Quote Originally Posted by Shining Wrath View Post
I'll admit that a minion may sometimes do what is best for the master despite orders to the contrary, but Hector's triumphant "Ha! HA! HA!" suggests he's following his own agenda. Also, I think I count 16 roses - that's a lot of flowers for "I'm going to save my mistress from herself, be right back" dramatic exit. This looks like Hector departing the story and taking Hautwyrm with him.
Quote Originally Posted by Rockphed View Post
To be clear, I imagine the next time we see Hautwyrm and Hector together he will be the master and she will be his servant. Or, to get out of such she will disabuse him of the notion that he is dead.
Nobody else got the Phantom of the Opera references? Or you did, and they just made as little sense to everyone else as they did to me?
* Chandelier, coming down
* "Ghost" obsessed with beautiful maiden(s)
* Angel (of Flame, in this case, rather than Music)
* Black roses
* Specific kind of maniacal laughter
* Kidnapping

Of course, it's referring to several parts of the story at once, so I can't work out whether Hautwyrm is taking the place of one of his maidens, or he is saving the other maidens from her.