(edited by Silicato.4603)
About Caithe Dilemma (HoT & S03e01 SPOILERS)
I think inconsistency is more of a problem. At one point, everybody is “WE DON’T TRUST YOU YOU SHIFTY VEGETABLE”, and at another, it’s “Okay we’re chill now. Watching you but chill.”
And it gets brought up all the bloody time.
Right. Because if someone you know seemingly thwarts or betrays you, and they apologize, it’s instantly okay again, right? Words are just that, words. Actions prove if someone is reliable, not words. Everybody can speak the right words but there’s no way of knowing if they actually tell the truth until they have a chance to prove it with actions. Caithe did by helping kill the corrupted Faolain and Mordremoth. But still, HoT story never really delved into what Caithe did and how we feel about it afterwards. You also have to keep in mind that Caithe was sneaky, never spoke to us but just took the egg and sneaked off. Considering plenty of Sylvari succumbed to Mordremoth’s call, how would our character know that she was acting on her own or on Mordremoth’s commands? Caithe had her reasons not to trust anyone, but so did we. This part in the current LW chapter is the talk we should have had with Caithe but didn’t in the HoT story. She will keep on proving her loyalty to our cause and in time we will learn to trust her again. That’s how things go in life as well. If someone does something suspicious or outright betrays you, then explains and apologizes for it, trust does not instantly return. If it does, it would mean our character is quite naive, or trusts too easily without solid proof. Considering the position our character has, he/she can’t afford that. Regaining trust is a journey, it’s not instantaneous.