[LoGH] Reinhart's legacy (end of series SPOILERS)
Jennifer Califf (jcaliff@ev1.net)
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:05:00 +0900
This letter contains spoilers for the end of LOGH. You've been warned.
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I was reading some of the recent messages, and I noticed that one person
wrote that they didn't like the fact that Reinhart went back on his vow not
to have his son inherit his postition. While that may be true, it got me
thinking at this point, what were his other options? There was no system
in place for a democratic election. He could have appointed Mittermeyer,
but I think a lot of the older noble families would have opposed that, and
it would have eventually ended with another civil war. Who else would have
been held enough power to be respected? The way I see it, any other
sucessor would have quickly ended with a coup or civil war. Hilda is an
efficient administrator, but because she's a woman I doubt she would have
been followed simply as a dowager empress. But with an 'heir', giving her
a position as regent gives her the authority with the apparent security of
knowing that she's a temporary leader and that there's a male leader on the
way. I don't think Reinhart was originally planning to die before he
reached middle age, and probably with more time he could have set up some
kind of stable sucessor. But considering how things went, I just don't
know what else he could have done. Does anyone have any other ideas?
Jennifer
jcaliff@ev1.net http://users.ev1.net/~jcaliff/
