Soooo. Remember that scene at the end of
Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader's unfortunate 'Nooooooo'?
That's what I feel about Fanayal's reaction to Meppa's wounded body. Twice even Fanayal cries out. To be honest, this skirts close to possible parody or humor, no? Perhaps Bakker is having a bit of fun here. I feel that the scene, if meant more seriously, would have been stronger with Fanayal *not* howling or crying out. Just omit that and let Psatma lure him out of his self-control.
And what happened when Fanayal went for Psatma, on
page 172:
The Padirajah lunged toward her, only to be hung from his wrists, held as if leashed to opposite corners of the pavilion. He craned his head about, crying out, groaning.
The text makes mention of The Dread Mother appearing, so I assume that Yatwer herself is protecting Psatma? What do you think?
Overall, a fun, imperfect scene.