So Catra was taking the bait. Good. Shadow Weaver was pleased Catra was soaking it up so easily. She of course had a vested interest in overthrowing Hordak; she was skilled enough in military strategy to understand that Hordak was past his prime, that he repeated the same sorts of strategies he had been repeating for over thirty years with little results, but he didn't have the creative mind to expand, to adapt to the changing landscape of the war. Taking down the Rebellion would keep Shadow Weaver on the side of power. She didn't particularly care which side won the war for Etheria, as long as she was on it.
"Of course I do," Shadow Weaver replied, raising an eyebrow. "Do you really think I would be foolish enough to offer my power to Hordak without learning how to take him down?"
She-ra complicated things. Adora defecting was an unfortunate roadblock, denied Shadow Weaver the ability to use She-ra's power for her own gains. But Catra...Catra was an unexpected asset. Shadow Weaver hadn't accounted for how ambitious her lack of interest in her would make the young woman, how driven to prove herself she would become because Shadow Weaver leaned so heavily on grooming Adora knowing she knew She-ra was an ace in the hole she couldn't afford to compromise.
But now, Adora was compromised. Adora had seen the light and gone off on her little righteous crusade, which was unfortunate. But it had also made Catra almost insanely resentful, hurt, angry. And Shadow Weaver knew that could be weaponized. If she could give Catra the means to take Adora down, the Horde would take Etheria easily, and Shadow Weaver would finally have power to spare.
Hordak was just a final obstacle.
"With Hordak out of the way, the two of us can stop the Rebellion—stop Adora—and rule Etheria easily. That is, if you're willing to do what needs to be done."
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"Of course I do," Shadow Weaver replied, raising an eyebrow. "Do you really think I would be foolish enough to offer my power to Hordak without learning how to take him down?"
She-ra complicated things. Adora defecting was an unfortunate roadblock, denied Shadow Weaver the ability to use She-ra's power for her own gains. But Catra...Catra was an unexpected asset. Shadow Weaver hadn't accounted for how ambitious her lack of interest in her would make the young woman, how driven to prove herself she would become because Shadow Weaver leaned so heavily on grooming Adora knowing she knew She-ra was an ace in the hole she couldn't afford to compromise.
But now, Adora was compromised. Adora had seen the light and gone off on her little righteous crusade, which was unfortunate. But it had also made Catra almost insanely resentful, hurt, angry. And Shadow Weaver knew that could be weaponized. If she could give Catra the means to take Adora down, the Horde would take Etheria easily, and Shadow Weaver would finally have power to spare.
Hordak was just a final obstacle.
"With Hordak out of the way, the two of us can stop the Rebellion—stop Adora—and rule Etheria easily. That is, if you're willing to do what needs to be done."