tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post5341414114225237506..comments2023-05-04T07:00:36.983-07:00Comments on The Kingdom of Naroni: In Which Ashe Doesn't Feel BetterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-64337419959626779432014-03-18T19:17:26.028-07:002014-03-18T19:17:26.028-07:00Lonriad is a real gem sometimes. :)Lonriad is a real gem sometimes. :)Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-63482896556670885412014-03-18T17:37:44.572-07:002014-03-18T17:37:44.572-07:00OMG, Lonriad was so quotable in that first paragra...OMG, Lonriad was so quotable in that first paragraph. *bwahahaha!*Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849958697187040289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-1200896027991053212013-12-02T11:33:40.066-08:002013-12-02T11:33:40.066-08:00Oh, it could very well become a useful ability, th...Oh, it could very well become a useful ability, though Yvanette probably won't see it that way unless she at least learns to control it. Deian is right in that she could have gotten stuck with a lot worse.<br /><br />No one who knows presently has given her a hard time for it (well... the well thing aside), but it's eating at her self-esteem regardless. She really thinks something's wrong with her, the poor thing.<br /><br />Ashe definitely thinks it's his fault. We'll see more of that in the next post. :SVanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-32008171186416504102013-12-02T07:16:36.128-08:002013-12-02T07:16:36.128-08:00It's not a handicap at all - I mean, yes she&#...It's not a handicap at all - I mean, yes she'll probably grow up resenting it, but one day her talents might save her life, or the life of someone she loves. I really hope everyone that learns of her ability is supporting and that no one gives her a hard time of develops a fear of her - the last thing Yvanette needs is people treating her differently.<br />As for Ashe, I know how he's feeling considering everything, he must feel like its all his fault, and he will share Yvanette's pain until the end.Ekhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298048746460690752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-72951167629772084622013-12-01T22:34:33.071-08:002013-12-01T22:34:33.071-08:00That's a pretty good summation of Deian's ...That's a pretty good summation of Deian's attitude toward the Dovians these days. Now that his gods aren't too big on sacrifice and genocide any more (for now), Deian mainly gets his kicks through his interactions with help-seeking humans, giving them just enough to go on that they might possibly seek him out again.<br /><br />It's really a lucky thing that Rona will be working at the school, since Yvanette will be starting in January. She'll be letting Camaline and the others into the know about Yvanette's problem, so no teacher will every scold her if she runs out of class with no warning and disappears for a while (and Rona being a teacher would probably stop most kids from bullying her to her face, though there will likely be a few rumors about her and sadly, she may learn of some). And Lonriad knows, so that's at least one parent of a frequent playmate, and her grandparents and aunts and uncles (er, those who are old enough to get it, at least) have probably been told already. Darry and Aspen have also been told, even though they can't really get it at this point, and Winter knows too. I'm guessing her closer friends will also know eventually, whether she tells them or they find out otherwise.<br /><br />For Ashe, that's really saying something. :SVanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-77368910080267064572013-12-01T22:14:13.436-08:002013-12-01T22:14:13.436-08:00Deian's appearances are always enjoyable in a ...Deian's appearances are always enjoyable in a sick way. Ashe is at least the second human (he has formed a quasi-relationship with. Watching the Dovians live their little lives comes off as one of the small pleasures of his existence these days. He half-helps Ashe, and Ashe is more likely to come back again and give him five minutes of amusement. For sure, Deian is a jerk but an interesting one.<br /><br />It's a pity about Yvanette's situation. It could be useful later, but it's mostly just dangerous now. I'm hoping there will be someone in the know with her at all times, at least for now. Having an ally with her when this scary thing happens might help her accept this thing she can't change. <br /><br />Poor Ashe looks so miserable in the preview!<br /><br />Winterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16869680359163911803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-39988858423270364332013-12-01T21:20:32.590-08:002013-12-01T21:20:32.590-08:00Deian does have his certain charms, at least now t...Deian does have his certain charms, at least now that he's not murdering people right left and center.<br /><br />But yeah, Lonriad's continued willingness (or insistence!) to accompany Ashe on all these visits is admirable. He's more than redeemed himself in Ashe's mind, though I doubt Ashe would tell him that short of a near-death experience.<br /><br />Luckily for Yvanette, it's only a matter of time before Darry's magic manifests, and then Aspen's. But for now, yeah, she's going to be pretty alone. :(<br /><br />If and when she does learn to control her transformations, though, things could go from angsty to interesting...Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-47957264999242880082013-12-01T20:48:23.002-08:002013-12-01T20:48:23.002-08:00You know... Call me crazy, but there's a part ...You know... Call me crazy, but there's a part of me that actually likes Deian. For all that the rest of me is pretty much terrified of him. ^^<br />At least he's not beating around the bush with the bad news. <br /><br />Lonriad is really collecting points with me though. I mean, it takes a lot of guts to keep coming along to meet a certain cannibalistic demi-god when you don't have as personal a stake in it as the friend you're accompanying.<br /><br />Also, while I am feeling bad for Yvanette that she has to be singled out like that (at least until her sibs' magic manifests), but I'm really glad there's no way she'll lose her kitten transformations. <br />Oh, all the possibilities!<br />Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851923469673319699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5454462454354598319.post-7490588562852312502013-12-01T16:21:37.251-08:002013-12-01T16:21:37.251-08:00I don't know how it's December already, bu...I don't know how it's December already, but good riddance to November. Not going to miss it at all.Vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09325395792013382406noreply@blogger.com