tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post1388424815410421512..comments2023-05-04T07:00:36.983-07:00Comments on The Kingdom of Naroni: In Which Ren Is Shown the LuxuriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-63938504119446649332013-07-09T18:59:41.123-07:002013-07-09T18:59:41.123-07:00Laralita post-Roderick is certainly a different sh...Laralita post-Roderick is certainly a different shade of Laralita. :S<br /><br />I don't know if Laralita will ever be completely likeable (er, once she sort of gets back on her feet and makes her adjustments), but I do suspect that she'll never recovery to her former level of annoying. The general reader opinion on her may at some point shift to "neutral".<br /><br />Morgaine: Ren was a bit critical there, at least given how recently Roderick died. They're two very different people, though. Laralita is quite status-driven, and therefore more prone to "living for other people" than someone like Ren.<br /><br />Good question! I think it could go either way, really... but I don't know how much thought Laralita really gives to anything political. She didn't want to be queen so that she could make a difference, after all. At this point, she's already lost her husband and her home, so I doubt she wants to think about losing her children as well. Plus, I'm sure Ietrin prefers it this way, as he's not the type to want to admit publicly that his brother could very well be king after him.<br /><br />Winter: There is a definite difference between this and the last time Laralita lost a husband. :S<br /><br />I don't think Searle will deny her at least the help in finding a place to stay, despite all his resentment of her. He might not let her move in with him, but he's not about to make her go homeless either. He's not evil.<br /><br />Laralita does need to make an identity for herself, methinks (though yes, she'll need her time to grieve first). She's rarely been on her own and has generally been lost and uncomfortable without someone else to hold her hand, so once the time to mourn is over, being out on her own with just her younger children might be a good experience for her.Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-90228550067656847962013-07-09T12:43:37.937-07:002013-07-09T12:43:37.937-07:00All right, what have you done with the real Larali...All right, what have you done with the real Laralita? Why isn't she foisting herself off on a relative and making their castle unlivable by her presence and taste in furniture? Where are the insomnia-causing statues??<br /><br />Seriously, my heart is breaking for Laralita. Even just her appearance tells the story. She's not a queen, she's a widow. The poor thing. I hope Searle can be the bigger person in dealing with her for now. Just a little bit of forbearance would do nicely. <br /><br />Being out of Naroni might not be a bad thing for Laralita. It will take her a long time to get over this, and she has to find an identity for herself. She seems like someone who is very uncomfortable with being alone and unattached, and she's not likely to form any immediate attachments like she did with Roderick. Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16869680359163911803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-596634930020309092013-07-09T07:19:18.192-07:002013-07-09T07:19:18.192-07:00Poor Laralita. :( How many times have I said that?...Poor Laralita. :( How many times have I said that? More than I ever thought I would.<br /><br />Though I think Ren should cut her a little slack on the "life shouldn't be lived for another person" bit. It's only been, what, six weeks? That wound is still going to be raw.<br /><br />Lastly, I can't figure out whether, from a political standpoint, taking Ietrin's heirs out of the country was mind-bogglingly stupid or slyly intelligent ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-1317736724152520422013-07-09T07:00:03.586-07:002013-07-09T07:00:03.586-07:00Laralita! Yikes! I almost didn't recognize you...Laralita! Yikes! I almost didn't recognize you without the crown and all your attitude. I'm impressed! <br /><br />"I thought I'd miss being queen, should the worst happen, but I was wrong. It means nothing without Roderick."<br /><br />Awwww. :( (You're doing this on purpose, Van, admit it! ;))<br /><br />If she keeps this up I might even come to like her, in some way. Never thought I'd say THAT, for sure and certain. O.o<br /><br />Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851923469673319699noreply@blogger.com