I didn't think the slap in QoA was deserved because he was telling her the truth and she knew it, and her slap was more because she was peeved and because she wanted to show off for the Mede.
I agree here, anon. I was mad when she slapped him in that scene too.
I think he did the right thing to relay the invocation to Teleus because the queen was MAD and only something that powerful/shocking could get her to reconsider. Teleus may have deserved some sort of punishment for not protecting the king, but I think Gen saw beyond that: that Teleus was the one who could lead the Royal Guard, that the other soldiers respected and listened to him. Plus Aris and his squad definately didn't deserve to die: they really thought they were doing their job with the hounds.
Ah yes, this is true. I guess I was only thinking about Gen and Atotlia's relationship, I forgot there were lives at stake. But I still think it was a really personal thing to bring up, like the whole wedding night 'crying' bit. Why did Gen have to tell everyone that? In both cases it was a VERY personal thing.
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Date: 3/26/06 09:38 pm (UTC)I agree here, anon. I was mad when she slapped him in that scene too.
Ah yes, this is true. I guess I was only thinking about Gen and Atotlia's relationship, I forgot there were lives at stake. But I still think it was a really personal thing to bring up, like the whole wedding night 'crying' bit. Why did Gen have to tell everyone that? In both cases it was a VERY personal thing.