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Post by Seek on Oct 17, 2020 19:46:16 GMT 10
Title: Turn Away Rating: R Word Count: 39 words Summary (and any Warnings): Being the son of the Conqueror is a difficult thing. Notes: Another thought I've played with before in some works.
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It takes one man burning to death before the might of Jasson's war mages and Prince Roald inhales the reek of charring flesh, listens to the piteous screams, and turns his face away from both the Gift and conquest.
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Post by mistrali on Oct 17, 2020 21:19:46 GMT 10
Title: Turn Away Rating: R Word Count: 39 words Summary (and any Warnings): Being the son of the Conqueror is a difficult thing. Notes: Another thought I've played with before in some works. - It takes one man burning to death before the might of Jasson's war mages and Prince Roald inhales the reek of charring flesh, listens to the piteous screams, and turns his face away from both the Gift and conquest. Both your and Devil’s takes on this are great. Great use of detail and imagery here.
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Post by devilinthedetails on Oct 18, 2020 0:32:56 GMT 10
You packed so much power and punch into one sentence. I could really smell "the reek of charring flesh," and I ike your idea that Roald lost interest in the Gift as well as in the conquest after seeing what war magic could do. I always was intrigued about why Roald didn't seem to approve of magic in SOTL so this was a fascinating potential explanation for that, and I have always felt that pacifist Roald was a reaction to his rather war-mongering father Jasson so I totally agree with your interpretation of Roald there. You really show the trauma of warfare here and how it defined and shaped Roald. Wonderful job!
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Post by Seek on Oct 19, 2020 11:57:13 GMT 10
Thanks guys! devilinthedetails - I definitely agree that Roald's own attitudes towards peacemaking was to a significant extent a reaction to Jasson. On the Gift front, I do wonder if some of the 'honor and chivalry' attitude during Roald's reign also played a role though: using magic was probably seen as cheating, because you don't need to fight, just burn/zap your opponent to death. No matter how well-trained your knights are, one charge can easily be scattered by a wall of flame. I could see motivation there to scorn magic!
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