A Place to Discuss “Wine Shop” - SPOILERS!

[ninedaysaqueen]

It's Tuesday! The new editions come out today!

Here is a spoilery place for everyone to discuss "Wine Shop" a short story that will appear in the new edition of KoA. Please, keep spoilers contained to this post or hide spoilers under an LJ-cut with a clear warning for at least a month. That way everyone has time to get a chance to read it. HERE

Comments

[ibmiller]

So, this happens between Queen and King, right?

I found it quite fun, though honestly, I wish we'd gotten a look through some different characters, as Teleus and Relius already have their arcs. Perhaps even Costis, though I think Aris might have been more fun to see inside his head.

[mikkaybear]

I got the impression it happened mid-KoA--the way Teleus and Relius discuss him seems too respectful for it to be any earlier. Also they mention stabbing, which makes me wonder if this scene didn't happen post-garden assassination attempt. It certainly reads like a deleted scene from KoA, at any rate, which would also explain why it's more of Teleus and Relius!

I loved that Gen would insist he be printed on the largest coin first. It's such a Gen thing to do. And there was also that line from Relius, "I don't imagine many will be minted, but still. The other coins will be coming": it's not just Gen being put on the most expensive coin, it's him still trying to avoid the spotlight. The Attolians see it as an Eddisian being pushy and invasive and expensive, but poor Gen is homesick and puts off seeing his likeness on the most commonly used Attolian currency.

And I love that this is the same wineshop Gen took Sophos-who-is-Sounis to in CoK. XD

[ibmiller]

Yes, those details were really nice. I think you're right about the timing, though I'm holding off on rereading as we go along, so won't know for sure for a bit. :)

Is it the same wineshop?

[ninedaysaqueen]

If the timing is pre-CoK, it’s a different wine shop, because Gen says, “they have no idea who I am,” when they’re going to the “nice tavern.”

I did the read-aloud for that chapter, so I apparently still have parts memorized. XD

[ninedaysaqueen]

I think it would have to be at least after KoA, because Teleus doesn’t come around till Gen whacks him with a stick and Relius wasn’t healed up yet.

It sort of reads like the backstory for that comment in CoK about Telus hating it when Gen sneaks out.

He does love his anonymity, but why does he wear clothes literally made of gold then? XD Diva.

[ibmiller]

Teleus and Relius don't seem quite as pro-Gen as I feel they are post-KoA, though.

[ninedaysaqueen]

Hmm... They seemed pretty pro-Gen to me, since they're both sympathizing with him and Teleus says he should apologize.

They don't seem to be thinking of him as an enemy, like they do for most of King.