Talk:Arthur Vance/@comment-38134342-20190117083740

Something is telling me that when Arthur told the others about the power, he did not do it to betray Josephine intentionally, but rather they forced it out of him. If he just told them "They can't build here" then I doubt based on their character (Assuming it was Astrid and Vincent back then), that they would say "Okay" and then take everything out, so of course they needed a better explanation than just "we can't". I think Arthur made a mistake and trusted them enough to tell them about the power, and think that they would respect it. When they did what they did to Josephine, it probably surprised him as much as it surprised Josephine. They might have also threatened him just like they threatened Josephine. I guess, when Arthur had to ask the development group to leave, he was between a rock and a hard place. Either he exposed the power, breaking Josephine's trust, or attempt to come up with an out-of-whack dramatic story that would be too bogus to believe, thus causing the development group to keep building there. There's a chance that Josephine believing Arthur "always knew it would happen" was just an assumption she makes that's rooted in her sadness and anger before she's about to be killed. Of course, this might not be 100% accurate, but what are you all's thoughts?