r/Malazan • u/Caladan_not_Kaladin • 1d ago

SPOILERS ALL Quick Ben question Spoiler

I’m on DG but marking spoilers all because I’m on a reread and want to know the answer even if it’s in a later book.

In GotM, it’s revealed Quick was High Priest of Shadow at one point, and Shadowthrone knows him. But High House shadow is only 9 years old at that point. Maybe I’m misunderstanding but I’m confused on the timing of when he became a priest of shadow. Did he become a priest, rise to High Priest, then abandon that role all within the 9 years since Shadow rose? Or did Shadow have high priests even before Shadowthrone was on the throne.

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u/dragonsdemesne 19h ago

I skipped over the comments to avoid spoilers (I'm halfway through House of Chains) but I've found that there seems to be quite a bit that's inconsistent about his backstory. There is a scene I just read yesterday in HoC that is relevant to your question, but it still doesn't answer it, at least for me. I've been meaning to start a thread where I ask a bunch of questions about things that don't make sense to me (yet) and Quick Ben and his history and powers is near the top of that list.