Timewaster's Guide Archive

Just read Chpt 41...

Kidnapped 3 times or is that 4?!   That is about as broken as it gets and I thought she'd hit rock bottom before.  Good grief, the poor woman!  One has to ask was Vasher her savior or a captor again?  I cannot decide.  I want him to be a force of good for some reason.

K

As for Peprin as lifeless... he was a good tracker/hunter which eludes to the fact that he could be stealthy when he needed to be.  Those skills could be used or exploited if need be. Or he could even be used as a diversion.  Socially, he was a misfit but he could still serve a purpose, lifeless aren't exactly social so this does not matter.  You don't have to be a hulk like Clod to be useful. Colors, they could even sell him into the lifeless armies.   Not that I find it necessary to do any of this but it does present other options which is all I was really suggesting.  But seeing it seems to be an expensive possibility it makes it all that much more unlikely.  Though the cost of  war can be costly it doesn't rule this out completely as a possibility.  But with only approximately 10 more chapters til the end well time is not going to probably allow for such. 

Denth may not want to possess the breaths but that does not mean he does not want to exploit the opportunity to get her to use them to his advantage.  He has been trying to get her to use the abilities of an awakener throughout the book saying that it would be good for their group to have a strong awakener.  He has been manipulating her all the while.  The attack in the slums was too well orchestrated for them to not have had insider information.  Again it eludes to Denth or someone of the Mercs reporting to the guard or even possibly Blushweaver, so that Vivenna would be scared witless and be forced to try and use what she has.  She fails and is now slowly accepting the fact that she will have to just to survive. 

I am not positive of Blushweaver's part with being Denth's employer but it does make alot of other things make sense when we mover her into that position.  Granted with that being said I am probably completely wrong and Brandon will smack us with one of his plot twists that we could not possibly have seen coming.

I like the fact that everything is not perfect in her escape.  We have already discussed that something needs to happen with her hearing the codes a few pages back.

I wouldn't doubt that the person sent to follow Vasher could have been without breath by choice or not but I have a sneaking suspicion that we will find Blushweaver at the heart of this as well.  It was the perfect way to insure Mercystar's cooperation in giving her the lifeless codes especailly after Light song gets involved.  And is probably why she is so exaperated with Lightsong's continued obsession with the tunnels and the problem.   He might find her out.

As for Lightsong's wanting to know who he was I think he is acting on it, instead of thinking about it, so much.  He is using his instincts to try and solve the puzzle he has discovered and his dreams are becoming more vivid and telling, perhaps because of it?

Bluefinger's could not help but be indebted to Siri through her ploy, and it will also give her a more loyalty from him and the women.  She would have help to get Susebron out of the palace. 

Make me wonder of there are tunnels leading to the GodKing's palace.  Seems completely likely.  And makes me ask: Where is Vasher now?

Kel

As the Fey depart Corrine’s dreams, the battle for Hallowmere dawns/builds/intensifies (but intensifies doesn't feel right--feels too heavy in syllables. want something as dark as intensifies, but one syllable)

What about:

As the Fey depart Corrine's dreams, the call to arms for Hallomere mounts/erupts/swells/waxes/.

It is almost as if it needs a little something more but I am not sure what without knowing more of the story.

Kel

Good Point, Matt.  You said it much better -- clearer than I and made the point sharper.  But this is still much supposition saying that Denth is in Blushweaver's pay.  Which brings up an even bigger question of HOW did Denth know that Vivenna was in Hallendren?  I think I need to reread part 1 again.

Why do I have this itching desire for things to blow up in Blushweaver's face. If in fact she is the one orchestrating things.

Kel

I am not sure that it was something lacking in explanation about Galloden, because he did practice them but when they did not work he gave up.  Raoden never gave up.  He persisted in trying/hoping/puzzling through AonDor.  He did it so much (for a few hours a day) that the Dor had a chance to build up.  Galloden gave up before this could ever happen.  Remember early on that when Raoden stubbed his toe it hurt but then he was able to learn to ignore it.  Soon enough he gets the books in Galloden's place and becomes inspired and trys to do the Aons a flash of light then nothing.  But that insiration kep him hopeful and mindful of the fact that these people were his people and gave him purpose.  Rarely did we hear about his toe when he became semi-obsessed with making the Aons work again.  But that is when his attacks began as the Dor built until he thought it would kill him.

Kel

Well, in the 'hold breaths' command is as good as what she has already done giving the breath to the object with no command, or so it seems to me. Vivenna just doesn't know how to retireve them yet.  So, she can hold onto the shawl/rug and rope until she discovers this and she is the only one that can retrieve them.  That was basically stated in the first chapter with Vasher as he animated the straw figure and cloak, when we first learn of awakening and the use of breath.

Kel

But Raoden was the only one that really practiced using Aon Dor.  My thoughts had been that he practiced so much that he was pulling on the magics of Dor at some level then once he released the Dor by finding the key missing component (the line for the Chasm) it stopped. 

Though, I was surprised that he was able to overcome the Hoed but EUOL also showed us once before that a Hoed's brain still functioned despite the great pain they endured when they were first directed throught the hidden library and to the pool.  The Hoed did not walk there but there was one difference Raoden had released the Dor, perhaps he was able to tap that power? 

Besides, in times of great need people have been known to do spectacular feats of strength or ability despite great adversity or normal lack of needed ability.  A mother protecting her child, etc...  I for one willing to accept it without great explanation for trying to explain that might have sullied the impact of the scene.

Kel