I would not say this is about trust.
We have a pretty good idea what Dresden will do, namely not calling Mab.
I think that is the right call even.
I just want to take over the burden of most of the Enemy: Mab rating that will result from this.
1)It IS very much about trust.
If Charity had bashed Molly over the back of the head to prevent her coming here and risking her life, Molly would be LIVID.
And Im pretty sure it would irreparavpbly damage our relationship in the eyes of some voters.
Dresden did not ask us to disable him.
When he wanted to be disabled in canon, he asked.
Thats how he arranged his own assassination.
You cannot in good faith champion Lydia's freedom of choice and then decide that a man twice her age does not get to make his own decisions.
2) Mab has no intention of making him an enemy.
She's grooming a Starborn Winter Knight candidate. One that to quote him, can set up a Darkhallow, and also has a Denarian offering him power. She's not going to push him hard.
Conversely, she has no such attachment to US. We would do very badly with a Mab Enemy rating at Essence 2.
And we specifically avoided it back when there was a Winter Knight up for grabs as we left Arctis Tor.
I have no interest in playing a game that is focused around our enmity with the world's preeminent supernatural superpower.
Michael can't take the coin away.
He doesn't have the means to get Lash out of Dresden's head and the spirits can teach rituals that summon the Coin no matter how the Knights store it.
Michael asked Dresden once.
Dresden asked about the consequences, was told he'd have to give up his magic as well, and declined.
Michael dropped the subject and never discussed it again.
And I will point out that whatsisface, Quintus Cassius, Snaky Boy, wasnt able to resummon his Coin once it was taken away.
Because the Church knows how to shield Coins to prevent them being resummoned. Thats why Nicky keeps having to physically steal them back.
By Word of Jim.
Also I'm not too worried about Mab as an enemy because it doesn't look like she can actually use her personal power against people who don't owe her something, or are her subordinates, or are in her territory.
I think she would have to rely on more undependant assets to harm us, like the Winter Knight ( oops doesn't have one) or mortals and changelings still living in the real world.
Not that that isn't a big problem still, but it can be the fun kind of problem that's good for a quest or story, instead of the non-fun kind that is Instakill;Quest over.
1)This is not actually true.
That protection applies to mortals only.
Molly is an Exalt. Winter can take potshots at her if they have cause.
That Winter Court Enemy rating we have isnt just adorning our character sheet for play.
Furthermore, in deliberately interfering with Mab's business, you are knowingly making yourself subject to Winter retaliation.
Same as would Holt in stealing a Winter mantle.
Besides, we got Usum's shard from Arctis Tor. We are already linked to Winter.
And Mab's Rolodex is DEEP.
She has gods and demigods who owe her favors on there. Just ask Nicodemus about how he ended up murdering his beloved daughter after publicly breaking the Unseelie Accords and causing Mab offense.
