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.
This, for me, is pretty much the theme of the entire book. What's best for Gen and Attolia and Eddis is not what's best for Sounis, and Gen knows that, and he also knows that Sophos the man trusts Gen the man and since Gen the man likes Sophos the man, it totally sucks that Gen the King has to have very different goals. The compromise Gen and Helen and Irene came up with allowed Sophos to win as much as possible, but he still had to lose some. They regretted that, and none more than Gen.
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Date: 1/12/11 08:36 am (UTC)This, for me, is pretty much the theme of the entire book. What's best for Gen and Attolia and Eddis is not what's best for Sounis, and Gen knows that, and he also knows that Sophos the man trusts Gen the man and since Gen the man likes Sophos the man, it totally sucks that Gen the King has to have very different goals. The compromise Gen and Helen and Irene came up with allowed Sophos to win as much as possible, but he still had to lose some. They regretted that, and none more than Gen.