Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
I'd love for the Scions/Hydaelyn to be called out for that. They make no effort to rescue anybody else under the thrall of an Ascian. Which to me is a clear example of Hydaelyn and the Scions playing favourites - and that Hydaelyn may not actually love all of her 'children' after all, let alone equally. Not that I'd want that particular plot device to be used to save any and all who happen to come under the Ascian's control, mind you...
It took a ton of aether from Hydaelyn herself just to purge Lahabrea from Thancred. Do you really want her to be doing that to EVERYONE that comes under Ascian control? It'd be playing into the hands of the Ascians to have the mothercrystal drained.