A Conspiracy of Kings: Discussion Post 2 - Chapters 13-16

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Section notes - from "The Queen of Eddis protested" to "He couldn't offend the gods with a pointed stick."

Following my format from last time, I'm posing two questions about all four chapters, and then a unique question per chapter. Then I give my own answers!

Questions for all four chapters:

1) What is accomplished in this chapter? (Could also be phrased, "Why does this chapter exist?")

2) If the chapters had titles, what would you call this chapter?

Individual chapter questions:

13: How does this chapter maintain the stakes, while still being a significant change in tone with the humor and romance between Eddis and Sounis?

14: What are some of the ways the image/symbol of the wolf works for you as you read this story?

15: This story works with a lot of repeated patterns - do you think there is significance to hearing of Gen's realized love for Irene, as we later see Helen realizing her love for Sophos?

16: We see a lot of the function of Irene and Gen's Attolia and Attolis identities leading up to this revelation that something more is going on, and Helen is involved. What effect does the reality of royalty have on your emotional reaction to and engagement with these characters?

( My answers behind the cut! )

Meetup Today!

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Hi all,

Megan asked me to invite everyone to meet up later today. She'll be at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Culver City (10705 Washington Blvd) at 3:00pm.

See you there!!!