Power and Its MeasureTheme
The trials in the Castle test not raw magical strength but what a candidate would sacrifice to gain power, and the platforms and quicksilver pool consistently refuse to reward ambition alone. The story returns again and again to the gap between how power displays itself and what it actually costs or signifies.
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The trials in the Castle test not raw magical strength but what a candidate would sacrifice to gain power, and the platforms and quicksilver pool consistently refuse to reward ambition alone. The story returns again and again to the gap between how power displays itself and what it actually costs or signifies.