The Speculation Thread!

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I suspect this may be one of many.

This is a thread for ideas about the next book. What's Gen going to do about Nahuseresh? What will happen to Costis? Is Sophos really dead?

Those and other questions can be discussed here. :)

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More foreshadowing. There were lines in KoA that Gen and Helen may have to make difficult decisions involving those they love. Gen might have to make a decision that favored Attolia, his new country, over the interests of his family in Eddis. In the past Attolia wanted to send troops through Eddis to get to Sounis. I wonder what would happen if Gen felt he had to do that? And how awful would it be if the countries went to war, with his father being Minister of War?

I also didn't like his comment about queens having to do what's best for their country when he and Irene were talking about Helen marrying Sounis if Sophos was gone.

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In the past Attolia wanted to send troops through Eddis to get to Sounis. I wonder what would happen if Gen felt he had to do that? And how awful would it be if the countries went to war, with his father being Minister of War?

I agree about the point that Gen will probably have to make difficult descisions concerning Attolia and Eddis, but wasn't it Sounis who wanted to bring its army across Eddis? And I'd have thought that Eddis may be accomodating now towards Attolia, and vice versa.

Though yes, it would be awful for everyone involved if they had to go to war. What would Gen ultimately do if Helen became engaged to Sounis? Simply let her do it in the interests of uniting the three countries? That's certainly forsaking the people he loves for Attolia's interests. I thought that was what the book was implying.

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wasn't it Sounis who wanted to bring its army across Eddis?

Gah, of course, you are right.