Hi! I have a question: why does Rain want to turn Nightfall into an attack dog? Does she have a specific goal in doing so? Does she want to use him to hunt/kill other exoliths?
thank you so much for asking!! rain has a few specific reasons for what she does to nightfall, none of which are really spoilers thankfully.
her first and primary reason is curiosity. rain has worked with plenty of exoliths in the past but nightfall is a huge edge case by all standards, so she wants to see the extent of his abilities and how much she can control them (and nightfall himself by extension).
second reason is that rain is big on control. since she isn't inherently very strong on her own, she tends to compensate in other ways by making connections with powerful people and, in this case, training and conditioning someone significantly larger than her to keep him in check. (i wouldn't describe rain as a very insecure person, she's just aware of her weaknesses and tries to close those gaps wherever possible.)
the final reason is pretty close to your guess, she wants him to be able to at least fight other exoliths if not kill them. rogue exoliths like the one who breaks in in chapter 3.5 aren't necessarily prolific but they do exist and can pose a serious threat to the right people, so having someone who can match or beat that level of power is always a plus. more details about this will be revealed eventually, hopefully in the next few chapters when i get those out.
