I think it's funny how Sophos doesn't give himself any credit, really, for helping his mother and sisters escape the bandits. I love the way Megan wrote that drunken tutor in there, waving his wineskin and shouting, "You're being attacked by six men with swords," as practice. And then, after Sophos had been taken captive, he kicked and fought and made the others afraid of him. We all know about self-fulfilling prophecy, and that may be what helped Sophos grow and change. He'd always seen himself through the lens of what his father thought, but once he was labeled as a "mankiller" he began to act that role. The others treated him so, and he began to see himself differently.
There's such a difference between Sophos' first captivity and his second. At the beginning of the book, he shirks sword and riding practice, but he's completely focused and driven when he's being held at Brimedius.
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Re: From Bunny to Mankiller
Date: 5/10/17 12:02 am (UTC)There's such a difference between Sophos' first captivity and his second. At the beginning of the book, he shirks sword and riding practice, but he's completely focused and driven when he's being held at Brimedius.