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This leaves us the option of getting some dark Basitan magic on, or fleeing again. Or the distinctly more awesome one of busting down that tower in the course of an hour.
Or she could fake her own death to buy time.
Seriously though, I thought about the repressed emotion theory and thought about an idea - the General's emotions
are the law. Egro, he's just the messenger, a puppet of the Templar machination.
There's already proof that the Basitin in general aren't as heartless as we think:
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I mean, attacking someone from behind... it doesn't feel right.
Why would this be said if the Basitin had repressed their emotions beyond expression?
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I'm surprised you're out here fooling around...
Clearly, he not playing Keith as a pawn so much as following orders.
Not to mention that he need not have bothered telling Keith about the time limit if their main goal
was to kill Natani. He seemed more concerned over
Keith's ability to do the job! I highly doubt Natani is skilled enough to handle an
entire military force wanting her head, especially considering that her reputation might have been inflated.
If General hated Keith that much, he wouldn't have bothered with the formality. His true purpose might as something to do with ensuring Keith gets his trail.
Not to mention that the trail is fishy at best. He ALREADY had judgment passed upon him. Presumably, his charges would be clear if he met an "impossible" condition - never mind the "hatred" he would incur. Yet on doing so, he has to kill his friend, await trail again,
and still be deemed "being returned from banishment unfair." Why couldn't they just kick him out again? Occam's Razor: they can't.