Thinking about this more, though, I wonder if and when Elspeth is going to share with Jake the truth about her sessions with Addy. There’s no longer a compelling need to keep that secret, and despite the work that Chelsea may have put in getting Jake to feel friendly towards Addy, I imagine his reaction to learning exactly what Elspeth was hiding all that time would be...poor.
I’m also a little confused about the pack dynamics. I understand that Elspeth is Jake’s top priority, but shouldn’t he be concerned about his pack too? It seems like now that he’s out of the car he might want to “check in” with them.
I’m also a little confused about the pack dynamics. I understand that Elspeth is Jake’s top priority, but shouldn’t he be concerned about his pack too? It seems like now that he’s out of the car he might want to “check in” with them.
Within a pack, telepathy is involuntary. It is currently inconvenient for the Volturi to find Jacob, Elspeth, and Addy (since Demetri is away tracking down Allirea and has his phone off, and Alice can’t see them). If Jake phases, and accidentally thinks of the fact that he’s in Wexford, Ireland, and he still has packmates who haven’t already been moved to Rachel or Becky’s packs, then the Volturi will get a report on the group’s location.
I really enjoyed watching that conversation play out in Chapter 21 -- and my respect for Jake has notched up. I think it’s impressive that he was able to control his wolfy protective instincts in order to keep a valuable (if evil) ally. He seems very sensible, actually (more so than Edward!). Elspeth is lucky to have him on her side—even though I also empathize with her (pre-Chelsea) assessment of the bond as a burden.
I also thought the line “I really don’t think this is the time,” Addy said coolly, eyeing the door on her side was very funny.
Thinking about this more, though, I wonder if and when Elspeth is going to share with Jake the truth about her sessions with Addy. There’s no longer a compelling need to keep that secret, and despite the work that Chelsea may have put in getting Jake to feel friendly towards Addy, I imagine his reaction to learning exactly what Elspeth was hiding all that time would be...poor.
I’m also a little confused about the pack dynamics. I understand that Elspeth is Jake’s top priority, but shouldn’t he be concerned about his pack too? It seems like now that he’s out of the car he might want to “check in” with them.
Within a pack, telepathy is involuntary. It is currently inconvenient for the Volturi to find Jacob, Elspeth, and Addy (since Demetri is away tracking down Allirea and has his phone off, and Alice can’t see them). If Jake phases, and accidentally thinks of the fact that he’s in Wexford, Ireland, and he still has packmates who haven’t already been moved to Rachel or Becky’s packs, then the Volturi will get a report on the group’s location.
Aha—gotcha!
I really enjoyed watching that conversation play out in Chapter 21 -- and my respect for Jake has notched up. I think it’s impressive that he was able to control his wolfy protective instincts in order to keep a valuable (if evil) ally. He seems very sensible, actually (more so than Edward!). Elspeth is lucky to have him on her side—even though I also empathize with her (pre-Chelsea) assessment of the bond as a burden.
I also thought the line “I really don’t think this is the time,” Addy said coolly, eyeing the door on her side was very funny.