Unsolved Mystery Book3 Cowl

[wardenferry419]

What were all of Cowl's plans for being at Bianca's party?

[Talby16]

Furthermore he stated in Dead Beat that much more went on at that party than Harry realized. Was there anything else besides the knife passing to Lea that happened?

[Rasins]

Since Cowl is Simon Petrovitch, the White Council's vampire expert, and since he wasn't "dead" yet, he was there to witness inner Rampire court ceremonies.

[dspringer1]

Other things
1) A meeting of key players - Bianca, the white court (derailed by Papa Raiths plans to kill his son), red court, black council --- it has to be hard for these players to get together without raising warning flags.  The party is a good excuse - although I expect the start of the war through those plans into a blender.

2) The dragon got a gift - is he also nemfected?

3) Lea was nemfected by her gift. 

4) I wonder if the black council expected some other gift from Lea -- although the knights sword was probably welcomed...  That they would get a return gift was clearly known.

[Rasins]

Other things
4) I wonder if the black council expected some other gift from Lea -- although the knights sword was probably welcomed...  That they would get a return gift was clearly known.

Since Bianca turned around and gave it to Mavra, I can only assume that they knew it was coming.

[Talby16]

I was rereading the party scene to get a fix on the timeline of effects when I came across this little interlude:

Thomas took Justine's hand, and the two of them stood off to my right, where Michael kept a wary eye on them. "Thank you, wizard. I'm afraid I'm not well loved here."
I glanced over at him. There was a mark on his neck, black and angry red, like a brand, in the shape of lovely, feminine lips. I would have thought it lipstick, but I sensed a faint odor of burnt meat in the air.
"What happened to your neck?"
His face paled a few shades. "Your godmother gave me a kiss."
"Damn," I said.

This was right after we saw Lea seal a deal with Susan by kissing her on the forehead. It makes me think that Lea and Thomas struck a deal. To my knowledge this has never been mentioned again. I wonder what exactly transpired here.

[wardenferry419]

You don't kiss and tell, everybody knows that. LOL.

[Rasins]

One theory is that when Leah took Susan's memory, she touched on Susan's true love of Harry.  When she kissed Thomas, this is what burned him.

[wardenferry419]

Either Susan's or Lea's love for Harry.

[Talby16]

Both logical loves to burn Thomas, but why kiss him in the first place. She kissed Harry's head to heal his head wound. She kissed Susan's head to seal their pact and take away her memories. I think there is another motive for that kiss that was not revealed or has not been revealed yet.

[wardenferry419]

Thomas probably had his own deal going on.

[Mira]

Cowl only touched one thing, the Knife, while it may have been the vector that endangered the whole Winter Court with Nemesis...  It is my theory that Lea was already infected..  Ask yourself what her motives were when Harry screwed up and Am fell into her hands?  Was she looking to gain that Knife for her Queen, or to make herself more powerful?  Why would she want to aid Bianca in the first place to unmake a Holy Sword since at that moment as far as we know the Winter Court didn't have an ax to grind with either the Red Court or the Holy Knights..

[wardenferry419]

Lea probably had readied plans, looking for opportunites, and doesn't mind have some extra resources like holy swords available. She din't seem surprised by what she got and what was going on at the party. Knowing the situation and working angles goes a long way to advancing ones position.

[Arjan]

Furthermore he stated in Dead Beat that much more went on at that party than Harry realized. Was there anything else besides the knife passing to Lea that happened?

Not necessary. That knife was exactly the much more that happened.

[Arjan]

Since Cowl is Simon Petrovitch, the White Council's vampire expert, and since he wasn't "dead" yet, he was there to witness inner Rampire court ceremonies.

Simon is dead. It is time to look at more plausible candidates like the merlin.