You raise some interesting points about making a stand. I'm not sure I articulated my thoughts/Aura's reasoning here as well as I could have and may revisit this theme. For Aura to throw herself in front of a horse and emerge unscathed would risk exposing her supernatural nature and put all of her kind in danger, not just herself And if she were arrested, could she really sit quietly and take the vicious punishments visited upon suffragettes or would she snap and kill every guard in the place? And Nikolai certainly wouldn't stand by and let her suffer. It would be tempting to remake the world in your image with that kind of power (as I had Damon do when he became Pope in Viva Il Papa) – I know I'd use my abilities more than most would deem acceptable. It's probably better for everyone if they stick to words rather than deeds, to give advice and money, to be the power behind the scenes, nudging things along without actually getting involved. In a way they're not really of our world, and so move outside of human affairs.
You always make me think more about what I'm saying vs what I'm trying to say, and how that's coming across. That's incredibly valuable to me as I to improve :D
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You raise some interesting points about making a stand. I'm not sure I articulated my thoughts/Aura's reasoning here as well as I could have and may revisit this theme.
For Aura to throw herself in front of a horse and emerge unscathed would risk exposing her supernatural nature and put all of her kind in danger, not just herself And if she were arrested, could she really sit quietly and take the vicious punishments visited upon suffragettes or would she snap and kill every guard in the place? And Nikolai certainly wouldn't stand by and let her suffer. It would be tempting to remake the world in your image with that kind of power (as I had Damon do when he became Pope in Viva Il Papa) – I know I'd use my abilities more than most would deem acceptable.
It's probably better for everyone if they stick to words rather than deeds, to give advice and money, to be the power behind the scenes, nudging things along without actually getting involved. In a way they're not really of our world, and so move outside of human affairs.
You always make me think more about what I'm saying vs what I'm trying to say, and how that's coming across. That's incredibly valuable to me as I to improve :D