Susie Bunkley
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Andrew Rowe:
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(view spoiler)[I was wondering why at the end of Forging Divinity Lydia took it upon herself to keep Taelien's green stone? I mean for Pete's sake he nearly died getting his two prizes. Between the three of them Jonan seams to be composed of fewer moral fibers. Yet, he has enough decency to return the sword to Taelien. I don't know why this is chapping my ass so bad, never the less it is. (hide spoiler)]
Andrew Rowe
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(view spoiler)[Hi Susie,
That's an excellent question.
When she first grabbed the stone, Taelien wasn't in any condition to pick up anything himself. She initially grabbed both the gem and the sword without any plans for what to do with them. She didn't know the details of what they were, or how he'd gotten them (she knew he'd gone in the Paths of Ascension, but not how dangerous it was inside).
While Taelien is recovering and she tried to identify what the functions of the stone are, she gets a voice in her head that's asking for help. She shows him that she has it a bit later, and he agrees to go with her to Velthryn, where they can study what it is.
To Lydia, the moment she heard a voice, she wasn't thinking of it as an item that belonged to someone - it's a person that had asked her for help. If Taelien had asked her to give the gem back, she would have considered that, but she also knew she was better equipped to study the gem and figure out how it seemed to be *talking* to her.
In the sequel, she's still studying the gem, and she has a better idea of what - and who - it is. (hide spoiler)]
That's an excellent question.
When she first grabbed the stone, Taelien wasn't in any condition to pick up anything himself. She initially grabbed both the gem and the sword without any plans for what to do with them. She didn't know the details of what they were, or how he'd gotten them (she knew he'd gone in the Paths of Ascension, but not how dangerous it was inside).
While Taelien is recovering and she tried to identify what the functions of the stone are, she gets a voice in her head that's asking for help. She shows him that she has it a bit later, and he agrees to go with her to Velthryn, where they can study what it is.
To Lydia, the moment she heard a voice, she wasn't thinking of it as an item that belonged to someone - it's a person that had asked her for help. If Taelien had asked her to give the gem back, she would have considered that, but she also knew she was better equipped to study the gem and figure out how it seemed to be *talking* to her.
In the sequel, she's still studying the gem, and she has a better idea of what - and who - it is. (hide spoiler)]
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