[Dragaera] Is Kelly foolish?

[Louis Eastman]

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:41 PM, Scott Schultz <scott at cjhunter.com> wrote:

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> Was that a foolish dream? Yes and no. As you point out, the Empress could
> have simply burned out the brains of every Tekla in Adrilankha, and then
> the
> Guard and the Warlord could have swept in and murdered every Easterner.
> Kelly banked on her NOT doing that because it would be self-destructive.
> Only a despot who cared only for power and revenge would do such a thing,
> and Zerika is not such a ruler. He understood that the Empire needs it
> underclasses, and it needs them to be relatively satisfied with their lot
> in
> life in order to function. That was the source of his power and it was the
> lesson he was trying to teach the people of South Adrilankha, Eastern and
> Tekla alike. From that standpoint, he was not foolish at all and Verra was
> justly vexed by him.
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Perhaps the Cycle turns when Kelly leads a more dangerous/serious uprising
that can only be countered by serious military force, and Zerika is unable
or unwilling to give that command. Norathar ascends and crushes the
rebellion. She'd probably do it, too.