The Jamey Dodger Society

[ninedaysaqueen]

For prevention of cruelty to reprobates.

Current Members
ninedaysaqueen
smallsotong
inkasrain
an_english_girl
dannybailey
filkferengi
mikkaybear
agh_4
frosted_feather

*rings gong*

I call to order the first meeting of the Jamey Dodger Society, a group for those who have read a "Thick as Thieves" arc or want to become as spoiled as Varuca Salt.

Comments

[inkasrain]

Has anyone else figured out why Costis didn't die in the well? I about squealed when it dawned on me.

[ninedaysaqueen]

It was full of flour, right? The dog also broke his fall?

[inkasrain]

He did land on the dog, but I think the reason that happened goes back to "Know that you will never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you."

[smallsotong]

!!! I forgot about that line.

But does that mean... Eugenides the god has some influence in Medea?

[inkasrain]

That's my interpretation. It's hard to quantify what kind of influence that is (I don't really think there are hard-and-fast rules!) But it makes sense to me that this kind of spiritual power could extend to a devoted worshipper endangered by something in the god's direct sphere of influence.

After all, as Gen points out, Eugenides isn't exactly drowning in devotions. So while I think it's more doubtful that Eugenides could/would have saved Costis from the illness or a sword wound, falling is his exact purview. Eugenides might have more of a say where that is concerned, no matter where in the world his servant happened to be.

[frosted_feather]

I really like that theory.

[ninedaysaqueen]

Callbacks!!!! I'm going to be finding those in this book for years. There are so many!

[freenarnian]

oh. my. god of thieves.

[agh_4]

AAAHHH!

Thank you.

[agh_4]

Also, Thank you, Eugenides-the-god. On behalf of everyone, I think!

Do you think Costis has realized? I imagine he would have been unnerved, and we don't really see that, but he DOES have plenty of time at the bottom of the well to understand and calm down/accept it before Kamet finally shows up and there are other things to think about.

OOH, and the miller calls them both thieves when he shows up again!

[empmai]

I think it is what Inkasrain says.

Also when Kamet falls down the mountain and calls up to Costis that he's fine and Costis answers "Of course" on page 192 I interpreted that as Costis believing in Gen's God and Gen's word that those serving his God will never die in a fall. I think Costis doesn't know (or maybe can't comprehend) that Kamet is not on a journey to go serve the King in Attolia.