She doesn't want to kill off a character because the other characters would miss him? That's kind of the point, isn't it? That's why Rowling killed Sirius at the end of Order of the Phoenix, instead of Hestia Jones. You kill characters because it had emotional impact, otherwise what's the point?
Personally, I think she should kill Nathaniel. That would dissolve the bond between her and Damien as well, so he could go and be happy with his girlfriend. And then she and Micah could realise that without Nathaniel being the obliging yes-man, manipulating them both, they aren't compatible and have absolutely no common interests.
A cull would probably be the best thing for the series. Have someone powerful object to Jean-Claude's takeover, and then kill Nathaniel, Micah, Dev, Domino, Nicky, Richard, and Cynric. Then Anita had to help rebuild the power-base, do some actual politics, deal with grief and maintaining her hold over the different groups (since Sylvie will be in charge of the wolves, and less inclined to oblige). With the loss of the triumvirate, Anita could lose the powers that came with it, specifically the Ardeur. That could bring in some actual conflict!
But I'm betting that this will probably be like when she teased that a major character would die, and then killed Haven. She's probably going to kill that female weretiger, or Claudia, or Ronnie, or...no, I can't think of any more female characters she could kill.
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Date: 2016-01-16 12:02 am (UTC)Personally, I think she should kill Nathaniel. That would dissolve the bond between her and Damien as well, so he could go and be happy with his girlfriend. And then she and Micah could realise that without Nathaniel being the obliging yes-man, manipulating them both, they aren't compatible and have absolutely no common interests.
A cull would probably be the best thing for the series. Have someone powerful object to Jean-Claude's takeover, and then kill Nathaniel, Micah, Dev, Domino, Nicky, Richard, and Cynric. Then Anita had to help rebuild the power-base, do some actual politics, deal with grief and maintaining her hold over the different groups (since Sylvie will be in charge of the wolves, and less inclined to oblige). With the loss of the triumvirate, Anita could lose the powers that came with it, specifically the Ardeur. That could bring in some actual conflict!
But I'm betting that this will probably be like when she teased that a major character would die, and then killed Haven. She's probably going to kill that female weretiger, or Claudia, or Ronnie, or...no, I can't think of any more female characters she could kill.