saint751
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- Dec 25, 2017
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You see, my issue with that reasoning is that it barely takes the bigger picture into account or all the things Sabia has done so far in the game. Even if she isn't as respected as Dom!Sabia, she's still deeply ingrained with one of the big lieutenants, to whom, no matter how they feel about her, she is an asset. (Even more so since she's in charge of the tents.) The Dom! route actually points out that their difference in social standing would make it very easy for Sabia to get rid of Bris and come up with a reason after the fact. Hell, she could run her through right there, put a dagger in her paw and tell the orcs that Bris attacked her. Since Bris is a bottom-feeder, not part of the tribe and has 0 friends in higher places, nobody would scrutinize the case. I can buy Sabia being concerned, willing to take a little humilliation and pay a certain sum to buy Bris' silence. What I can't buy is her giving up control of the tents, letting Bris humiliate her in public and having the threat of exposure constantly lorded over her. At that point Bris is too much of a liabilty to everything she's trying to accomplish. Even Sub!Sabia has killed people over less.You really make some fine points but I disagree with the ludonarrative dissonance part.
Sabia can clearly overpower both orcs and Bris if she wants to, but that will start a trial and Sabia being the one who initiated the fight, she may lose the tents and her standing in the orc camp; plus Bris will share everything she knows to the orcs. It's a very risky move and Sabia knows it, that's why she's looking for alternative options.
The writer basically puts the entire situation down to which of the characters is more confident during the blackmail scene. And that's just dumb. Sub!Sabia isn't just a wimp, she's an idiot. - That's my issue.
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