I'd probably say more about this topic, but I'm just going to start off by saying that that entire scene -- If I couldn’t be Eddis, I would be Attolia -- was so haunting and amazing at the same time in ways I can't probably explain more.
Oh, and I love the whole ton of sass he conjured out of nowhere when he raised his hand and felt for thunderbolts, and was all, "Nah, the gods are on my side."
EDIT: Okay, right after I sent this comment, I realized I do have more things to say. I'm actually really glad that Sophos had to be more like Attolia than Eddis. If Sophos had managed to take back his country peacefully when he was under almost the same circumstances as a younger Attolia, it would have reflected poorly on her. I think given the choices that Sophos had and the situation into which he was forced, his decision sets up an interesting parallel and dynamic with the other three rulers. I also think it was a way for him to develop some empathy for Attolia. If *he*, the soft-spoken, kind-hearted bunny, could resort to shooting his barons and ambassadors, then it isn't much of a stretch to believe that Attolia could have once been someone who wasn't stony and ruthless.
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Re: These Are My Dead/My Hands Are Covered in Blood
Date: 5/7/17 07:09 pm (UTC)Oh, and I love the whole ton of sass he conjured out of nowhere when he raised his hand and felt for thunderbolts, and was all, "Nah, the gods are on my side."
EDIT: Okay, right after I sent this comment, I realized I do have more things to say. I'm actually really glad that Sophos had to be more like Attolia than Eddis. If Sophos had managed to take back his country peacefully when he was under almost the same circumstances as a younger Attolia, it would have reflected poorly on her. I think given the choices that Sophos had and the situation into which he was forced, his decision sets up an interesting parallel and dynamic with the other three rulers. I also think it was a way for him to develop some empathy for Attolia. If *he*, the soft-spoken, kind-hearted bunny, could resort to shooting his barons and ambassadors, then it isn't much of a stretch to believe that Attolia could have once been someone who wasn't stony and ruthless.