antishurtugal_reborn

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On part I of the prologue, Maegwin rightly points out that expecting people to have sex and then not get pregnant at Beltide makes very little sense.

Yeah, what the hell kind of fertility festival expects you to get an abortion afterwards?! Come on.

Very well done, Epistler! I only think Scales ought to have been more specific about the drawing, as I have genuine arms, and my wings are on my back.

Yeah, that one's definitely on him because I specifically asked were there any more details I should know but all I got to work off was "green parakeet in a robe"! ^_^

So he just put a spell on her to make her feel calm, so she will go along with them. And from what I have seen of the rest of the chapter, this is not treated as worthy of comment.

What is with bad fantasy novels trampling all over consent and free will? My guess would be that if the characters were allowed to make their own choices they might refuse to serve their preset role in the almighty Plot, and we can't have that, now can we?

We get a note that Yr is bounding up the slope “with an apparently endless supply of feline grace and energy”

This despite the fact that she was early described as a chonky kitty.

Ogden explains what we were already told, namely that Ogden and Veremund died a long while ago, and now they have taken on the identity of the Brothers. Because stealing their identity is a completely right thing to do, people!

No consideration given to the dead guys at all. And yeah, this is creepy.

Because any visitors to the Keep would expect to find Brothers of the Seneschal, “[they] simply assumed the forms of Ogden and Veremund”. Given how horrible they were at playing the part, they might have been better off simply saying up front who they were!

Yeah. I mean come on, if Axis wasn't a complete idiot he'd have arrested them on the first day because THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY USING MAGIC.

He shrugs, and says that perhaps they are, but they wield very little magic, and each of them “has slightly different talents”.

We will never learn anything further about this. In fact the only supernatural things any of these chucklefucks ever do are make with the glowy eyes and read people's minds without consent.

Veremund now prompts them to say who they are. This gets “harbourers”, “keepers”, “shelterers”, and “servants”. That fits better, I think. Then they all chant “We wait for…” This gets as answers “The One” (I think you need to go to Principalis for that), “The Appointed”, “The Saviour”, and “The StarMan”. So they are all waiting for Axis? Makes sense, I think…

Finally, they all look at Faraday and they shout “We are the Sentinels!” At that, the clouds “mill[] in sudden anger” and lightning shoots through them. Thunder roars, so load that the Barrow trembles.

Why oh why was this the least bit necessary or a smart thing to do unless they're deliberately trying to intimidate her? Just explain it calmly with no yelling and drama, ffs, you pretentious assholes!

Also, good to see that Axis, the actual BattleAxe of the Seneschal, does not get any of this. It seems quite clear to me why not.

Axis would probably have attacked them on the spot and quite frankly I wouldn't have blamed him.