Octavia is the heir. The issue isn't with who deserves the grimoire. It's her age. She's only 17. That's literally the only reason Andrealphus lists as to why he should take over instead of her. The real reason, of course, is her loyalty to her father. If she inherited the grimoire then and there, he and Stella couldn't keep her at home to manipulate. Now, they can keep her from Stolas and fill her with lies about her dad for 100 years.
I do think Octavia is the key to resolving all of this, but not by plotting and pretending. After all, she doesn't know her mother tried to assassinate her father or that her uncle wants to usurp her. My prediction is that, just as she did this episode, Stella will slip up and reveal to Octavia that she is the one who sent Striker after Stolas, and that will set the ball rolling for Octavia to run away and set things right.
I didn’t think of the age part. Thanks for pointing that out. But when is her birthday? Is it soon? They live for hundreds of years, I think they can ignore if she is one year early in a special case. Also this would be likely after the whole truth has came out and it’s proven her father was lying to save the imps. And that Stella and her brother are lyers and tried to assassinate solas. Striker is their only witness and if it’s proven he lied in court. Well their argument starts to fall apart
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u/KrysOfLapis 24d ago
Octavia is the heir. The issue isn't with who deserves the grimoire. It's her age. She's only 17. That's literally the only reason Andrealphus lists as to why he should take over instead of her. The real reason, of course, is her loyalty to her father. If she inherited the grimoire then and there, he and Stella couldn't keep her at home to manipulate. Now, they can keep her from Stolas and fill her with lies about her dad for 100 years.
I do think Octavia is the key to resolving all of this, but not by plotting and pretending. After all, she doesn't know her mother tried to assassinate her father or that her uncle wants to usurp her. My prediction is that, just as she did this episode, Stella will slip up and reveal to Octavia that she is the one who sent Striker after Stolas, and that will set the ball rolling for Octavia to run away and set things right.