Quote Originally Posted by TheMightyMollusk View Post
No. I said that all of the other people he killed weren't personal enough. Stealing the WoL's body to threaten our allies was making it more personal. Killing the Scions wasn't necessary to get the point across, and Zenos has a proven history of not bothering to kill people he doesn't think are worth his time. Remember back in Stormblood, when he lost interest in Y'shtola, Lyse, Yugiri, and (the first time around) the WoL when they proved no threat to him.
Yeah, that was bullshit in Stormblood, such a great example of plot armor. But he gained extreme interest in keeping us alive in that scene as his little pet project.

And Zenos has a proven history of killing people just like that. And he had that from the moment he was introduced in SB. The reason why he killed nobody in Rhalgr's was already because Lyse and Y'shtola needed to survive not because it was in his character to not bother slaughtering prey.

From his point of view, he's literally kick-starting the end of the world and put every civilization we've ever visited at immense risk, and it still hasn't gotten him what he wants. If those untold thousands of deaths haven't done the trick, why would four or five more? Again, the whole scenario is an effort in provocation.
Yeah killing a friend is the ultimate provocation. You're telling me someone who is willing to put the world at risk is somehow above killing when it perfectly plays into his motives?

No. Fandaniel had (or thought he had) enough aether in the Tower already to break through Zodiark's prison. The only reason it fails is direct intervention from Hydaelyn.
In that case just have her intervene anyway! It still works!