Talk:Tam Song/@comment-2603:9001:30B:D800:907:C76:8BD6:2797-20190211030240

So... I’ve been thinking about Keefe and Tam’s relationship and how it’s grown especially... complicated.

And now I can tell y’all about it.

So let’s start with Lodestar.

So Keefe has joined the Neverseen. Everybody feels like their trust in him has faltered - but most of all Fitz.

Not Tam.

Of course, Tam is definitely more wary of Keefe now - but, well, that’s just in his nature. And when we take into perspective his rough past, the fact that he barely knows Keefe, and that Fitz literally thought that KEEFE HURT SOPHIE (whaaaat...), Tam’s reaction is actually pretty mature.

And then Keefe steals Tam’s leaping crystal to Alluveterre.

Fitz is outraged. But instead of getting angry - even though he has every right to - Tam simply reminds Keefe of what’s at stake - not only the Black Swan’s hideout, but Sophie’s trust in Keefe as well.

Fast-forward to Nightfall.

Keefe is feeling pretty guilty about running off to the Neverseen. And then who of all people should comfort him?

Not Fitz.

Tam.

Now to Flashback.

Tam has saved the lives of Sophie and the alicorns - the two things (well, technically five) that matter most to Keefe. And for his efforts, Keefe’s own wretched mother is forcing Tam to join the Neverseen.

If that were Fitz in Tam’s spot, he’d be yelling at Keefe, dumping all his problems on him, overall making him feel even more guilty about himself.

But nope.

This is Tam.

He knows his place in life. He knows who’s fault it is - not his, not Keefe’s. He knows how much damage playing the blame game can do.

He knows that for once, he has to go along with the plan.

So who’s the better friend now?

The “best friend”?

Or the “frenemy”? -Oof