Looks like Arna is taking little Arna away from Einnis - never to return.
That's why you say "Good-bye".
Can't say she isn't justified . . but it's still cold.
May I say once again, that I love your story? It was so sweet, them waking together in the morning, kissing, nuzzling and teasing. Einnis didn't freak out at the daylight.
Eoin's "sex-perience" has made him more able to speak his mind about what he wants . . . just like in OS.
Re: Cold B**chgilli_annFebruary 9 2010, 08:58:09 UTC
Thank you, Judy. Happy you enjoyed seeing the boys together in the morning sun. I sure liked writing that scene.
Yes, Arna is cold, she's behaving exactly like a Norse woman who had been wronged was supposed to act, and will continue to do so. That is to say, she will certainly behave differently from canon Alma, - but the underlying emotions will be the same. I may write a lengthier note to one of the upcoming chapters tp explain more about the behaviour of Norse saga women.
Wow this is a definite open ended ending. She can do anything that she so desires. She can try and have Eoin killed. Maybe Ennis. Maybe both of them. She may just eventually send for the baby, and keep both of the children and divorce Ennis. My goodness who knows what all she is capable of. She is obviously going to talk to her family, about what she should do...ouch.. The guys are going to get their private time, but it may be the road to their doom.. janice..
Well, at least it's good to know that the boys will have some happy-time to themselves first! :-) Whatever Arna does will be based on actual Icelandic clan saga women's stories. But admittedly none of those ladies were famed for their meekness.
I forgot to include this line that I loved in with my other comment. "“Who would have guessed you’d grow so cocky, Irishman?” He shook his head, admonishingly. “Now would you hush.”
That showed how far Eoin had come after being a free man. He now was feeling a true equal, and able to kid around with Einnis. Making lewd and catty remarks about them and the love they had shared....No more master, and sir stuff.
Your story continues intense... Like others here, I hear a lot more in Arna's "Goodbye Einnis" than Einnis can think of at the moment. To me those words sounds really definitive. Luckily Einnis doesn't think that way now! Johanna
I agree it's just as well that Einnis dioesn't read too much into Arna's words. He's going off with Eoin soon, and he should be allowed to enjoy himself for a few carefree days first. Reality will catch up with him soon enough. Thank you for reading! :-)
The field beyond the copse was flooding now with morning sun, and the chorus of bird calls intensified and washed over the two of them like a beautiful hymn of praise, their cathedral made of fresh foliage; tall spires of vibrant green adorned with golden sunlight reflected in bright jewels of dew.
Oh, that's exquisite! Fantastic job with the rest of their reunion, just enough detail to let us experience the depth of their feelings. I like how you juxtaposed this image with the more primitive, earthy one from the night before of "rough blankets smelling of horse, hay and manure. (A nice echo of AP's description of their room at the Motel Siesta, too!) Very interesting that Eoin rolled his eyes and spoke of Einnis's "mistakes." I'm not sure what to make of that. Perhaps he was half-joking, half-chiding? He's an intelligent man; surely he understands the differences in their situations, their backgrounds, their beliefs? In any case, I was heartened that he was so forceful in his statement that Einnis find a way; but, as I've mentioned
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It's going to be a challenge for me to write the chapters dealing with how Arna handles herself and to somehow make it understandable to the "Saga" readers. I don't pretend to be an expert on the Norse sagas of clans and kings, but I've read my fair share of them and also many of their poems and a number of books on the Norse society, its norms, honor codex, religion, etc. etc. I that way I have gotten used to the way Norse clan women (and men) reacted and behaved. And they were not given to turning the other cheek. :-/ I use the Icelandic clan saga "Laxdoela Saga" as my main source of inspiration; - I think I shall have to outline the various women's stories there in comments as I go, just so readers see that I am not taking the reaction patterns out of thin air. The thought "what would a Norse Alma have done" and the resulting reply my mind gave me was one of the very first inspirations for this whole fic, ie. for going beyond the first little stand-alone drabble
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Eoin is a practical visionary, I think I should have said. He's not walking aobut with his head in the clouds - he's working towards a goal that in itself is a bit of a "far-out dream".
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That's why you say "Good-bye".
Can't say she isn't justified . . but it's still cold.
May I say once again, that I love your story? It was so sweet,
them waking together in the morning, kissing, nuzzling and teasing.
Einnis didn't freak out at the daylight.
Eoin's "sex-perience" has made him more able to speak his mind about what he wants . . . just like in OS.
Thank you, thank you!
Judy
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Yes, Arna is cold, she's behaving exactly like a Norse woman who had been wronged was supposed to act, and will continue to do so. That is to say, she will certainly behave differently from canon Alma, - but the underlying emotions will be the same. I may write a lengthier note to one of the upcoming chapters tp explain more about the behaviour of Norse saga women.
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do anything that she so desires. She can try and have
Eoin killed. Maybe Ennis. Maybe both of them. She may
just eventually send for the baby, and keep both of the
children and divorce Ennis. My goodness who knows what
all she is capable of. She is obviously going to talk
to her family, about what she should do...ouch..
The guys are going to get their private time, but it
may be the road to their doom.. janice..
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"“Who would have guessed you’d grow so cocky, Irishman?” He shook his head, admonishingly. “Now would you hush.”
That showed how far Eoin had come after being a free
man. He now was feeling a true equal, and able to kid around with Einnis. Making lewd and catty remarks about them and the love they had shared....No more master, and sir stuff.
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Oh, that's exquisite! Fantastic job with the rest of their reunion, just enough detail to let us experience the depth of their feelings. I like how you juxtaposed this image with the more primitive, earthy one from the night before of "rough blankets smelling of horse, hay and manure. (A nice echo of AP's description of their room at the Motel Siesta, too!) Very interesting that Eoin rolled his eyes and spoke of Einnis's "mistakes." I'm not sure what to make of that. Perhaps he was half-joking, half-chiding? He's an intelligent man; surely he understands the differences in their situations, their backgrounds, their beliefs? In any case, I was heartened that he was so forceful in his statement that Einnis find a way; but, as I've mentioned ( ... )
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