You know, she doesn't need to have Aral's temper to kill Ges. I mean, I think we can be reasonably sure that Ges is physically abusive. What if she was gathering her blackmail information, and either he found out about it, or he didn't, but in either case, went to physically abuse him and she defended herself a bit too effectively?
She doesn't have to share Aral's temper for that. She can be a woman who intended to use her brains to escape, but had to defend herself in the moment. And honestly, I can well imagine that a sister of Aral's would know how to defend herself physically, at least to a degree - can you see Aral leaving his little sister to grow up defenseless? Hell, even Piotr wouldn't fail to teach his daughter self-defense. After all, the Vorfemme knife may leave you less armed than the men around you, but it still leaves you armed, and it certainly doesn't suggest a culture in which women are expected to be completely non-violent. And with the Betan connections in the family, I doubt she had a terribly submissive/meek upbringing in any case.
You have many possibilities here, I think - and I think you should go for it!
Catherine
(Personally, regarding the sexuality thing, the hints that we've had about Ges suggest to me that it would be entirely possible that his wife would be turned off sex altogether for some time, regardless of gender. And if she had any interest in women at all, she might well conclude that they are a safer bet. Which is not to say Bad Sex Made Her Gay, just that she might calculate the risk that way, especially if she were just dipping her toe back into the water. Someone who couldn't physically overpower her might be a lot easier to trust.)
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She doesn't have to share Aral's temper for that. She can be a woman who intended to use her brains to escape, but had to defend herself in the moment. And honestly, I can well imagine that a sister of Aral's would know how to defend herself physically, at least to a degree - can you see Aral leaving his little sister to grow up defenseless? Hell, even Piotr wouldn't fail to teach his daughter self-defense. After all, the Vorfemme knife may leave you less armed than the men around you, but it still leaves you armed, and it certainly doesn't suggest a culture in which women are expected to be completely non-violent. And with the Betan connections in the family, I doubt she had a terribly submissive/meek upbringing in any case.
You have many possibilities here, I think - and I think you should go for it!
Catherine
(Personally, regarding the sexuality thing, the hints that we've had about Ges suggest to me that it would be entirely possible that his wife would be turned off sex altogether for some time, regardless of gender. And if she had any interest in women at all, she might well conclude that they are a safer bet. Which is not to say Bad Sex Made Her Gay, just that she might calculate the risk that way, especially if she were just dipping her toe back into the water. Someone who couldn't physically overpower her might be a lot easier to trust.)