I don't see how Sophos could have done it himself, without Gen's help, but I do think that Gen pushed him into war when together they might have avoided that. And that's what Gen feels so guilty about - that he needs to use his friend as a pawn for the (for want of a better term) greater good.
I think you can see that last quote - "You shot the ambassador?" "You gave me the gun" exchange as a demonstration that Sophos couldn't have done it himself, yet Gen needed Sophos to keep the Mede out of their vicinity. (Without Sophos, there probably would have been an internal war, which would have been a great opportunity for the Medes.)
I think part of the funniness of that quote is the wry humor Gen has. I see it as part admiration, part what-were-you-thinking. To which Sophos says, of what else were you thinking when you gave me the gun?
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Date: 1/11/11 11:31 pm (UTC)I think you can see that last quote - "You shot the ambassador?" "You gave me the gun" exchange as a demonstration that Sophos couldn't have done it himself, yet Gen needed Sophos to keep the Mede out of their vicinity. (Without Sophos, there probably would have been an internal war, which would have been a great opportunity for the Medes.)
I think part of the funniness of that quote is the wry humor Gen has. I see it as part admiration, part what-were-you-thinking. To which Sophos says, of what else were you thinking when you gave me the gun?