The Fallen Star Fate vs. Free Will Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

I swallowed hard. "So if the vision I saw really ends up happening, then the woman's going to end up being tortured down there." (22.43)

It's super hard for Gemma to swallow the fact that the terrible vision she just saw—of the nice woman being forced into a lake—is something that cannot be changed.

Quote #8

"Prophecies are very hard to change, and I don't have a clue as to how we would be able to find out if it was a past or future vision. That is, unless we want to go to the City of Crystal and chat it up with the Foreseers." (22.64)

Even Alex can't tell Gemma if what she saw in her vision was the past or the future, but either way it doesn't make much of a difference. It's extremely difficult to change the course of a vision, and Gemma won't be able to help the woman.

Quote #9

I made it a little ways into the forest before the entire severity of my situation hit me. I was running through the forest, being chased by Death Walkers and Stephan. Great thinking, Gemma. Way to set yourself up for a cold death. Didn't your dreams teach you anything? (35.1)

Of course Gemma would end up running straight into the woods and being pursued by Death Walkers—just like in her dreams. Even though she's seen this in her dreams a hundred times, she still cannot change the ending.