n7axw wrote:In a rational world you would be right... but on Safehold??
Merlin has already been declared demon by the COGA in the aftermath of the rescue of Daivyn and Irys... that God has not intervened against the demon is just one of those inconvenient little facts that the TLs are ignoring just now. It's something that might bite them in the arse later, but this is now...
Don
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And don't forget, Merlin does NOT want to be seen as any kind of angel or supernatural authority figure. He wants to encourage humanity to start thinking for itself again, a goal which is NOT served by him pretending to be the Archangels or whatever returned to Safehold. It doesn't serve his ultimate purpose to simply change what supernatural authority figure that Safehold looks to for answers.
Also, he'd eventually have to reveal that he's NOT an angel or other supernatural figure, which would in the long run ultimately damage his credibility with people. And hell, people who have known him for any length of time quickly come to the realization that he's NOT an omniscient being or flawlessly competent (and this in Book ONE no less!). So there's no way he could maintain such a facade of perfection even if he tried to.