I mean, do you believe any woman should retire from physically extensive activities or jobs the moment they hit forty?
I also said:
Thomas at full strength would barely keep upSo if Thomas a vampire with super powers would have difficulty keeping up with the dangers Harry will be facing then I don't think Murphy, a vanilla mortal with a limp will be able to.
I made a critical error in tangling Murphy's ability to fight upcoming threats with her, and Harry working out romantically. That was an error on my part. However when it does come to Murphy standing by Harry and fighting enemies I do stand by my belief that she won't be able to keep up realistically. Here is why I believe this.
Since Storm Front the dangers Harry faces have grown. For Harry to survive Jim has given him steady power ups. His magical skills grew, he obtained Soulfire, knowledge from the Book of Kemmler, becoming Warden, and the Winter Knight Mantle ect. Murphy on the other hand as of Skin Game hasn't only not had a power up, she's received power downs. She no longer has the police department at her disposal, she is no longer a Knight of the Cross, and now she has a knee injury and isn't expected to get all her mobility back. Why would she be expected to survive the upcoming battles? It's not against ghouls, and vampires anymore. Now we're moving into the realm of gods, Walkers, the Fomor... If Harry required power ups to survive, why would Murphy be expected to survive with none?
Now maybe she will get a power up. Get a Sword back, die and become a Valkyrie, become Mab, a gun that shoots enchanted bullets, or Jim will decide she will survive without a power up. That's why this is a WAG, not a declaration I know what's going to happen.
Another reason I thought Murphy may be leaving the combat scene is this. When Michael was shot up, someone asked Jim about it. He responded that this was Michael's happy ending. Most Knights do not survive. So in Skin Game we have Michael mostly recovered, and walking with only a cane.... Well now what has happened? Murphy, a Knight of the Cross has transferred ownership to Butters, she is still alive but will probably have a limp of some kind, just like Michael. Not only that but now she has a small fortune in diamonds. To me that kind of sounds like the opening for her happy ending. The ability to walk away from that dangerous life she's been living for so long.