A life lived, now forgotten.
A breeze as dry as hot ash. An airy room, clean with tile and paint, the floor canted to drain storm-waters. A woman in a simple linen shift, wedding young, her hair raven-dark, suckling an infant, smiling, asking something sweet and curious. Her head tipped, almond eyes flashing, poised to laugh at something soon to be said, a warm and gentle wit.
Peach-colored walls trimmed in vining green.
A life forgotten...
Concern clouding her dark eyes. A quick glance at the infant against her breast, then again the question.
"Love? Are you okay?"
You look like you are dreaming...
The threshold crossed. Then a courtyard where gnarled old slaves chase chickens. A young scullery girl staring, immovable save for her tracking gaze, her skin as brown as her broom handle.
The gate. The street.
The infant wailing now, swung from a frantic hip, the woman scolding, weeping, crying out: "What are you doing? What has happened?"
Wake up, please! You're scaring me!
A slender clutch knocked aside by a strong, wide-waving arm. Steps taken. Distances rolled up into oblivion. A tugging from spaces unseen. The woman shrieking. "My love! My love, please!"
What have I done?
he killed the woman--his wife--and the baby--his child, or Yatwer made him do it and he thinks he did it, and that's why he becomes the white luck?
no, the italicized thoughts are his own, disjointed brief lapses of awareness.Agreed. Though I can't look it up currently I'd have to say that from the passage quoted, and from what I remember, I always thought this was kind of all the POV of the WLW. The bit in question, at the beginning, is present day, and the italics are the thoughts of the White-Luck himself. Though its possible the narrator is Yatwer here. This is all tentative though until I can go back and read it.
Concern clouding her dark eyes. A quick glance at the infant against her breast, then again the question.I think the first line is WLW's thoughts. He is watching the woman.
"Love? Are you okay?"
You look like you are dreaming...
- so how do I figure out what prints my books are?Well just look at the copyright page near the front, it should tell you more than what you need. I like to put the year, the country it was published in, and hardcover/softcover. If its PoN series, than you can also add large/small edition, since there are 2 different soft cover publications.
But... spoiler for WLW. We're in TJE.
Well just look at the copyright page near the front, it should tell you more than what you need. I like to put the year, the country it was published in, and hardcover/softcover. If its PoN series, than you can also add large/small edition, since there are 2 different soft cover publications.
Ah, sorry man, I never think about spoilers on this forum, it always feels like everyone has already read the whole series (which is obviously is not the case, especially for newcomers).
Hm, I mean some of the lines make sense, but others dont. Why would he think "you look like you're dreaming" or "wake up please you're scaring me". Those seem like they should be coming from the woman. Unless they are things the woman is saying, and we're just "hearing" them through the daze of the WLW's consciousness?
His was the body of a man newly wed - a father of but one child.
I wonder if he and Psatma are actual or figurative siblings.
Was thinking further on this.
I imagine that Yatwer must periodically make certain 'consecrated' followers 'disappear'.
The text goes to length to show that WLW's when distant ancestor attracted Yatwer's attention. I assume the Ceneian woman was the first of his ancestors to dwell in Yatwer's realm on the outside and that this is important in Yatwer influencing the destiny of her antecedents.
Although the gods don't experience time in a strictly linear fashion, the WLW is clearly a reaction to Khellus (it would be easier to strike from the outside before he became so powerful).
So maybe Yatwer (and probably the other gods by extension) has 'historical blindspots' (such as entire families killed - minus a usable 'gift') arranged every generation or so, just in case.
Either that, or Yatwer altered the past in her favour through her followers.
Although the gods don't experience time in a strictly linear fashion, the WLW is clearly a reaction to Khellus (it would be easier to strike from the outside before he became so powerful).
I wonder if Dunyain living correlates with their ensoulled activity having a minimal "Outside footprint."Being so boring so as to be effectively invisible. Maybe this is why Moenghus is exiled. He risked attracting the attention of the Gods.
the WLW is clearly a reaction to KhellusI really like this statement. Its somewhat obvious, but I seeing it written down was powerful. Interesting to think how a being that doesn't see time as linear would "react" to an event.
I wonder if Dunyain living correlates with their ensoulled activity having a minimal "Outside footprint."Being so boring so as to be effectively invisible. Maybe this is why Moenghus is exiled. He risked attracting the attention of the Gods.I wonder if Dunyain living correlates with their ensoulled activity having a minimal "Outside footprint."Being so boring so as to be effectively invisible. Maybe this is why Moenghus is exiled. He risked attracting the attention of the Gods.the WLW is clearly a reaction to KhellusI really like this statement. Its somewhat obvious, but I seeing it written down was powerful. Interesting to think how a being that doesn't see time as linear would "react" to an event.the WLW is clearly a reaction to KhellusI really like this statement. Its somewhat obvious, but I seeing it written down was powerful. Interesting to think how a being that doesn't see time as linear would "react" to an event.
If that's true, Akka and Mimi might never find the Dunyain! Anyone who finds them would bring the gods' attention, so they are entirely motivated to recede from all attention! Until...until... they grasp the Absolute and rush onto the stage as the god of gods?Or at least until they burst into the outside, coup d'état style