What a contrast between Adara and Sir Firewing! This chapter shows how noble Adara is by her outward appearance (her crown, scepter, gloves, and fine dress). It shows her controlled, careful words and regal curtsy. She treats others with respect, even the enemy. She seeks understanding and friendship in the midst of hostility.
Then you have Sir Firewing, an image of power and majesty, with his impressive wings and brilliant rubies. He looks regal, but his actions are the opposite of Adara's. His words belittle. His open gaze challenges. His words attack.
Adara represents how I feel about Elandria at this point in the narrative: I respect their country. Sir Firewing represents how I feel about Calamar: I do NOT trust their bullying ways. Can there be a peaceful solution to this war unless Calamar changes?!
The character and speech of Firewing in this chapter help to flesh out the culture of Calamar more broadly—so far, we've only really seen it from Salidar. Firewing has much in common with Salidar regarding his haughty nationalism and sense of superiority, his war hawk attitude, and his emphasis on intimidation over friendship.
Firewing, though, for all his pomp, is much less self-aggrandizing than Salidar.
Wish I had Volthorn's ability to think logically in the spur of the moment!
(And Trazar brings up a good point; Whatever option is followed, I wouldn't want to get wet!)
I miss not having the audio yet, but this was a good chapter to read instead of hear, because reading it allowed me to notice the map, and if I hadn't seen the map, I wouldn't understand the situation.
At this point in the story, I am giving Volthorn a 6! I believe that he cares about his country, is experienced, has good mancery skills, that his heart is in the right place, and that he has access to inspiration. Sounds like a winning combination!
What a contrast between Adara and Sir Firewing! This chapter shows how noble Adara is by her outward appearance (her crown, scepter, gloves, and fine dress). It shows her controlled, careful words and regal curtsy. She treats others with respect, even the enemy. She seeks understanding and friendship in the midst of hostility.
Then you have Sir Firewing, an image of power and majesty, with his impressive wings and brilliant rubies. He looks regal, but his actions are the opposite of Adara's. His words belittle. His open gaze challenges. His words attack.
Adara represents how I feel about Elandria at this point in the narrative: I respect their country. Sir Firewing represents how I feel about Calamar: I do NOT trust their bullying ways. Can there be a peaceful solution to this war unless Calamar changes?!
The character and speech of Firewing in this chapter help to flesh out the culture of Calamar more broadly—so far, we've only really seen it from Salidar. Firewing has much in common with Salidar regarding his haughty nationalism and sense of superiority, his war hawk attitude, and his emphasis on intimidation over friendship.
Firewing, though, for all his pomp, is much less self-aggrandizing than Salidar.
Wish I had Volthorn's ability to think logically in the spur of the moment!
(And Trazar brings up a good point; Whatever option is followed, I wouldn't want to get wet!)
I miss not having the audio yet, but this was a good chapter to read instead of hear, because reading it allowed me to notice the map, and if I hadn't seen the map, I wouldn't understand the situation.
Thanks! I'm glad the map helped you visualize the layout of what's going on. That was the goal!
Firewing sure knows how to dress for success.
You got this, Volthorn. We believe in you!
(Right? I didn't actually check, I just kinda assumed the rest of you believe in him, too. . . . maybe I should have done a poll or something . . .
Tell you what. Reply with a number on a scale from 1 to 7 how much you believe in Volthorn, and we'll see if I was presumptuous or not.)
At this point in the story, I am giving Volthorn a 6! I believe that he cares about his country, is experienced, has good mancery skills, that his heart is in the right place, and that he has access to inspiration. Sounds like a winning combination!
He also has a well-trained, committed fighting force, which also helps!
In this scale, which number means the highest amount of trust? Was it 1 or 7? We couldn't tell through the missed . . . clarification.
"SPECIFICS!"
If you just remember that the middle number is 4 and count from there, you should be able to figure out which one's the most trust between 1 and 7.
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Um . . . pie is not a number, O cousin of mine.