Clarification on Kayne
Hello fellow listeners! I've listened to the whole podcast all the way through and re-listened through Intermezzo. I still cannot figure out what Kayne's purpose was in sending John and Arthur to New York to find the Order of the Fallen Star. In "The Order Part II" he calls it a "big test," as if he's testing their compliance. But he already has all the leverage he needs to get them to comply when he sends them to England. He'd already found the Greystone. He didn't need Larson. So when John made the deal to get out of the Dark World, why didn't Kayne just immediately drop them in England to find the Blackstone? Did the Great and Powerful Nyarlathotep really need a side quest to ensure they would do his bidding for the main quest?
That said, I did love the New York arc and I hope we get to spend more time with Noel, Oscar, and Marie in Threshold (the title seems to hint that Noel will be returning?). This question has just been bugging me for quite a while!