Assassination? Why, whatever makes you think all of the counts died of assassination?
The counts of Guines:
Baldwin, locked away in a cell by the two people who loved him most, for his own good.
Reinel, died of battle wound while coming home from Crusade.
Osbern, actually survived two assassination attempts. For all we know at this point in the story, he may just be out grocery shopping.
And even the others who died...
Ambroos - cause unknown, but as a one-year-old who was only third in line for succession, seems an unlikely candidate for assassination...especially given that the first two in that line are still alive some twenty years later.
Robert (Matilda's father) - Choked to death, in front of a huge crowd of people. Yes, Matilda claims that he was poisoned, but she was only a child when he died, and she also claims it was Osbern who did it, despite the fact that we know he did not (yes, characters lie...but not in their thought processes, and Osbern thought "Murder? I've never killed anyone in my life.") during his fight scene with Matilda. So...the only person who says he was assassinated was a child at the time, and an unreliable one at that.
Ellijnore: Died when the castle collapsed on her. Nearly everyone was severely injured by falling debris...and the collapse could have just as easily killed any of the female characters introduced up to that point.
Humphrey - Burned alive by Muslim army, was never in the line of succession anyway, and therefore an unlikely target.
Shark - True, he was murdered...but it was self-defense, and accidental self-defense at that. Further, he was a shark.
So...who was it again who died from assassination?
Honestly...you guys are so paranoid. Some times I think you all must have hit your heads after chasing a butterfly.
:rofl:
The counts of Guines:
Baldwin, locked away in a cell by the two people who loved him most, for his own good.
Reinel, died of battle wound while coming home from Crusade.
Osbern, actually survived two assassination attempts. For all we know at this point in the story, he may just be out grocery shopping.
And even the others who died...
Ambroos - cause unknown, but as a one-year-old who was only third in line for succession, seems an unlikely candidate for assassination...especially given that the first two in that line are still alive some twenty years later.
Robert (Matilda's father) - Choked to death, in front of a huge crowd of people. Yes, Matilda claims that he was poisoned, but she was only a child when he died, and she also claims it was Osbern who did it, despite the fact that we know he did not (yes, characters lie...but not in their thought processes, and Osbern thought "Murder? I've never killed anyone in my life.") during his fight scene with Matilda. So...the only person who says he was assassinated was a child at the time, and an unreliable one at that.
Ellijnore: Died when the castle collapsed on her. Nearly everyone was severely injured by falling debris...and the collapse could have just as easily killed any of the female characters introduced up to that point.
Humphrey - Burned alive by Muslim army, was never in the line of succession anyway, and therefore an unlikely target.
Shark - True, he was murdered...but it was self-defense, and accidental self-defense at that. Further, he was a shark.
So...who was it again who died from assassination?
Honestly...you guys are so paranoid. Some times I think you all must have hit your heads after chasing a butterfly.
:rofl:
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