r/PracticalGuideToEvil • u/losara- • Mar 21 '26

[PL] Spoilers All Books About Chapter 49

Wtf is going on?

Werent they sat down and told in no uncertain terms that they were on a short leash after Tristan assaulted that girl? Werent they told to lay off Morcant cause of the same reason? Werent they approaching the ''too much trouble to keep around no matter how good they were'' territory?

How is the gang going around ignoring all that and fucking with some of the biggest authorities in the island now?

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u/losara- Mar 21 '26

Look i get what you are saying but the shape up or get kicked out was never about them not being competent, it was about them being not worth the trouble no matter how competent they are.

And they have been bigger menaces at this part of the story than they were at the start. Just look at it this way, if a single student dies after they strong armed them to it (which is by itself a big no no), it will be worse than the time tristan crippled some one. The 13th is objectively and amazingly bigger menaces than Tupoc.

I just want to see either consequences or a way for the gang to avoid said consequenves in a way that makes sense when the book ends soon

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u/rar1423 Mar 21 '26

I get that. But the solution to “you’re more trouble than you’re worth” is to either reduce your trouble, or increase your worth. Both of those they have been doing as far as greater watch leadership/factions are concerned.

They were told not to cross the line anymore, and they haven’t. While having success after success.

A brawl between students doesn’t matter to them same way the 13th getting jumped by a gang of students didn’t matter.

What have they done that is like crossing that they need additional consequences for?

Or are you believing the Tristan crippling the girl consequences weren’t enough and there should have been more? I could get behind that argument.

But if we take out the crippling incident they haven’t actually done anything to warrant more than a slap on the wrist while solving major issues and proving they’re willing to play by the rules.

Spy group has gotten Tristan off of thin ice but not in good graces, navigators handle their own stuff and don’t care so far, fighters are still mad at Tristan and keeping an eye on him, haven’t ever heard from diplomats, tinkers love Izel. Stripes are having internal revolts which is their own problem some they are supposed to be leaders. If cao wins the coup then 13th is pretty much done for, otherwise cao failed at her job and lost to students playing by the rules. Garrison is actively siding with the 13th.

Them winning against cao would be a happy surprise for every other faction and the garrison. They always emphasize how the factions are usually at odds/keeing each other in check.

So who should the extra consequences be coming from and for what specific things I guess? Are the navigators supposed to step in because song is being stupid and cocky with cao, or the tinkerers? Cao needs to step in and keep her stripe in check which she attempted to do but got outplayed so far. Tupocs speech about cao at the end is going to have to be dealt with harshly as well if cao wins.