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Here's my take on the situation:
Regardless of whether the Ogedei faction chose to crack down on the Oirats or just leave them be, the match had already been lit, and the powder keg would eventually blow; it's just that whether it would be slow to blow if it were to let the rumour fester, or much quicker if punishment were dolled out. Fatima, when using the Oirats, hoped that Boraqchin would see that taking any action would be futile, therefore sparing the Oirats any damage. When the Oirats were punished, it showed that she miscalculated, and while it is true that the overt punishment would only make the Oirats' shift towards the Toluid faction quicker, it was not Fatima's plan to get the innocent Oirat girls in trouble; she still believed her vengeance was righteous and being responsible for putting these innocents into the same situation that she got in challenged that view.
In this chapter, what she and Toregene are doing is what all bad guys do when confronted by the consequences of their actions; they are trying to justify, not to other people, but to their own conscience. Tolui did the same when he stole the book and killed Fatima's mistress, and Odegei did the same thing, trying to justify the Mongols' brutality as trying to make a better world.
Regardless of whether the Ogedei faction chose to crack down on the Oirats or just leave them be, the match had already been lit, and the powder keg would eventually blow; it's just that whether it would be slow to blow if it were to let the rumour fester, or much quicker if punishment were dolled out. Fatima, when using the Oirats, hoped that Boraqchin would see that taking any action would be futile, therefore sparing the Oirats any damage. When the Oirats were punished, it showed that she miscalculated, and while it is true that the overt punishment would only make the Oirats' shift towards the Toluid faction quicker, it was not Fatima's plan to get the innocent Oirat girls in trouble; she still believed her vengeance was righteous and being responsible for putting these innocents into the same situation that she got in challenged that view.
In this chapter, what she and Toregene are doing is what all bad guys do when confronted by the consequences of their actions; they are trying to justify, not to other people, but to their own conscience. Tolui did the same when he stole the book and killed Fatima's mistress, and Odegei did the same thing, trying to justify the Mongols' brutality as trying to make a better world.
