Fridge Horror/Literature/Spellfall: Difference between revisions

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* Natalie, a twelve year old girl, is kidnapped by an [[Big Bad|evil wizard]] known as Hawk. At one point, Hawk enters the room where Natalie is held captive and declares that she has to participate in a "magic bonding" ritual and for that, she should change into a special dress. When the girl demands privacy for changing, he leaves, but not before mentioning that once the bonding is complete, she [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|"won't be so shy"]]. Now for child this is terrifying since it becomes increasingly clear (from this and other scenes) that the "bonding" should allow Hawk to [[Mind Control]] Natalie, and that he indeed has such power (and is ready to embarassembarrass her to no end). But for an adult, there is also [[Memetic Molester|a hint]] that he lusts after Natalie, and once his [[Mind Control]] works, she'll be his [[Sex Slave]] as well. Ouch.

** An unrelated, "quickthaw"-type [[Fridge Horror]] sets in when you think about the Council: it consists of thirteen Magelords/Ladies, each of whom must have "bonded" with twelve other mages (presumable they volunteered for that, and are treated better than Hawk's group, but still...). {{spoiler|Natalie's mother}}, being a Magelady herself, also had such a bond, and there are implicitly many more Magelords - meaning hundreds, possibly thousands of mages in servitude. And those are the supposedly the good guys...

** There also is an in-story example here. When Natalie is kidnapped, she doesn't believe in magic, so when she hears a plan to [[Mind Control]] her, and other magical details, she dismisses thamthem as utter nonsencenonsense. While she is scared, it's a "OMG, I am kidnapped by a batshit insane cult!" - variety. Only much later, when she realizes that magic is real, does she understand in what a danger she was in, and still is.

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