Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170708180328/@comment-34633327-20170904152542

Chish, the timeline wasn't the point I was trying to make. The point I was trying to make was how many things had to go right for it to actually be a trap. If Ilia knew the contents of the scroll are fake, why didn't she just drop it while she was running and let them take it? Or why did she fight back to get it? It may have made it more genuine looking, but she still threatened Blake for it, and based on her skin changing colors, her threat and remorse were genuine, the remorse being threatening an old friend. If she didn't know the contents though, then it was a complete fluke that the Belladonna's got it. If Ilia hadn't been spotted, plan fails. If the scroll got broken, plan fails. If Blake had given her the scroll back, plan fails. It's not like the Albain's went "Ilia, before you leave, make sure you leave this scroll behind in a place where they are sure to see it. Don't look in it or ask questions, just follow orders." So many things would have had to happen for it to work, which is pushing the suspension of disbelief. So if it is a trap, its either a complete fluke, bad writing, or both. It would only make sense if the contents were genuine.