#The magicians' way of life has always been unsustainable in London and across time and space

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#Thinking about Nathaniel's death again and it's not quite a Hero's Rest it's more like a redemption? #and also a natural extension of his character arc #He wants fame and power and he wants his name to be known for him alone #I can't imagine a more surefire way to establish your place in history than as the guy who sacrificed himself to save the city #He wanted to hold Gladstone's Staff - to use it - and he got to #but also it was a reckoning #The magicians' way of life has always been unsustainable in London and across time and space #Nouda's/Faquarl's/etc. grievances simply came to a head in London but it could've happened almost anywhere and any time #Kitty goes through the Gate as her way of saying sorry and Nathaniel dies saving Bartimaeus' life as his way #Which also tracks because I think Nathaniel would've literally preferred death to apologizing #The story keeps going back to Nathaniel in the garden sitting with Ms. Lutyens and the statue of Gladstone #and his death ties together the qualities he admired in both