Oh, you're right, it does say that! Not that it clarifies much, because why would SW think that ZYL heading back home on his own was more risky than being taken into that? *boggles*
I presume it's a "there are untrustworthy people around, and quite possibly youchu, and I want you where I can keep an eye on you and protect you" situation. If SW can't trust the Magistrate (which he can't), then he can't be sure there isn't a trap if ZYL tries to leave early.
I wish we had even a little bit of him feeling out of his depth here!
He does tell DQ that he's feeling a bit nervous, at one point. I thought that was a pretty startling admission.
I wish often about the novel - that it gave us more of ZYL's interiority, so I'd have a better grasp on where is head is at in any given moment. (Somehow the drama manages to do that! Even though prose as a medium is much more suited to that!)
Ohh, you're right. The drama is amazingly good at it. *hearts*
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I presume it's a "there are untrustworthy people around, and quite possibly youchu, and I want you where I can keep an eye on you and protect you" situation. If SW can't trust the Magistrate (which he can't), then he can't be sure there isn't a trap if ZYL tries to leave early.
I wish we had even a little bit of him feeling out of his depth here!
He does tell DQ that he's feeling a bit nervous, at one point. I thought that was a pretty startling admission.
I wish often about the novel - that it gave us more of ZYL's interiority, so I'd have a better grasp on where is head is at in any given moment. (Somehow the drama manages to do that! Even though prose as a medium is much more suited to that!)
Ohh, you're right. The drama is amazingly good at it. *hearts*