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Capricorn is reckless

posted 9 years ago by Ramses1983
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Ok, so he's taking a huge chance with this, isn't he? If anytime someone or something is read out of a book there is an exchange, what if one day he was the one who was read into another story? Is he relying on the goodwill of his men to get him back if that eventuality actually occurred?

It seems this is also a plot point that isn't really kept up with considering the number of things that were read out without an exchange. Is it only when/if another person is read out that the balance must be kept? Animals, monsters, and objects don't count?

It just seems a bit reckless of him, in my opinion, to demand that the Silvertongue read when there is a decent probability that he himself will be the one to suffer for it.

~Me Aequabo Exelso~

[–] cannonball-531-92699 9 years ago

It's not an even exchange, it's far more random, so you could compare it to Russian roulette, which being a sadistic guy as he is, isn't beyond the realm of his character at all. Recall in the beginning, Dustfinger, Basta and Capricorn were all read out, but only Resa went in. Meggie's line in the film (when Farid is read out) of "If he came out, who went in?" makes it sound like a 1 to 1 swap, but that's not the case, as previously established.