19-07-2013, 08:34 PM
(19-07-2013, 07:50 PM)FireDog Wrote: 1. I had never said Martillo had never made attempts on Thomas' life before. As I said, they were locked in a mind game trying to outsmart each other. I assumed this implied that Thomas has been in a few rumbles with the Family. Remember however, that Thomas was more or less in safety when he was out of the city and in Salint. I will add a few details to explain this.
I'm sorry for not being clear the first time, but I meant when Thomas was imprisoned in particular. It seems a bit unrealistic that Martillo wouldn't go ahead and execute Thomas immediately to put an end to the 'resistance' business. As you explained earlier, it's a brave thing for Thomas to be the face of the resistance for a reason. At that point it's about more than killing the leader of the resistance, but it's about killing it's symbol of hope as well. Why wouldn't Martillo recognize destroying enemy morale as an important objective? I'd like you to revise and explain why he survived, or to revise in a way that alleviates the issue entirely.