Ava Golde
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Kevin Sands:
Would there ever have been a possibility of Peter not having a “descent into darkness”, or was it inevitable for someone like him? Was there anything Benedict (or Christopher, for that matter) could have done?
Kevin Sands
This answer contains spoilers…
(view spoiler)[It was pretty much inevitable. Master Benedict called it a descent into darkness, but as he came to understand, the darkness was inside Peter from the very beginning. The boy's nature meant he would always have been vengeful and wicked.
Ironically, if Peter had had a master who didn't hold him accountable, he would have had a more "normal" life—at least on the surface. He would have become an apothecary, and in time, likely would have ended up as head of the guild. But whatever he did would always have ended up corrupt. Worse, he very likely would have found a way to spy on Master Benedict's secret experiments, and eventually have learned of the Archangel's Fire. Bad news all around. (hide spoiler)]
Ironically, if Peter had had a master who didn't hold him accountable, he would have had a more "normal" life—at least on the surface. He would have become an apothecary, and in time, likely would have ended up as head of the guild. But whatever he did would always have ended up corrupt. Worse, he very likely would have found a way to spy on Master Benedict's secret experiments, and eventually have learned of the Archangel's Fire. Bad news all around. (hide spoiler)]
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