Siavahda’s Comments (group member since Jan 10, 2022)

Siavahda’s comments from the The Tarot Sequence 2022 Readalong group.

Hannah wrote: "The conversation John writes down for Rune and them indicates that the Hanged Man had a different plan for Layne before he tried to run. I wonder what that was."

I'm betting on either a) 'marrying' him, or b) investigating his immolation magic. Possibly both? We know the Hanged Man was interested in Layne's necromancy, it makes sense that that would have been a part of it at least.

Hannah wrote: "We get yet another mention of Rune being more connected to/ better at sensing magic than others. I wonder if that's something that marks a future arcana/heir scion or something more."

I think KD's mentioned that that's a gift specific to Rune's bloodline, so presumably other powerful bloodlines have other abilities. Which I'd love to know more about...

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So sorry Hannah! I'll get them up today!

Moxi 🛼 wrote: "I like the mystery surrounding Brand’s visits to the docks and also that he gets some down time. My question is who, prior to Addam coming on the scene, protected Rune while Brand has some well ear..."

I wondered about this too, but I'm with F; he probably drops Rune off at Lord Tower's tower like dropping him off with a babysitter!

(Or, more realistically, there might be a system where the Companions of Atlantis cover each other's charges when one of them takes a night off. I can definitely see that being a thing. In which case it could be Mayan, or even some other Companion we haven't met on-page yet who keeps an eye on Rune when Brand's away.)

F wrote: "Siavahda wrote: "This is the readalong/discussion thread for Chapter 4 (The Greek Docks) for Week 5! Please limit your comments to the events and characters that appear in those chapters."

I've so..."

Hi F! I'm so sorry your questions are getting missed - could you link me to one, so I can see where it is and try to figure out why it didn't get answered? (It might just be that KD missed them in the barrage of questions.)

I believe it's said that Brand hooks up with a few people he's met at the Green Docks, but I don't know if he's paying for sex. We definitely don't meet anyone he's slept with. I think it's expanded on a little in the next chapter?

Moxi 🛼 wrote: "So I’ve been looking up every building and ship mentioned in TLS and THM this time around as I like to have a visual and because it’s so fascinating, but I’m not sure if Adam’s condo in Edgemere ha..."

I don't think the specific building has been named...but the angel stained-glass window sounds like it could be pulled from real-life.

Something to ask KD in this weekend's Q&A for sure!

Blue wrote: "Do we know why Rune's father translocated the Sun Estate's mansion to Nantucket in the 1920s? It was well before Atlantis was revealed by aerial photography in the 40s...did he know something other..."

I don't think it was explained in Last Sun. It's an excellent question! Maybe you can ask KD about it in the Q&A on twitter tomorrow :D

Hannah wrote: "I really, really hope Rune and Brand get to meet Max's uncle someday. Somewhere where there are no witnesses. Where the uncle won't be missed if he mysteriously disappears."

I genuinely hope for this.

Hannah wrote: "So not sure which topic to put this in, as the Half House chapter isn't listed in any of the topics, so throwing it here:

Rune running out of the house in only his boxers, pausing just long enough..."

Thanks for pointing out the Half House chapter being excluded! Edited this post now, so this is the right place for it :)

Moxi 🛼 wrote: "Jirvan is possibly the saddest character in this book."

Jirvan's entire situation is heartbreaking from start to finish. And a really good example of how people who are your enemies are not necessarily a) bad or b) your enemy because they want to be.

Because he is the enemy. Willing or not, he was party to Max's almost-kidnapping, if he didn't organize the whole thing, which he might have done. That makes him Rune's enemy. But being the enemy doesn't mean he doesn't deserve compassion, and as much mercy as you can give.

Moxi 🛼 wrote: "It was after my first reading of The Dawncreeks chapter that I realised every member of Rune’s expanding found family were scared, either physically or psychologically, in some way."

I'm running down the names in my head, and I think they might all be physically AND psychologically scarred. (If we assume Lord Tower and Ciaran have physical scars we haven't seen, which I'm willing to bet on.)

Oh, except Queenie! No idea if she has any scars. Although I guess you could argue whatever has her so flustered/scared she only speaks in questions is psychological scarring, or could be?

Hannah wrote: "I'm curious: the Atlantean plague: was that natural or man-made? Because it's not like atlanteans never interacted with humans, so it seems unlikely a disease humans were used to hit them unexpecte..."

I've wondered about this too! Biological warfare IS against the Geneva Conventions, but...maybe humans didn't think the conventions applied to non-humans???

Or maybe it was an accidental by-product of some magical working? That would help explain why their healers couldn't deal with it.

Hannah wrote: "Do we know how Rune was able to keep his saber following the attack? Did those who attacked the estate not care to take it or had it just been hidden well?"

We don't, and KD has repeatedly refused to give us a straight answer about it. I suspect it's a very big deal that will be revealed in a later book.

Hannah wrote: "I'm also curious as to why Rune's dad chose to find a companion for Rune. Rune tells us the practice is kind of out of fashion, and all of the others we know of were people born out Atlantis (like ..."

Very cool question, you should definitely ask it in this weekend's Q&A! 'caus I want an answer now too.

My guesses are either;

a) Rune's dad was plenty old-fashioned
b) After the seer made her prophecy about Rune, his dad decided he would need a Companion.