## [RT][HF] A Practical Guide to Evil Book 3: Chapter 55: Reunion

* Author: u/Yes_This_Is_God *
* URL: https://practicalguidetoevil.wordpress.com/2017/12/31/chapter-55-reunion/
* Score: 58

* Created: 2017-12-31T22:05:38

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> **u/cyberdsaiyan** [+14]  (8 hours later)
> 
> This is one of the few stories that makes me *feel* things. Things you don't expect to feel when reading or watching a grisly high fantasy story. Amazing writing.

> **u/CouteauBleu** [+10]  *We are the Empire.* (10 hours later)
> 
> I like that even at his lowest, Black remains extremely collected and rational. That said:
> 
> > "Never that. Alaya rules. But she must understand that the time for long games is past. Praes now faces an existential threat. Compromise is no longer an option."
> 
> Yeah, but... when an Empress doesn't want to do something, and you do it anyway, this is basically the definition of rebelling.

> **u/haiku_fornification** [+9]  (15 hours later)
> 
> Despite Black's calm and composed attitude I can't help but think Malicia was right.
> 
> He's just got dealt a serious blow and his immediate reaction is to turn the Empire into a war machine. It feels too much like a desperate move to obtain as much power as he can so that he's not beaten by an opponent he now overestimates.
> 
> Consider this - the Empire can play a lot of hands that Procer can't. It has more Named, it has greater sorcery, at least several "magical super-weapons" and it's united as a single entity rather than a collection of separate states. 
> 
> It feels like even after the current civil war Praes and Callow could still match evenly with Procer, admittedly with some difficulty.

>> **u/Nihilvin** [+10]  (16 hours later)
>> 
>> Her assessment of Black was spot on. He believes the war is inevitable to the extent that he fails to see any other alternatives

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