switchbladeeyes

Uuuuhh, thanks for the scans! Such a pity that this scene didn't make it into the episode (not only because it makes my UF heart beat faster ;) ). It would all have made much mode sense and yes, with Fate in mind, I'm sure LC would never have staked Nick in LK.

So, WHY Nick? So many possibilities.

1. Like you said, Janette wants revenge and to corrupt a crusader. LC could agree because he finally wants to give her a companion that acts more like a lover (I've never really seen LC and Janette together, there are no romantic or sensual vibes between them imo.), since they've been together for so long, and she never seems to be able to "make" one on her own.

2. It was a chance encounter, they just both happened to be there. Janette might have been just hunting, saw Nick, as he was sitting there, finally free, but not really happy, and maybe it was just love at first sight. She seems quite smitten with him from the start.
Maybe LC then saw something more than just the disillusioned crusader in Nick and agreed to bring him across - as a lover for Janette and a son to carry on his legacy, since he never had another child besides Divia.

3. If LC says in the script that Fate made him bring Nick across, maybe some seer or something (maybe an Augur ;) ) made a prophecy when he was mortal, and he thought it refers to Nick. That would really explain part of his obsession with Nick. XD

On the other hand, LC seems so opposed to the thought of fate being a thing and expresses his disbelief for gods or anything preternatural (until Sons of Belial)... hmm.

Very interesting question indeed.