You know I think it makes ample sense that Hal decided to stay in the city instead of leaving. Yes he is on the Halovars hit list and has been worried about his daughters, but I feel like his character arc has been building to this.
When he’s talked to Elodie about running somewhere safe with their daughters, she’s consistently noted there is nowhere safe from the people he’s worried about. He’s put so much of his life into building the Hallowed Round and not only is it a critical success as a theatre, it’s a new faerie safe hold and orcish afterlife and cornerstone. Beyond that, he’s dedicated so much time to show how dedicated and interconnected he is with his troupe. I do think there’s a way he could have shown that if he left, but it would have been a hard sell to make it not feel like he was leaving them to the wolves after they put themselves on the line for him. Or, at the least, leaving would have changed the trajectory of his character arc.
I’m glad he stayed, and he’s so popular now that the Halovars will have a tough time dealing with him and the new cultural renaissance. With his new resolve, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with!
As a personal wish, I hope with Thaisha headed out he also reconnects with the Lloy family if he needs them to continue to back him up on the sword borrowing legitimacy and the Orcs as the heart of the city.
