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Deaf_Witch t1_j65lfes wrote

Blood Rites, Dresden Files #6.

Dresden tells one of his enemies, >!And next time, anvils!!<.

We didn't see the payoff on this until Battle Ground, Dresden Files #17. >!Dresden drops an anvil on an enemy.!<

So, 16 years, 11 volumes, and 2 collections of side stories later we finally got the pay off.

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wildfire393 t1_j668d4c wrote

Butcher is a master of the long game.

In Dead Beat (book 7), Dresden is being attacked by a former Denarian, and is in dire straits, and is lamenting "Where's Michael, where's the Knights of the Cross?" Who should show up to save his ass? >!Butters!< We don't think much of this at the time, as that's a character who was already involved in this situation.

But then, in Skin Game (book 15), >!Butters takes up one of the Swords and becomes a Knight of the Cross!<.

It's not as long of a gap as yours, but it's considerable foreshadowing of a major event, and not just a throwaway line into associated gag.

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