Quote Originally Posted by NobodySpecial View Post
As far as provocation, SteveMB thinks a bit like I do. What Saline did is an offense against the Titans in Ansom's book.
To be precise, I think that's a point in favor of the theory, but not enough to overcome the problems a few other people mentioned.

she has no reason why she shouldn't avoid the fight with the dwagons
Except the obvious one, which is that it is very unlike her to voluntarily avoid a fight. Heck, one of the first things we've seen her do is engage in a completely unnecessary fight in direct defiance of her orders.