Unlike her father, who relied on the honor of men, Cynthia relied on ink. She transcribed Merlin’s lost theorems, decoded the geometry of fairy circles, and learned that the "magic" of Britain was merely mathematics that hadn't yet been explained. While Sir Lancelot broke lances, Cynthia broke siege engines by loosening a single keystone she had identified in a supply cart blueprint.
Detractors whisper of a darker side: that Cynthia Pendragon walked a razor's edge between light and shadow, her motives as mercurial as the moon; that her smile could charm the venom from a snake, but also lure the unwary into treacherous paths. cynthia pendragon