i noticed how many times father carden mentions to lancelot that the “witch” (nimue) is mocking them or testing him personally. yet lancelot never really seems scared of her or eager to find her to get rid of her?? like sure he was amazed by her power and was shocked by the storm she created but he doesn’t try to find her or tell others where she went many times...
like when he sensed her presence at the abbey, he takes it upon himself to go through her clothes and hears the voices, but he doesn’t search directly for her and just leisurely waits outside the doors for father carden to tell him the witch is there. and even when he notices that she escaped through the abbey, he doesn’t tell carden she went that way and still makes no mention the morning after. he literally says nothing about her escape and doesn’t try to go after her himself when carden is near, which is very telling. one last thing that’s also telling is that when nimue’s power surrounded him and the paladins, he pulls out his sword but yells at the paladins to stay quiet. this is a little absurd, since they’re literally in a swirling storm, so if he was trying to tell them to be quiet so he could try to hear her somehow or where she was, it wouldn’t exactly make sense for that. most probable, he was trying to hear those strange whispers to him he seemingly hears during their near-encounters.
he seems interested in her on his own pursuits when carden isn’t exactly around, but if carden is present he doesn’t try to search for her because he knows he would actually have to DELIVER her then. so in a way, despite being told over and over again this witch is tormenting him and she’s right under his nose along with these mysterious whispers in his ears when she’s present, he doesn’t want to actually have to deliver her. in a way, he’s been sparing her life whether purely out of good intent or selfish curiosity, but many times he knew and could’ve said/done something himself, but he didn’t. despite having all “reason to”.
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