what the fu""king are you talk about she won doing that ! . believe me . it a stupid . and don forger triss is still their member . and the lodge is a secret organization and triss is still hold their information their organization and everything . if you help triss she will tell you who is turn her in the figurine yes is only . cythian not a word about philippa involved because is so stupid if she doing that . than tell me . if you are philippa can you gain anything by doing that ? . and if Philippa really involved in this . why she is still help us find triss ?
If Triss still considers herself a member, why does she testify at all and destroys the Lodge? Nobody would hunt the Lodge members otherwise - there was no evidence they were involved into assassinations. If Triss does not turn against them, and want to protect them, then her testimony is a testament to her insanity.
Guys, statuette was on Philipa's table - it is a fact.
If Philipa was looking for Triss, she would do it by triangulation, and could determine Triss was right there. Like with cell-phones in RL, or Triss triangulating Alvin in TW1.
What was a point of Cyntha bringing the statuette and put her on Philipa's table? Let's think rationally. Cynthia's cover is good only as long as she is not under any suspicion. If she is under suspicion, Philipa will do mind-probing, and find out she is a spy in no time. Let's say, Cynthia turns Triss into a statuette on her own. She would think about the best way of doing it, and where to hide it.
Her goals: to have a good hiding place with a minimal (or lesser) chance of discovery under the circumstances, and not to get under suspicion. Cynthia has to make a decision under uncertainty, and to come up with the best solution.
Two possible decisions - (a) to leave Triss in plain sight, on Philipa's table, or (b) to hide her in some other place, preferably outside Vergen.
There are ONLY TWO possibilities - either(1) Philipa senses Triss and triangulates her location, or (2) she can't do it.
1. Philipa can sense Triss and determine her location.
(a) If it happens, to have Triss in house is as bad as it gets. It is practically 100% chance of discovery, Cynthia is instantly under suspicion, and busted as a spy.
(b) To hide Triss outside Vergen - Triss will be discovered, but if to hide her well, and far away, in the ravines, for example, there is still a chance that the statuette won't be found. Also nobody will be able to connect a statuette to Cynthia at all.
Conclusion: the best way is to hide the statuette outside Vergen.
2. Philipa can't sense Triss.
(a) If Triss is in the house, still there is a chance of accidental discovery. Philipa may get curious, or a servant drops a statuette and finds Triss inside. If it happens, Cynthia is among the suspects, and eventually busted.
(b) If Triss is outside Vergen, a chance of discovery is practically zero, and even if it happens, nobody would connect Cynthia to this.
Conclusion: the best way is to hide the statuette outside Vergen.
So, if Cynthia did it on her own, in both cases it is the best to hide the statue outside Vergen. To think that Cynthia, against any good practical reasoning, chose to just put it on Philipa's table, is crazy. In this case both Cynthia and Philipa are presented as retards. Cynthia - for an immense stupidity, Philipa - for extreme short-sightedness.
I actually respect them both, and so I prefer to see Philipa as a cold and a very shrewd operator, who sacrifices even allies (Triss) if necessary, and not as a complete idiot. Also it is not something unheard of. Francesca turned Yen into a statuette on Thanedd, as we know. I think Philipa simply wanted Triss out of the picture until she settles things with the Free Pontar, and the summit. With Foltest's murder thing went out of hand a bit, and Philipa did not want to waste her time on dealing with Triss, persuading her, or whatever. She had a war to win, and the last thing she needed was some Lodge member going all self-righteous on her.
I understand that you guys have a sort of cognitive dissonance. You like the Lodge, all of them, Philipa and Triss included. But in TW2 Triss and the Lodge end up being enemies, and Triss, if she testifies, destroys the Lodge exactly as Nilfs do if they bring Letho.
I really do not like Triss' appearance because for me it simply does not make any sense. Triss is way too committed to the Lodge, and wouldn't unleash the knights of the Flaming Rose on all of the members, even if she has problems with Philipa and Sile.
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