Wait a Second! (Spoilers for TaT)
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queensthiefI just realized Eugenides sent a near-sighted person to go keep a lookout for ships. Uhhhh... Am I the only one who sees a problem with that? He knows Kamet can't see a thing. A spyglass is not the same as corrective lenses. Speaking from experience, binoculars are not a substitute for my glasses, and I can see much better than Kamet!
I mean... maybe he could ask other people, but him telling everyone something along the lines of... Hey, if anyone sees any ships sailing towards Attolia, let me know, kay? ...would definitely defeat the purpose of keeping this observation point a secret.
I know I said earlier that Kamet could've done this job on his own and Costis wasn't necessary, but no, he absolutely cannot watch for ships on his own. So either this job wasn't a real thing at all, just a safe place to send Kamet or...
Was the king already planning to send Costis to Roa and knowing Kamet wouldn't want to stay in the Attolian palace, asked him first? So, maybe it wasn't so much Costis following Kamet as Kamet following Costis to help him keep his cover? Their cover is translating/copying the scrolls, right?
Costis was detached from the Guard in KoA. He swore an oath to Eugenides, the god, and did not die from a fall that should've killed him. The Mede Empire has been weakened, not defeated. Wouldn't there still be important missions for Costis? Would Gen really just let his best man sail off to a place that wasn't important and would Costis go with his family, monarchs, and country still in danger, even if it did mean he and Kamet would stay together?
Gen always has a PLAN, so was it always his intent to see if he could integrate Kamet into his spy network? He should know Kamet has the potential for it. Is this Roa thing more important than we realize?
Just when I thought I knew what was going on...
I mean... maybe he could ask other people, but him telling everyone something along the lines of... Hey, if anyone sees any ships sailing towards Attolia, let me know, kay? ...would definitely defeat the purpose of keeping this observation point a secret.
I know I said earlier that Kamet could've done this job on his own and Costis wasn't necessary, but no, he absolutely cannot watch for ships on his own. So either this job wasn't a real thing at all, just a safe place to send Kamet or...
Was the king already planning to send Costis to Roa and knowing Kamet wouldn't want to stay in the Attolian palace, asked him first? So, maybe it wasn't so much Costis following Kamet as Kamet following Costis to help him keep his cover? Their cover is translating/copying the scrolls, right?
Costis was detached from the Guard in KoA. He swore an oath to Eugenides, the god, and did not die from a fall that should've killed him. The Mede Empire has been weakened, not defeated. Wouldn't there still be important missions for Costis? Would Gen really just let his best man sail off to a place that wasn't important and would Costis go with his family, monarchs, and country still in danger, even if it did mean he and Kamet would stay together?
Gen always has a PLAN, so was it always his intent to see if he could integrate Kamet into his spy network? He should know Kamet has the potential for it. Is this Roa thing more important than we realize?
Just when I thought I knew what was going on...
