STEALS IT BACK from the Magus without his permission. Doesn't this count as breaking the peaceful handing-down chain of events? Or is it fulfilled again because when Gen does get to Eddis, (the country) he gives the stone freely to Eddis (the person)?

To be honest, I'm stumped. So I'm really hoping someone here can help me out. *looks around hopefully* I'm not sure about LJ ettiquite either (though I've had an account for over a year!) - is it ok to post here straight off or should I have introduced myself beforehand?
Wow, this is way longer than I meant it to be. So, hoping someone can help! XD

Comments

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

I think Peggy's put it well, but I'd add that in a sense, the whole process of giving the stone to the magus and taking it back and hiding it was still part of the stealing. Also, the stone is supposed to be stolen by the Queen's Thief. The magus doesn't really believe in that whole thing, he just intends to pass himself off in that role, but Gen is the real deal, so I think the gods can tell the difference.

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

Replying to myself here...there's that bit in the dream where Moira asks him "who brings you here?" and he answers "I bring myself." I wonder, if he'd said, "the magus of Sounis", whether he would have actually been passing the Queen's Thief title to the magus. She asks this more than once.