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Chapter Ten: The Light at the End (1)

Sep 01, 2010 01:40

“Alice...” Absolem had sighed with something that might have been contempt except that Alice has, over the years, come to know him well enough to realize it is merely exasperation twisting his mouth into an expressive grimace and stiffening his posture. “I shall continue to be tormented by stupid girls, I see.”

“Yes, you shall,” she had replied, ( Read more... )

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Ah CLIFFY!!! futrcsi1490 January 21 2011, 14:29:02 UTC

Haha, I know there's a part 2 but still! Wonderful chapter, dear! Goodness the torment poor Alice must have gone through thinking about everything the Fates said. Taking Tarrant away from him family... again. Asking more of him... again. Poor thing will definitely need a vacation after this! ^_^

But none-the-less is way beautiful and emotional, and I can't wait to read part 2!

P.S. - And about the whole Fate this, I guess you're... welcome? Unless I caused more headache than inspiration, haha. However, I do love what you did with it! The riddle is perfect!

See you in Part 2 ^_~!

Re: Ah CLIFFY!!! manniness January 21 2011, 15:09:10 UTC

Thank you for pausing after Part 1 to leave some comments for me!!

Yes, I've rather put Alice through the wringer in this story. I expect she would have gone stark, raving mad if I had decided to send her back to her old life without at least a chance to take Tarrant back with her.

I probably shouldn't love the three Fates here as much as I do... but they were SO fun to write. (^__~)

just_a_dram January 21 2011, 18:11:18 UTC

I started this chapter rather apprehensively, because I'm terribly afraid that what Alice believes will be her reward is not quite what the Fates intend, however ( ... )

manniness January 22 2011, 01:09:44 UTC

Aw, thank you so much for not holding back your EPIC fangirling, Dramie. You know how much I love hearing what you loved reading! *hugs*

I dearly wanted to write more about Alice in Marmoreal, but I realized that it would be hard for me to keep her from giving too much away if I did make her interact more with Nivens and Mirana and so on. The Bandersnatch, though, and Absolem... yeah, they had to be there.

There is something about the Fates that I just Love. I don't know exactly what it is - maybe they seem as silly and lovable as Underland's normal creatures? Or maybe it's how dreadfully imperfect they all are? I dunno.

And I really feel for Alice. Here she is, about to embark on another dangerous quest... and the success of it depends solely on Tarrant. She can do nothing to influence the results: if I were her, I'd be thinking comforting things, too: like all the impossibles that have become possible. (^__~)

anonymous_plume January 22 2011, 08:04:07 UTC

aaaaahhh these choices! these dilemmas!! you are a crafty, almost cruel author, you know this?

GO. WIN, ALICE.

manniness January 22 2011, 15:28:24 UTC

My husband makes a point of telling me I am evil at least once a day. Cruel? No, I can't say I get that one very often, but, as it's a close cousin to Evil, I suppose I can accommodate him. (^__~)

makrciana January 25 2011, 18:18:08 UTC

I laughed with the comment about Tarrant's haircut...hahaha!!

But for the rest of the chapter...I'm so intrigued and expectant!

manniness January 26 2011, 05:23:44 UTC

Haircuts are amazing things. Some might say they "make the man"... (^__~)

penniless1 January 27 2011, 17:54:39 UTC

I KNEW IT~!! Death has ever been a selfish sort of fellow, and has never taken kindly to Fates!

*scampering to read more I am!*