eh, are you sure you want to post it here?
In another topic I commented how I feel people is overreacting to the mantle thing. I have no problem with it and find that his reaction to this makes Harry more human and believable.
I think some readers are upset by the idea of everything in the supernatural world having some kind of mantel. Like, if Mab and the other Queens of Faerie have mantels, perhaps the Leansidhe has a mantel, perhaps Eldest Gruff has a mantel, Odin has a mantel, the Gatekeeper has a mantel. The idea of everyone and everything having a mantel can be more than a little annoying.
However, I'm talking about something which Harry is actually dealing with; and it is something that many readers find disconcerting, at best.
However, rethinking about how Jim might handle the situation, instead of Harry finding a way to ditch the Winter Knight job, Harry will receive training from LTW which allows him to either ignore or transcend the urging of the Knight's mantel. I think that might make Mab realize she will never bend Harry to her will and also decide she no longer wants Harry to be her Knight. What would happen after that I couldn't guess, but it's one way for the situation to be resolved.