Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180105193053/@comment-34633327-20180107193604

TurboFlea wrote:

2001:8A0:D22D:9C01:B176:923C:A7D5:C341 wrote: In fairness to Arkantos, Weiss tried to summon like 3 times, 2 times after knowing Vernal probably wouldn't let her. And maybe this is because I play Guild Wars 2, but Weiss can do time dilation - between that and summoning, I would choose the first, unless my objective was to make my "summoning" to do the fighting while I run. And summoning there is instant, unlike Weiss which takes a really long time considering she's fighting I don't understand why she wouldn't try summoning the boar at least as a distraction, when she shown twice to have summoned it nearly instantly with no perceivable effort. Just forcing her to be aware of it would be an advantage. Its a Psychological Issue. The Boar she associates with the night at Atlas where she almost killed the upper class bitch. When she summoned it with Nora, that was just to spook her, and it quickly vanished after. It is a reminder of her lack of control though. Summoning it was on a night she would rather not remember, so, by association, she doesn't summon it out of a need to avoid the stress of remembering that night.

The Knight on the Other hand is who she consistantly relies on because it is a pillar of mental support for herself. Her managing to summon the Knight is what gave her back confidence, the will to break free. So even if it isn't the most practical summon, the Knight she is compelled to summon out of a psychological desire, a need for comfort. It's a crutch.