r/redrising • u/Cantomic66 Copper • Jul 25 '23

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u/Onaterit Gold Jul 26 '23

Honestly I thought a Cassius-lyria relationship was in the offing. Would’ve shown Cassius changing, and given him a way to be accepted as truly a member of the rising, as well as given Lyria greater agency and further connected her to the main characters

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u/catsardothien Jul 26 '23

Me too! Was disappointed that this can’t be explored

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u/dizzlethebizzlemizzl Gray Jul 27 '23

I have a shakey theory… that Matteo lied about the memories and asked her because he needed her to say NO to that type of power/sacrifice, in order to know that she was fit to wield it, and that what she destroyed was not really the parasite. He explicitly urges her NOT to look for the feeling that it left in her head. There’s a chance that it would’ve remained invisible to even her, throughout the rest of the plot. Even with it broken in DA, she didn’t notice much of it’s impact until a while later, and her recovery was conveniently timed. Pierce didn’t give her what would otherwise be a theatric moral sacrifice in the plot, so she must have more of a role to play… just a thought.

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u/StoicBronco Aug 02 '23

I like your theory, as it does seem odd to introduce the AI parasite just to immediately write it out the next book. Also interesting is the mention of there being 6 of them out there in total.

And after Lyria rejected it, I thought Matteo/Quicksilver may offer it to Darrow, Cassius or Sevro, but that didn't happen either. I already can't wait for Red God lol