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rthstewart) wrote2010-06-25 09:43 am
rthstewart) wrote2010-06-25 09:43 am
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And another thing, E
Well, two actually. My prior post to you about your lovely observations in BRD are reverberating a bit as their polar opposite was expressed in a review from the final chapters of TQSiT to which it turns out I cannot respond to. While the accusation came up in the context of a parting shot on TQSIT, I think it's actually directed to my work as a whole and BRD specifically. I think. So, your thoughtful reviews came at a time when I've been thinking a great deal about the issue and what I rather unintentionally blundered into. BRD is, of course, continued for 3 additional chapters in the Not A Romance story, currently on hiatus as mentioned in my profile.
Onward. What I did not really respond to are your several comments about the Guard, in this case, Jalur, as Edmund's friend, companion, guard, nag, and straight man. Jalur was, like everything else, as spur of the moment creation who took on a life of his own. You are spot on in noting how Jalur is more protective of his King's status than Edmund is. His and Edmund's story is told in full in The Palace Guard. That one is my least read, least recc'd story, for whatever reason, but it really goes into what I thought about the guard relationship and expounds further on the cultural clash that Talking Beasts think Humans Are Weird. (And yes, only a mother who breast fed or had a whelping canine would have truly appreciated poor Jina's very uncomfortable state).
Thanks again in case you ever come over here. I really appreciate your thoughtful commentary which has offered a lovely respite and welcome distraction.
Onward. What I did not really respond to are your several comments about the Guard, in this case, Jalur, as Edmund's friend, companion, guard, nag, and straight man. Jalur was, like everything else, as spur of the moment creation who took on a life of his own. You are spot on in noting how Jalur is more protective of his King's status than Edmund is. His and Edmund's story is told in full in The Palace Guard. That one is my least read, least recc'd story, for whatever reason, but it really goes into what I thought about the guard relationship and expounds further on the cultural clash that Talking Beasts think Humans Are Weird. (And yes, only a mother who breast fed or had a whelping canine would have truly appreciated poor Jina's very uncomfortable state).
Thanks again in case you ever come over here. I really appreciate your thoughtful commentary which has offered a lovely respite and welcome distraction.