It’s a shame that we never really get to see Mendoza kidnap Zia cause I wanna know how he managed to do that
Obviously there’s the whole breaking into the royal palace part. And then finding the right person. And then kidnapping them quietly. And then leaving without anyone realizing what happened
But I also want Zia’s pov on all this
Because we know that Mendoza essentially kinda kidnaps both Zia and Esteban. Sure he didn’t outright abduct Esteban. But he did give him the idea to leave Barcelona + wanted to get him to trust him.
But with Zia it’s very different. We see she’s tied up in a box. So I’m wondering. What led to that happening???
It makes no sense cause he kinda needs Zia more than Esteban, right? So he wants Zia to like/trust him. Obviously. But putting someone in a box is NOT gonna make them trust you. So uhh why’d he do that. There’s practical reasons, yes, but let’s put that aside first
We know that he gently persuaded Esteban by filling his head with ideas about finding his biological father etc. So like I always think that Mendoza probably tried to get Zia to follow him. He probably offered her similar things too. For example he told her he’s bringing her back to her family. To a little girl, lost and alone, it would sound great. But she has experience. She’s smart. She’s scared and wary of him. So he has to use force
unlike Esteban. He’s never had to deal with shady people before. So mendoza’s offer seems perfectly honest
But Zia knows better. And besides, Mendoza is way too scary for her 😭 not just personality wise. I mean just look at him. Not very inviting. And he walks around with a sword 😭 even if Zia didn’t distrust Spaniards specifically, she’d still be scared of him I think
Ok let’s be honest, he for sure tried to persuade her (like with Esteban). Because he knew he needed her more than he needed him. So he needs her on his side. But obviously didn’t work. But now I want to know what happened that made Mendoza tie her up?? Did she try to run away?? Or just idk refused his offer. Or maybe he tied her up so no one would discover her before they left Barcelona (I mean that’s obvious)
Also another thing I wanted to mention. Zia says that Mendoza is a “wicked man” (which is true) and you might think it’s cause he kidnapped her (which makes sense) but immediately after Zia says “all he cares about is gold” and I’m wondering how did she assess his character so quickly they only JUST met. Is it cause he’s Spanish so obviously he wants gold. Or did he say something about the cities. Cause Zia already knows why she’s being kidnapped
So yeah I just wish. We had more of that stuff from Zias pov (and NOT mendoza’s cause he’s lowkey an unreliable narrator) Twould be interesting