Talk:Book 8: Unknown/@comment-117.248.25.249-20181202141310/@comment-65.78.128.70-20181204003728

I hope that's the case, I really do, and there could totally be a possibility, but there are a lot of reasons against this. Don't get me wrong, I still think this is a good theory.

1) Having a telepath be able to control minds might be too close to a Mesmer.

2) If he was alive, why wouldn't he tell Oralie? Or why would he not become a councilor again? Even if the Neverseen had him captive or something, their most powerful telepath that we know of, Gethen, would have to be guarding him 24/7. Unless they used Soporidine on him, but then why not kill him? He would have died anyway.

3) I think that Messenger, like many good authors, is trying to create the feeling of life, and how nothing is perfect, and we have to struggle through loss and hardship.

But....

If Kenric were alive, it would explain why the Neverseen are always multiple steps ahead, and since his cache was a fake, maybe they have the real one. I don't know, but there is evidence for both sides.

- harrypotterhead