The following is theory.
: What if shades can be forcibly converted to serve to one
: of the Fallen? If this is possible it would take a
: tremendous effort to do it, but it would mean that
: shades, a valuable resource to the Fallen would not
: necessarily have to be killed when they confront each
: other. It is conceivable that this process would be
: very painful to the shade, making him a little
: un-willing. Remember when at the Seven Gates you had
: to kill that shade? Remember how he kept gording you
: on after him. Remember how he was trapped? You Do? Ok,
: than consider this. That shade was probably the
: Watchers(given that he had the most ofem) and he was
: trapped. Also he was cut off from any hope of a timely
: rescue. After all the Watcher may have beaten the
: Deceiver but he was in a hurry plus the remnants of
: Rabicans army as well as the legion were following
: him; trying to re-take the pass. If the Deceivers
: forces remaining in the pass were to capture him it
: would be bad, from his standpoint anyway.
: The point of this is that Phelot could have been stolen
: from the Watcher by the Deceiver when they clashed
: earlier. At Tyr maybe? Than stolen back by the
: Watcher. This of course would not make the two close
: partners; but when I think of the complexity of the
: Deceiver I begin to wonder. If he is so good at
: binding things Could he not bind Phelot to were he
: could be "re-capturd" by the watcher, then
: used as a spy?
: Its an intriguing thought. Besides how else can you
: explain his betrayal of Shiver when he had no
: connection to the Deceiver in our experience?
Well, we have got to remember that the Watcher is the "2nd or 3rd most powerful sorcerer in living memory" so it would not be inceivable that he could break the bind between the Shade Phelot and the Deceiver. I think I have a theory that goes deeper. Perhaps, while the Deceiver was an Avatar, a fellow Avatar or perhaps pupil of his was Phelot. Maybe, the Watcher killed Phelot and ressurected him as a Shade (we now know Shades are merely dead Avatar) and you can imagine how this could have angered the Deceiver. So, maybe the relationship between Phelot and the Deceiver goes further back than his Fallen Lord days. Just wild speculation (as always) but speculation nonetheless.
Chris
