The public's opinion on the Swords was already mostly negative before the Scorch, mortals were treated as afterthoughts and playthings at worst and like a pet to be cared for at best, it did not help public opinion on the Swords. The Scorch was just the final nail in the coffin that turned public opinion on the Swords completely negative
interesting way to look at it (neutral connotation), nice. i can imagine darkheart contributing more to the first half as well


















