If Thorn sends him to get Promise, the most likely reason she gets away is that he can't find her. She could, theoretically, have gone to the other side of the world by now. Or anywhere in Fairyland. He can probably find her if she's hiding around the city, because he can sense minds and very few people fly. But where she is is outside his control.
Come to think of it, he's been gone longer than he expected to. And Promise can't do the trick about not eating. She's probably already gone to Fairyland. But she did want to change things in his Empire, so she'll probably be back, and he does know where the gate is.
Assuming she's on Scadrial, she'll probably be nearby so she'll know when he gets back. She does have tin, but won't be immediately using it because she'll know it's him when he opens the door. Unless she was expecting Thorn to send him back, in which case she might flee anyway. But if she does, she can't feasibly escape. His magic beats sorcery even when he isn't on his own world.
He concludes that he'd capture Promise easily if she's in Luthadel, and not catch her if she's not, and nothing he or Thorn or Promise can do will change that.
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Date: 2015-02-09 06:01 am (UTC)Come to think of it, he's been gone longer than he expected to. And Promise can't do the trick about not eating. She's probably already gone to Fairyland. But she did want to change things in his Empire, so she'll probably be back, and he does know where the gate is.
Assuming she's on Scadrial, she'll probably be nearby so she'll know when he gets back. She does have tin, but won't be immediately using it because she'll know it's him when he opens the door. Unless she was expecting Thorn to send him back, in which case she might flee anyway. But if she does, she can't feasibly escape. His magic beats sorcery even when he isn't on his own world.
He concludes that he'd capture Promise easily if she's in Luthadel, and not catch her if she's not, and nothing he or Thorn or Promise can do will change that.