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Now we've caught up to the conversation Edith heard coming in! It's been very interesting to see everyone's takes on Set and Nebet-het's argument. I wrote this scene with the idea of 'Nebet-het is unaware of Set's growth and desire to change, but even if she were, she would be unable to see it through the hurt he caused and the hurt inflicted up on her because of his actions. Yes, she was unfaithful, but he all but drove her into someone else's arms. And Set isn't able to verbalize to her his desire to change because... being confronted with the person who paid heavily for his actions, does it matter if he wants to change? The hurt still happened. How does he make up for it, let alone apologize for it?'This chapter, I'll flesh out HOW Nebet-het has paid for Set's actions more, and how Aset's control over the family grew in his absence, and what the control looks like.

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Which is why she plans to drag her down for him by handing her over to a sadistic asshole. To be clear I am not unsympathetic to Nebet-het. She isnt required to move on or forgive him or let it go or get over it or whatever sappy nonsense women in modern media are expected to do. Other than having a vicious temper, a violent streak, and being a cold vicious jerk of a husband, Sets actual crime is tearing Osiris limb from limb. Yeah she cheated on him and yeah he drove her into someone elses arms seeking affection and affirmation he was unwilling or unable to give, but he chose to kill Osiris. Yes. He chose that regardless of what the implications of his temper may imply. There was no moment he was not in control of his actions. He tore the man to pieces and last I checked I am pretty sure most other gods do not respond to cheating with violent murderous rage. The issues at hand however in my mind are two fold: 1. What should Set's punishment be for his crimes. 2. Whether Edith is allowed, basically, to feel for Set, and to essentially advocate for and fight for him and for his freedom. I, a mortal with a finite existence, am of the opinion that two thousand years of imprisonment is more than enough for the crime of murder. I dont believe in life imprisonment. If your gonna throw someone into the hoosegow and throw away the key, at that point you need to be asking if the crime is worthy of death. Basically if what Set did was so bad to demand indefinite imprisonment, then just stop being a gutless whiny punk and kill him and get it over with. Otherwise, eventually, his punishment must end regardless of what Nebet-het feels on the matter. She came to Set. I dont think Set ever had it in his head to go bother her. She could have been as free from Set as she wanted. But she chose to come here, and she choose to injure her ears with his voice once again. She is justifying it by saying she is protecting Edith from him. But lets be honest, she is handing Edith over to Aset and Aset wont take no for an answer. Regarding Edith, he basically showed Edith the lowest point in his life and she accepted him anyway. Or at least she hasnt rejected him out of hand. She *likes* this life, she likes fighting for Set and she is willing to help him build a new life. For the moment she is willing to tolerate him keeping secrets from her, which means that on some level she has some amount of trust for him. She isnt unsympathetic to his plight, and here comes Nebet-het, Set's ex, to kidnap Edith and force her to stop fighting for him. Unless I have critically misjudged the situation, she is going to take Edith away by force, bring her to Aset, who presumably will first ply Edith with words and when Edith inevitably refuses, will use more violence to try to make Edith do what they both want. To abandon Set to his fate at the hands of the other gods. If there is one thing I dont think Edith responds to well, its being told what to do by other people. She keeps her own council and does what *she* wants to do. She can be convinced, or reasoned with, or debated, but ultimately her choices are her own. Nebet-het seems to have gotten it into her head that no one reasonable would willingly side with Set and so set must be lying or misleading this poor girl somehow. Dragging her down with him. Well here comes Nebet-het to do what she thinks is right whether anyone agrees with her or not. Thats what really sticks in my craw, not that Nebet-het is yelling at Set, but rather she is taking away from Edith her power to choose. Thats why she trusts Set as much as she does, because Set gave her important context on what she is getting involved in, allowing Edith to make her own choices as to whether to leave or stay.

Quentin FALCAND

I can't wait for this chapter ! I've dying for the apparition of Nebet Het and to see her relationship to Set...