"It has only just dawned on him that if he succeeds, Eugenides will be king of Attolia."..."King," she emphasised, "of Attolia."...That both understood that if Eugenides was King of Attolia, he would have to face difficult and painful decisions that he would make in the best interests of nations, not individuals.'
I find this episode ominous. There's such emphasis placed on the fact that Gen's loyalty is now to another country it convinces me there is going to be future conflict between Eddis and Attolia's interests, and personal loyalties will get trampled right and left.
By the end of KoA Gen has accepted the kingship, with all that entails. So to some extent what Helen feared has now come true. Perhaps Gen's realisation that he'd created this risk of future conflict for himself was part of his reluctance to become King? (As if he needed another reason, poor guy)
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Date: 4/10/09 07:25 am (UTC)Eddis is speaking to the Magus, about Ornon.
"It has only just dawned on him that if he succeeds, Eugenides will be king of Attolia."..."King," she emphasised, "of Attolia."...That both understood that if Eugenides was King of Attolia, he would have to face difficult and painful decisions that he would make in the best interests of nations, not individuals.'
I find this episode ominous. There's such emphasis placed on the fact that Gen's loyalty is now to another country it convinces me there is going to be future conflict between Eddis and Attolia's interests, and personal loyalties will get trampled right and left.
By the end of KoA Gen has accepted the kingship, with all that entails. So to some extent what Helen feared has now come true. Perhaps Gen's realisation that he'd created this risk of future conflict for himself was part of his reluctance to become King? (As if he needed another reason, poor guy)