In 1245beta, Giacomo tries to arrest Everard and Novak:
"Giacomo, Lorenzo's descendant. It's as if this warped continuum were defending its existence - reaching through Lorenzo, who begot it, beyond his grave to us." (p. 410)
And, in 1146 A.D., Lorenzo unexpectedly resists Everard even when the Patrolman poses as an angel:
"'This surprise we've had - it should never have happened. Hardly made sense, did it? But... the tide was carrying him... trying to preserve its twisted future - Let's hope we've broken the spell at last.'" (p. 428)
And, in A. D. 60, Everard wonders if the time stream is not bearing Veleda along. (Time Patrol, p. 557)
So maybe Danellian physics documents how timelines struggle for existence?
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
And still regret the tragic fate of Lorenzo de Conti, whom both Manse and Wanda liked.
Ad astra! Sean
Lorenzo was an impressive individual. Struggles between human beings are usually not between good and bad on an -individual- level.
My father-in-law once remarked that he had no personal animus against the Germans he fought in Europe in '44-45; as he put it, "they were just another bunch of poor unfortunate bastards like us, doing what they were told and trying to stay alive."
That didn't stop him killing them; it was necessary.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Well, Lorenzo never even knew of such things as personal causal nexuses, time traveling, or mutable timelines.
I agree, sometimes it is necessary to kill, as in wars. Altho I think personal animus did sometimes come in as well.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: it certainly -can- come in, but disliking someone doesn't mean they're "bad" in some abstract sense; it just means you don't like them.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree, you CAN dislike the guys on the other side who are trying to kill you! But not because you necessarily think they are abstractly bad.
Ad astra! Sean
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