Comments | hunters_forest: need to refresh my memory

juonetar in hunters_forest

need to refresh my memory

Apr 02, 2007 09:13

I have unwisely left my Coldfire trilogy on the wrong side of the national border, and so I can't browse the books for reference. I'll remedy this unfortunate state of affairs on my Easter vacation, but meanwhile I would be most grateful if someone could help me a bit. It's about the hell.

( spoilers for Crown of Shadows )

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etrangere April 2 2007, 06:21:17 UTC

totally OT but... Corto Maltese &heart;

juonetar April 2 2007, 12:37:58 UTC

Corto is teh Cool. *nods*

carmentalis April 2 2007, 09:25:18 UTC

Let's see... they're planning on torture until they decide on judgment, and it seems that they already decided that they would reclaim their "gift" in exchange for his breach of the compact. Damien's arrival just seems to have sped things up a bit. The argument he presents is that Tarrant deserves a chance for survival after all that faithful service. The Unnamed agrees to that (at least one voice that seems a bit more reasonable does) and gives him 30 days to figure out how to survive.

It almost seems as though it amuses them that Damien can argue so ruthlessly and coldly. They know Tarrant thinks he won't survive, and maybe they think that they'll get Damien too now that he's changing more and more.

juonetar April 2 2007, 12:36:53 UTC

Thanks a lot! That cleared my memories significantly.

Although now I am trying to recall how exactly was the nature of the Unnamed defined. How trustworthy (well, at least stable and foreseeable) it would and must be as a contracting party.

maybe they think that they'll get Damien too now that he's changing more and more
Good point! *stirring up plotbunnies*

carmentalis April 2 2007, 19:02:32 UTC

Since I've been re-reading anyway... (impossible to put the books down after looking something up. I just have to revisit some favoured scenes.)

Karril claims the Unnamed is too powerful to battle and too unstable to reason with. Damien calls it a creature that changes its definition every second, and thinks that Tarrant must have been desperate to even think of striking a deal with them. He's also aware that any answer he'll get depends on what form the Unnamed is in right now (and it's apparently composed of all kinds of negative/angry emotions).

And I'll stop before I bunny myself. :-)

juonetar April 4 2007, 04:34:43 UTC

Most useful summary, thank you very much! I have a twenty hour long travel ahead, I think I'll spend most of it contemplating deals with the devil.

I think I agree with Damien, Tarrant's deal starts to sound insane. Tarrant being Tarrant, though, he probably used the chaotic nature of the Unnamed for his own advantage.

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