What point does this make, other than to show how super evil the League of Evil is?
Well, you do have to do initiation to get your member card. It's kind of like hazing. The Ra'zac are VIP Gold Members, Durza is VIP platinum, and Galby is honorary diamond (since he has justification to wipe out the Riders). The League is quite exclusive, but it does have perks. For example, Mondays are always buffet nights, Wednesdays are always sleepover nights (sometimes hosted at the palace, but usually hosted at Helgrind, because of the Evil chic decorations), and Fridays are always entertainment nights (which can be rampaging, stealing, torture, or seeing a play or a concert).
Also, herein lies another example of women being weak and unable to do anything without a man. The men are killed protecting the women, who died anyway, and mothers are clinging to their children, rather than showing any sign of trying to protect their children. No woman is armed, and I’m sorry, in a remote village like this, a woman is going to know how to defend herself, whether it’s with a carving knife or a frying pan.
I know! This is so sexist. Also, this is overly contrived, like Paolini just wanted to say: LOOK AT THIS! HOW HORRIBLE! My books are totes deep. Mythcreants even has an article referencing this scene. They call scenes like this "grimdark sauce". I recommend you read the article: https://mythcreants.com/blog/why-storytellers-fail-at-grimdark-and-how-to-fix-it/
How does Eragon know they’re cursing him? For all he knows, they’re asking him what the weather is or where’d he get the nice horse.
urgal 1: Hey buddy, sorry about knocking you off your horse. I was showing my friend here how I in fact could throw a decent punch and got carried away.
urgal 2: Yeah, we didn't mean to scare you, but seriously, you have sharp fingernails. Oww.
urgal 1: That guy you're with though, he looks shifty. Nod if he's kidnapped you.
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Oh my god this chapter
Date: 2020-07-22 01:24 am (UTC)Well, you do have to do initiation to get your member card. It's kind of like hazing. The Ra'zac are VIP Gold Members, Durza is VIP platinum, and Galby is honorary diamond (since he has justification to wipe out the Riders). The League is quite exclusive, but it does have perks. For example, Mondays are always buffet nights, Wednesdays are always sleepover nights (sometimes hosted at the palace, but usually hosted at Helgrind, because of the Evil chic decorations), and Fridays are always entertainment nights (which can be rampaging, stealing, torture, or seeing a play or a concert).
Also, herein lies another example of women being weak and unable to do anything without a man. The men are killed protecting the women, who died anyway, and mothers are clinging to their children, rather than showing any sign of trying to protect their children. No woman is armed, and I’m sorry, in a remote village like this, a woman is going to know how to defend herself, whether it’s with a carving knife or a frying pan.
I know! This is so sexist. Also, this is overly contrived, like Paolini just wanted to say: LOOK AT THIS! HOW HORRIBLE! My books are totes deep. Mythcreants even has an article referencing this scene. They call scenes like this "grimdark sauce". I recommend you read the article: https://mythcreants.com/blog/why-storytellers-fail-at-grimdark-and-how-to-fix-it/
How does Eragon know they’re cursing him? For all he knows, they’re asking him what the weather is or where’d he get the nice horse.
urgal 1: Hey buddy, sorry about knocking you off your horse. I was showing my friend here how I in fact could throw a decent punch and got carried away.
urgal 2: Yeah, we didn't mean to scare you, but seriously, you have sharp fingernails. Oww.
urgal 1: That guy you're with though, he looks shifty. Nod if he's kidnapped you.
Eragon: OH NO! They're vicious. Don't kill me! I'm not delicious!
urgal 2: [to other urgal] I don't think the little guy can understand us.
urgal 1: Poor thing must be frightened. Look how much he's squeaking.