#edwarn ladrian

[biblemoth]

"The law is not something holy, son. It's just a reflection of the ideals of those lucky enough to be in charge." - Brandon Sanderson

[uneditedbookreview]

“Have you ever wondered,” Edwarn mused, ignoring Wax’s objection, “if you’d get along with them? If you’d lived back then, what would you have seen? A bunch of miscreants? Lawbreakers? Would you have trussed up the Ascendant Warrior and tossed her in a cell? The law is not something holy, son. It’s just a reflection of the ideals of those lucky enough to be in charge.”

"...Run along now,” Edwarn said. “Go be the toy soldier and pretend you wouldn’t have murdered the Survivor’s entire crew, if you’d lived under the Lord Ruler. Try to pretend you went out into the Roughs to find justice, and not because you realized life in this city was just too damn hard for you.”

Shadows of Self 277-79

Of the Wax and Wayne books, Shadows of Self especially wrestles with the legacy of the Crew and their actions.

Considering the drama that plays out regarding Wax's own story in relation to his past, the concrete ways in which the past remains alive in the present is a big theme in these books.

Kell's actions begin to take on a different shade in light of Bleeder's attempted uprising in SoS.

[onlycosmere]

Waxillium Ladrian: That was low, Uncle, even by your standards.

Mister Suit: My what now?

[onlycosmere]

Before deciding on "The Set"

Edwarn Ladrian: Today is the day we reveal to the whole cosmere the existence of the "League Of Villainous Evildoers Maniacally United For Frightening Investments in Naughtiness!"

Telsin: You want us to be called LOVE MUFFIN?