[LMB] Re: The Hallowed Hunt, Chapter 19

[tonyzbaraschuk at netzero.net]

Kalina wrote:
>IIRC, what impressed me in that chapter was:
>
>The way Ingrey bullied both Fara and Biast to adhere to the truth. Of
>course, he does it for his own goal this time, but it did give me an
>idea how useful he was to Hetwar. He _bullied_ Biast, who is likely to
>become a king. He _bullied_ Fara, who is, after all, his employer
>now... I mean, think of the gall of him! And the bullying is
>effective, too. So, some of the way he sees himself at the beginning
>of the story is not totally misconceived. :)

One sees where some areas of his relationship with Hetwar might
have been fraught -- and one of the areas which might have made
Hetwar notice him.  Sure, he's a great fighter and all that, but
someone in the capital can probably get quite a number of tough
swordsmen without too much difficulty.

Ingrey respects integrity, and Hetwar can make much more use
of someone who will tell him the truth, even unpalatable truth,
than of someone whose only value is as a sword.

(Cue various discussions of Aral and Cordelia.)

>and
>
>The way his perception of the questions changed when he realized _who_
>it was that did the questioning. His anger at the hostility, his
>mental threat (that probably did have some effect on the judges, as
>they stopped the questioning), all went out, and he started thinking
>about birth and children and helping. Just like that. Which is good -
>what brings a breath of fresh air to Ijada, gives him a break from
>negativity too...

And one sees Oswin at his best, as well.


Tony Z