#Liam said Orym would have done it if Laudna hadn't gotten to him first

[lauranthalasah]

Orym had to tell Keyleth about Imogen... he had!

The only other option he had was to tell her in secret, but he chose open honesty.

Notice he didn't say anything at first when Liliana was mentioned, but then Imogen starts talking about maybe Liliana saving them IN FRONT of Keyleth... and Keyleth was watching! (Matt did that check that Liam and Marisha clocked) Now, maybe Imogen was just stating a doubt (she might even be right) but Keyleth has no context for this and she could think Imogen was making excuses for Liliana.

Orym has known Keyleth all his life, she has always been just. Unless Imogen does something to betray them, he has no reason to fear for her, and all the reason to tell the truth, explain the situation, and vouch for Imogen in Keyleth's eyes... which would help to maintain the trust Keyleth has on him.

Look at the table at that moment, no one was surprised. Laura thought Liam was gonna talk about Vax instead of Imogen's connection with Liliana, but she was not surprised by Orym sharing that information.

Right afterward he does that, we find out Keyleth was suspecting already. Orym made the right move! The smart one! He, and Bell's Hells too, can't afford misstrust from their allies! At that moment, the best option was honesty.

The only alternative was Imogen explaining on her own, but she suggested to Orym a change of theme instead of coming clean, the chance was right there, and she didn't take it. Orym hasn't talked with Imogen since their reunion. Before the fight with Ludinus, Fearne and him were planning what to do in case Imogen got tempted by her mother and Ruidus and all that. Let's be honest, Imogen herself has admitted she has felt tempted by the power, and we don't know how much control she has over all of this... Orym has reasons to be concerned, and Imogen trying to change the topic of the conversation instead of saying what it's kinda obvious (she and Liliana look alike), don't assure those concerns, hid best move... in every direction, was to be honest. Putting all the cards in the table.

Keyleth tells Orym what to do in case of betrayal in front of the whole group, so everyone knows where everyone stands. Like, if Imogen has no intentions of betraying them, then she has nothing to fear at all. If she has that intention, she now knows that she'll have to fight everyone else except maybe for Laudna (if she attacks Orym, she'll have to fight Fearne, if she attacks Fearne she'll have to fight Chet and Ashton, is she attacks Ashton and go against the gods she'll have to fight FGC*), and I say "maybe Laudna" because I've noticed a trend of them been tempted by power and the darkness on their own... but not wanting that path for the other, in fact Imogen made an interesting change the time they were apart, she is the one trying to fight the temptation now and keeping herself and Laudna away from the darker path.

* I know that maybe others would jump to protect Orym and start this domino, but the one person I have no doubts it would do it, is Fearne.

#critical role spoilers #bells hells #Orym #i know that some are going to assume my posts are only cause Orym is my favorite #but to be honest... I'm starting to get frustrated over how the people “defending” Imogen (and Laudna with the Bor'Dor shit) #they are taking away their agency! #Imogen and Laudna decided to do the things that made other people take decisions of their own #Imogen starts kinda maybe trying to defend Liliana in front of the leader of Orym! #of course he had to come clean!! #Laudna does not regret killing Bor'Dor! #she regrets the prize she might have to pay for doing that the way she did! #Orym and Ashton were... and are... perfectly ok with Bor'Dor's death #Liam said Orym would have done it if Laudna hadn't gotten to him first #I think both of them also regret what is costing Laudna #but to be fair... they respected her choices then and now too #these two women are adults and capable #they have a right to make the choices they want to make #but every single character has to deal with the consequences #like... Imogen is compromised... SHE IS! #the same way Orym is! #he has admitted he can not be objective about the philosophical discussion #these people killed his family #he doesn't care if they have a point... he is gonna killed them if he can #by admitting to this he allows the rest to know that they will need A LOT to change his mind... which may never happen #I think Imogen has changed a lot in their time apart #i think the only thing remaining in her is a hope that her mother could/would choose her (understandable) #and a slight temptation over power... that she is fully seeing as dangerous and wrong now #Imogen and Laudna are far more interesting characters than some people made them by making them victims at every single turn!