Ahhh, yes, I was going to comment on this!! *sorry, I just finished the section for this readalong last midnight, so I'm a bit late*
This was one of the things that really struck me this time in my re-read. Mostly because I'd forgotten that the Eumen conspiracy was mentioned in TT the first few times I read ACoK. This time though my re-read of the series have almost been back-to-back, and the Eumen conspiracy is still fresh in my mind.
Looking back, I feel myself oddly sympathizing with Ambiades. If his relatives were involved in the Eumen conspiracy, that means that they were the ones who helped Sounis take the throne. And *then* they were killed to shut them up. Sophos also mentions that Ambiades was the magus's apprentice long before Sophos came. So what must it have been like for Ambiades to wake up one day and find that the heir of the current king is the 2nd apprentice of the magus? And not only that, but have Sophos be the better student? Ugh, that must have stung!
To be honest, in his place, I would have turned to Attolia too.
Oh gosh, poor Ambiades. He was a jerk, but he was in poor company. I'd be a jerk too if I was him. In Sophos's words: "So many things are obvious in retrospect, aren't they?"
Re: Afterthought
This was one of the things that really struck me this time in my re-read. Mostly because I'd forgotten that the Eumen conspiracy was mentioned in TT the first few times I read ACoK. This time though my re-read of the series have almost been back-to-back, and the Eumen conspiracy is still fresh in my mind.
Looking back, I feel myself oddly sympathizing with Ambiades. If his relatives were involved in the Eumen conspiracy, that means that they were the ones who helped Sounis take the throne. And *then* they were killed to shut them up. Sophos also mentions that Ambiades was the magus's apprentice long before Sophos came. So what must it have been like for Ambiades to wake up one day and find that the heir of the current king is the 2nd apprentice of the magus? And not only that, but have Sophos be the better student? Ugh, that must have stung!
To be honest, in his place, I would have turned to Attolia too.
Oh gosh, poor Ambiades. He was a jerk, but he was in poor company. I'd be a jerk too if I was him. In Sophos's words: "So many things are obvious in retrospect, aren't they?"