Because Queen Ro said so
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(*refrains from boat jokes*)
anyway, the following is something I posted on my journal (I debated about posting it here, but I felt kind of stupid for having not gotten this right away, as often happens when we realize things about the books), but Rowana left a comment saying I should put it here. So here it is!
So, an epiphany, and some questions for y'all to muse on.
I GET IT.
The reason the duel at the end is so important is that it proves Costis wasn't a liar, and that Gen really did fight those dudes.
something about the entire scene on the parapets, and the beginning/duel between Costis and Gen, made so much sense this time around. I can't even describe how much I got it. I just did.
I liked the bit about how Gen says..."I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row" on p. 340. Because it was such a jarring line; we've done nothing but listen to Costis talking in his head for almost the entire book, and yet Gen--while knowing a lot about Costis--hasn't heard him speak much more than, "Yes, Your Majesty" or "No, Your Majesty." (I love how similiar their senses of humor are, if Gen's is on a more knowledgable level. And I like how Gen trusts him. And I want to know what specific purpose Gen wants to use him for--the bit about how he wants to dismiss Costis, but I get the feeling he doesn't really want to.)
Dude, Costis makes Gen sound black and blue all over. I wonder what Attolia thinks of her poor abused husband?
I wonder how early Gen singled out Costis as the instrument he wanted to use to move Teleus. I wonder how close Teleus and Costis really are. I mean, I don't think they're close close, like Relius and Teleus are, but I get the feeling that Teleus likes Costis a lot--we know he sees a lot of potential in him.
(*refrains from boat jokes*)
anyway, the following is something I posted on my journal (I debated about posting it here, but I felt kind of stupid for having not gotten this right away, as often happens when we realize things about the books), but Rowana left a comment saying I should put it here. So here it is!
So, an epiphany, and some questions for y'all to muse on.
I GET IT.
The reason the duel at the end is so important is that it proves Costis wasn't a liar, and that Gen really did fight those dudes.
something about the entire scene on the parapets, and the beginning/duel between Costis and Gen, made so much sense this time around. I can't even describe how much I got it. I just did.
I liked the bit about how Gen says..."I don't think I've ever heard you say that many words in a row" on p. 340. Because it was such a jarring line; we've done nothing but listen to Costis talking in his head for almost the entire book, and yet Gen--while knowing a lot about Costis--hasn't heard him speak much more than, "Yes, Your Majesty" or "No, Your Majesty." (I love how similiar their senses of humor are, if Gen's is on a more knowledgable level. And I like how Gen trusts him. And I want to know what specific purpose Gen wants to use him for--the bit about how he wants to dismiss Costis, but I get the feeling he doesn't really want to.)
Dude, Costis makes Gen sound black and blue all over. I wonder what Attolia thinks of her poor abused husband?
I wonder how early Gen singled out Costis as the instrument he wanted to use to move Teleus. I wonder how close Teleus and Costis really are. I mean, I don't think they're close close, like Relius and Teleus are, but I get the feeling that Teleus likes Costis a lot--we know he sees a lot of potential in him.
