plshade wrote:
You could be right but as for Kumi, I would assume that the money she was paid to arange the meeting with Jason also included her silence about who paid her.
True She Won't Tell him who I don't think ( She does have Standards ) but that doesn't mean she Can't give him a Civnet number...Or she might have even been paid as a part of the Deal to supply the info if asked directly about it.
But what's going to be really interesting to see is what she does when confronted with Jason's 'It's my way or the highway' mentality concerning the humans that are being sold off world. We know that she likes Jason a lot but is it enough to possibly forsake everything she has (status, money, etc..) if it came down to choosing sides, her family or Jason.
Yes that would be hardest for her to deal with she's use to getting her way all the time. but Jason isn't that way and Being the Faey female she is it interest's her. ( even if she's not looking to be romantically involved with him ) While I don't think she will go so far as to forsake her family...anything that would Irk ( the More the better ) her mother would be possible. but as for sides remember her mother was also passed over for the position on earth that could mean something ( Interhouse rivalrys and all ).
Another thing would be Jason's reaction if Kumi had even the slightest inkling that there might be a remote possiblity that her house was selling humans but tried nothing to stop it or to tell him. Granted that when House Trillane took control of Earth, Kumi probably thought very little of humans (either good or bad), and had no contact with them since she never visited the planet before meeting Jason.
Some how I don't get the feeling from Kumi that she would be involved with Slaving persay I mean she Skirt's the Line a lot and bends the rules.
But I don't think she would help injure people if she could stop it. ( I mean the Faey Conquered earth but that was a Military and Occupation action not Truly Criminal actions like we find the Slavers doing )
The real question is will he let her actions ( since meeting him and what she does when she learns what happened ) speak for themselves or will he simply cut her off and treat her like any other Faey.
That will depend on what she does when jason tells her.
Jason understands she isn't able to do a lot ( she is just a teenager after all )
But if she supports and helps him trying to put an end to it.. ( Wouldn't that just IRK her mother something ferce )
It could do a lot in changing Jason's Vision of the Faey as People and not What they may have done as an Empire.
Remember Kumi seems to have resources at her command that could be formidable to Jason's quest.
Your right the question is will or can she use them for Jason's benefit.
Also will it be in time if she does.
Don't count Jyslin or her Squad or even Lorna out just yet Jason caught them off guard and with their pant's down so to speak.. I think Jyslin is very much in love with jason She's kept his secret even in the face of what had to be a very trying ordeal.
Plus remember her Squad all like and respect Jason they see jason as an equal not some slave and there are 3 Faey that know Jason's a Telepath
Also 4 members of Jyslins Squad are the higest rated Faey telepaths on earth and they are in the about or close to the top 10% of the most powerful telepaths the Faey have.
It maybe good to have friends even in low places.
Phantom