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had another thought

they don't know what happened at the gate, the end of Dark Heir. they don't know who collared James. Are they gonna assume it's Will?

I fear so

sinallday

No doubt! Will's understandable attempts to protect himself (his life is literally at stake) while also attempting to maintain the only loving relationships he's ever known lead him to lie continually and pretty much to everyone. Unfortunately, this has the effect of making him appear guilty as all hell.

It sucks for him, because as far as he could tell his choices were:

Run away from everyone and attempt to work alone. He kind of tried that. It didn't work out so great. He almost died.

Run away from everyone and everything and pretend nothing is happening. We know he'd just be chased and so does he.

Run away with just James (while lying about who he really was) and try to beat Sinclair that way. If he had done this, Violet and Cyprian would never have let it stand. They would assume James kidnapped him or was somehow controlling him. They would absolutely have followed and attempted some rescue, which would have distracted them all from what needed to be done. This very likely would have just gotten Violet, Cyprian, and Elizabeth killed by Sinclair. Also, Will promised his mother he would protect his sisters and we know Will always keeps his promises (or does everything in his power to do so).

Tell everyone the truth and most likely be killed by the people he loves and all the horrible shit would still happen anyway.

Stay with everyone but lie/hide who he is. This would allow them to work as a group to stop Sinclair. It would also mean he could watch over and protect Elizabeth and the other people he loved.

This is a tough position to be in for anyone, but considering Will is only 17 and doesn't have Sarcean's memories or the wisdom that comes with adulthood? Of course he chose 5. As far as he knows, he never really had any other viable choice.

notprocrastinatingatalltoday

Might I say, I tried 5, was forced into 4?

He tried, tried so hard, evaded everything and everyone, did half alone, so he could stay friends and hide who is is, while still trying to gain more knowledge of the Dark King. Of a past self.

He could've tried to lie. But with all the evidence piled against him? Touching the dark artifacts which have no visible effect on him (they don't know where to look, and Will is good at hiding). That one black stone of which I've conveniently forgotten the name, which held the shadow kings. I wonder how he would've talked his way out of that one, realisations must've come and come. Don't get me started on Visander (being there, specifically)

And they "know" the one who puts on the collar controls James. (Now this isn't the case, but do they know that? No. Would they listen to reason? No. It's just more proof piled on he's bad. He's evil.) And Will does (control him).

(If we go with the assumption that's what the collar does. It's very typically unclear and i yearn to know more)

And if Will would somehow manage and try to explain it, they'd just assume he's lying. To make him seem/appear innocent. That's all he wants to be because that's all they'll accept of him. Innocence. Black and white.

sinallday

Oh, absolutely! He tried 5, which actually kind of became a mixture of 1 and 5. Then was forced into 4 at the end anyways, where everything he feared would happen, did indeed happen.

The truth is, that there was likely never a way Will was going to get what he had hopped for, and that hurts so much. He just wants so bad to be good and (just as importantly) to be seen as good. And to be loved! To be seen as Will. Everything he is, everything he may have once been (even if he doesn't remember it), and everything he is trying to be and still be loved anyways. It is so heartbreaking.

Instead, he's not seen at all. By anyone who matters to him. He disappears as a person and becomes nothing more than an idea they need to snuff out.

I think that once they realize James is collared (cause right now they have no idea) they will totally think Will did it, and that will further "prove" that they are right.

Though, Dark Heir does give us some hope regarding Violet. There is this line, in Chapter 50, from Violet's POV:

Later, she’d remember that Will had been the only one talking about stopping the army, while the rest of them were caught up in old feuds. But at that moment, she barely heard him.

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