PeterZ wrote:FriarBob,
I see why you got there, but totally disagree. THIS is the Return Paityr's recording speaks of: the Schueler visitation. Had this been a Nahrmahn special, the visitation would have commented on Clyntahn's excesses as the reason for his visit. Clyntahn was already viewed as causing a huge wrong turn for Safehold. Also, the IC wouldn't have lied when they knew the Archangels were coming back according to Schueler. Falsifying another return is simply begging to have their forgery revealed.
Project Androcles refers to Adroclese and the Lion. The Lion being the CoGA. Charis pulled the thorn of Clyntahn from the CoGA's paw. They gave the CoGA back its moral compass in Grand Vicar Robhair.
How will the IC benefit from that good will? I believe that by materially rewarding the CoGA the more the CoGA practices it's moral authority as Safehold's conscience, Charis creates a precedence for future Grand Vicars. Charis will put their resources at the CoGA's disposal just as they did in North Harchong so long as the CoGA remains ONLY Safehold's conscience.
Of course, Project Androcles could refer to something completely different from a faked visitation or any reference Androcles and the Lion.
PlaysWithBees wrote:
PeterZ,
I’m afraid that I must disagree with you and agree with FriarBob.
On page 724 “Schueler” states, “You have survived a dark time. Terrible evil deeds were done in my name. Deeds any godly person must renounce as the perversions they were. “
It is highly unlikely that Schueler could have known 800 years before that such would have just happened. Therefore the most logical conclusion based on the facts as we currently know them is that it was constructed and set in motion by our favorite sneaky Ghost in the Machine.
Of course there is ALWAYS room for it to be something totally different but until we receive more data...
Was he talking about Clyntahn? Was he talking about the War Against the Fallen orchestrated by Chihiro? If the Clyntahn jihad triggered the Visitation, why wait so long to tell a truth kept for nearly a millennia? What kept him from telling the truth? Why was Clyntahn central to his being abble to tell it now? If this was a nahrmahn plot, why be as vague as he was? If this was a real recording, the reasons for the wait will be in the book.
It makes more sense to me that Scheuler was the man of integrity his recording to the Wylsyns and Khody's diary describe. That that man left his final shot to defeat the power hungry character Chihiro appears to have been. A final shot to free the charges he was oathbound to protect from the shackles of Chihiro's lie and other manipulations.
It makes more sense that Porject Androcles was a choreographed release of the diary of St. Khody, his tomb and the history of the SSK. Perhaps even the eventual reveal of the documents of St. Zherneau. That the IC would launch another lie is just a bridge too far given their stated positions in text.
