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Sorry for the excessive amount of weird things I post, but I was reading through the books, again, and I thought that this was pretty interesting:
“No,” Eddis replied. She said thoughtfully, “She and I both thought his presence must inevitably
weaken Attolia and if he didn’t become a strong king, the court would soon be unstable. He proved
me wrong. Either because he can see what we can’t or just because he demands the world conform
to his own desires. I am never sure which it is that he does. In this case, he managed to so terrify his
barons that they have assumed a semblance of conformity without undermining Attolia’s power
after all. No one will cross her.”
The surface meaning sort of means that Gen ignores his position because of his temper, as earlier stipulated in the conversation, and that so Irene is in charge, and she is so terrifying that no one would cross her. Sophos evidently agrees to this. But I thought that it was interesting how Eddis phrased it; to me, it seems like Gen is actually the one who masterminds this (big surprise here), and that he is the one who is doing the intimidation, which is something unusual, in my opinion since he never tries to be scary. Helen thinking that he can demand people to bend themselves to their every will is understandable, but that he is the one who controls them subtly through fear is rather startling to me. I always thought that the barons might respect him, or even be wary, but never that he would terrify them. Maybe he would rule a lot more forcefully than anyone could guess if push comes to shove.
Thoughts?
P.S. Just a random thought; has anyone watched Elizabeth and Elizabeth: A golden age? I thought it was cool that the actress playing the titular character captured a sort of calculation, but also fear and naivety when acting as a princess, but a characteristic harshness and shrewdness in her expression after the queen's coronation. Wouldn't that be good for Irene?
“No,” Eddis replied. She said thoughtfully, “She and I both thought his presence must inevitably
weaken Attolia and if he didn’t become a strong king, the court would soon be unstable. He proved
me wrong. Either because he can see what we can’t or just because he demands the world conform
to his own desires. I am never sure which it is that he does. In this case, he managed to so terrify his
barons that they have assumed a semblance of conformity without undermining Attolia’s power
after all. No one will cross her.”
The surface meaning sort of means that Gen ignores his position because of his temper, as earlier stipulated in the conversation, and that so Irene is in charge, and she is so terrifying that no one would cross her. Sophos evidently agrees to this. But I thought that it was interesting how Eddis phrased it; to me, it seems like Gen is actually the one who masterminds this (big surprise here), and that he is the one who is doing the intimidation, which is something unusual, in my opinion since he never tries to be scary. Helen thinking that he can demand people to bend themselves to their every will is understandable, but that he is the one who controls them subtly through fear is rather startling to me. I always thought that the barons might respect him, or even be wary, but never that he would terrify them. Maybe he would rule a lot more forcefully than anyone could guess if push comes to shove.
Thoughts?
P.S. Just a random thought; has anyone watched Elizabeth and Elizabeth: A golden age? I thought it was cool that the actress playing the titular character captured a sort of calculation, but also fear and naivety when acting as a princess, but a characteristic harshness and shrewdness in her expression after the queen's coronation. Wouldn't that be good for Irene?