Fluttershy has a little secret keeping it from her special somepony, or should I say special somebody.
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I loved it
I feel that Winter/James shrugged off the assassination far too quickly. Those nobles wanted to kill him, end his existence and deprive his family of mate and father. While I could see him recovering from this, I don't think it would happen without a whole lot of support from Fluttershy, Luna, the rest of his friends and families and most importantly, a psychiatrist.
The attempted changeling abduction should have only further exacerbated matters to make him jumpy and suspicious of everyone for a long time afterward, at least until the psychiatrist can reassure Winter/James that there isn't an abduction party or a disguised changeling around every corner and hidden behind every face. Also, considering the attempted manslaughter, I'm surprised that no pony spoke up during the wedding ceremony. Or even hired a team of assassins or mercs to kill Winter.
Hell, if I was a noble, I'd have hired an assassin to poison the food and drink while disguised as a waiter/waitress and ensured the two humans were among the first ones served. Then I would have attempted a getaway after leaving the room, before the poison started to kill and destroy the human and human-lovers, sympathizers. And that's another thing that's strange. Why would they go after Winter, but not Kat? If the nobles were such xenophobic extremists, then even if Kat didn't end up in a political position of power, then why would they not try to be the 'heroes' and correct the world of an otherworldly abberation? Or destroy the alien 'invaders' before they could launch a militaristic campaign using superior technology and modern warfare tactics.
Nobody bats an eye at all of this, or even treats it as an issue. Sure they set up infrastructure and deploy guards, but nobody really talks about it, nor do they check on winter to ensure that he's okay psychologically or to offer support during this psychologically damaging event. Which is perhaps why this chapter frustrates me because an opportunity to develop Winter/James character and depth was not explored. It was like, 'Oh, an assassin. You're okay so we're gonna move on to something that holds our attention.' It was an issue that doesn't get treated with the attention and seriousness that I feel an event like this ought to have been treated.
So that is my thoughts on this chapter. I cared enough to provide feedback and point out the issues that stood out to me as I read this chapter with literary criticism.
This is AuthorGenesis signing off,
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