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"Violence is not the only kind of action, and mortal stakes are not the only ones that matter." Well said. Everyone dies sooner or later, but within the course of a story no-one needs to die unless the plot happens to require it. I see no particular reason for Ivan to die early.
I remember when I first read Curse of Chalion, I already got the feeling Teidez was doomed no later than his second appearance.
I absolutely do not want Ivan to die. Ever. Not while I can read it.
Ivan needs to live a long, long time so that he can shock the grandchildren with stories of the Wild Old Days.
Thank you for not killing Ivan! I wasn't so sure about him in the early books, but he managed to become a human being after all. :)
Teidez is really hard for a parent to deal with. I was pretty upset with the gods for not sending him a Cazaril. I was somewhat comforted to learn in Paladin of Souls that they at least tried.
"Violence is not the only kind of action, and mortal stakes are not the only ones that matter." Have we mentioned lately how much we love you?
Ivan is my very favorite character. Please never kill him. That reviewer was totally wrong.
The death of Aral was, alas, inevitable. You handled it beautifully ... and I still cry every time I read the end of Cryoburn.
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"Violence is not the only kind of action, and mortal stakes are not the only ones that matter." Well said. Everyone dies sooner or later, but within the course of a story no-one needs to die unless the plot happens to require it. I see no particular reason for Ivan to die early.
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I remember when I first read Curse of Chalion, I already got the feeling Teidez was doomed no later than his second appearance.
I absolutely do not want Ivan to die. Ever. Not while I can read it.
Ivan needs to live a long, long time so that he can shock the grandchildren with stories of the Wild Old Days.
Thank you for not killing Ivan! I wasn't so sure about him in the early books, but he managed to become a human being after all. :)Teidez is really hard for a parent to deal with. I was pretty upset with the gods for not sending him a Cazaril. I was somewhat comforted to learn in Paladin of Souls that they at least tried.
"Violence is not the only kind of action, and mortal stakes are not the only ones that matter." Have we mentioned lately how much we love you?
Ivan is my very favorite character. Please never kill him. That reviewer was totally wrong.
The death of Aral was, alas, inevitable. You handled it beautifully ... and I still cry every time I read the end of Cryoburn.
