Just remembered I should be replying on this post. *facepalm*
Oh nooooo :( Heh, the funny thing is that I wouldn't have minded Peter Keith dying instead of Katte nearly as much if mildred hadn't convinced me through fic that he was really cool :P
*beams proudly*
But yeah, I totally had the same reaction. "He could have saved Katte! But Peter! But Katte! But Peter!" :((((
I guess if one of the boyfriends had to die, the one whose family connections could get him beheaded with a single stroke has some advantages over the one who might have had his guts ripped out with red hot pliers before a slow death by hanging.
But consider: Peter's captured before Katte's execution. They were tried at the same court martial, the sentences were handed down at the same time, the execution would presumably have been carried out at the same time...if FW decided *not* to spare Katte, would they both have been shipped to Küstrin at the same time for Fritz to watch? It's not the same situation as Fritz already having had the meltdown and having reformed and been pardoned. And if so, would they have gotten the same punishment? Especially since Peter not only doesn't have the family, but he actualfax deserted, unlike Katte. You could make a real case for torturing him and not Katte.
Peter Keith
Oh nooooo :( Heh, the funny thing is that I wouldn't have minded Peter Keith dying instead of Katte nearly as much if mildred hadn't convinced me through fic that he was really cool :P
*beams proudly*
But yeah, I totally had the same reaction. "He could have saved Katte! But Peter! But Katte! But Peter!" :((((
I guess if one of the boyfriends had to die, the one whose family connections could get him beheaded with a single stroke has some advantages over the one who might have had his guts ripped out with red hot pliers before a slow death by hanging.
But consider: Peter's captured before Katte's execution. They were tried at the same court martial, the sentences were handed down at the same time, the execution would presumably have been carried out at the same time...if FW decided *not* to spare Katte, would they both have been shipped to Küstrin at the same time for Fritz to watch? It's not the same situation as Fritz already having had the meltdown and having reformed and been pardoned. And if so, would they have gotten the same punishment? Especially since Peter not only doesn't have the family, but he actualfax deserted, unlike Katte. You could make a real case for torturing him and not Katte.
:/
GAH FW.