QoA Question

[lizzyazula.livejournal.com]

(I apologize in advance if this has been previously discussed)

Hey everyone, I'm rereading the series and, naturally, I stumble across parts I don't quite understand. Today the confusing part is in Queen of Attolia, page 21 (The greenwillow paperback, with Attolia in her green dress holding the hook):

"She had to consider that Eugenides, though he caused he no harm beyond stealing something she hadn't known she possessed, could become the measurable danger to her that he was to Sounis."

The part that interests me is the "stealing something she hadn't known she possessed." To what exactly is she referring? What object did he take that she didn't know about? I immediately think of her heart, but this line comes before the hand-chopping incident, and I always thought she fell in love with Eugenides after that. What did you guys make of it?

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

At first, the romantic in me thought it was her heart, too, but then (upon rerereading the book) I came upon the idea that she probably is referring to Hamiathes' gift.

[beth-shulman.livejournal.com]

Wasn't Hamiathes' Gift stolen in Attolia (where they were later captured)?

[elvenjaneite.livejournal.com]

I think the double meaning is definitely there. She may not be in love with Gen during TT, but she's trying to steal him from Eddis, so she's clearly not indifferent.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Ah, layers. And layers on top of layers.

Sort of like a big ol' baklava of a book.

[(Anonymous)]

HER HEART HER HEART HER HEART!!!!!! She loved him when he was first seen in her court!!!!! HE HAS STOLEN HER HEARTTTT!!!! That's why he was so much of a threat!!!!!!!