Jynx_lucky_j
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Right back atcha!Don't get me wrong. I totally agree with you and have similar thoughts. I was just having fun. Cheers, Jynx! You're fun, and thanks for indulging. ;]
I agree with you that people tend to underestimate the competence at the twins. I think one of the biggest things holding the twins back is that they lack discipline. They don't want to do the hard work, they want to indulge and enjoy themselves. But that doesn't mean they can't do the hard work. They suddenly got real serious and seemed more competent when they thought their lives were in danger when the royal guard army attacked. But once the threat was over they go back to their old ways fairly quickly. Sometimes they things they enjoy doing are useful, bust just as often they are just indulgent.I think people aren't giving them enough credit, and I don't believe that will be the case even if Rowan suddenly disappeared. They may have started a bit inept but they had the wherewithal to bring in someone like Rowan and other capable individuals, and even establishing Bloodmeen as their powerbase beforehand. Their management style is not ideal, but remember, as time goes by and they experience more they're always learning new things and are becoming more capable and shrewd. The Twins are actually quite intelligent and will take interest in learning more about things that they lacked knowledge of before. This is evidenced here and there such as the scene with the clockmaker when even the hulking brute of Andras will inquire and make inquisitive, relative questions for something as delicate as that and building one himself. While it's true that they are gifted and have many inherit powers, they basically started off with nothing and built up everything around them in their own way despite any setbacks or emotional outbursts. People are underestimating them and that's how they'll get you when their opponents' guard is down and they do something unexpected. They are maturing, learning, and growing -- they can't just be painted using just one kind of playbook anymore.
That said it is alot easier and takes less work to keep the war machine running than to build it up from scratch in the first place. It like I can't build a car from scratch... I'm sure I could learn how, but I really don't care to invest the time and effort. I can however drive said car and perform basic maintenance on it after someone else has built it.
I have a little pet theory, that I'm not terribly committed to, that Alexia's chaos magic infused fertility treatments with Nasim might lead to the rebirth of Karnas or even a personification of Kharos.Like a xenomphorph like creature by being Alexia corrupted in the breeding pits and that creature born with the bless of the Outer Gods and the Pantheon of Chaos? :v