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If Alessan had worked with the man who, he thought, had slew his father, he would lose the respect of the people of Tigana. Then, once he found out what had actually been done with his father, he would have been enraged and would have to either break any oaths of working together or bottle that up in self-loathing. There's no way a man like Alessan *could* work with Brandin and still be who he is.
Hmmm. You're probably right.But. With Brandin's magic gone, his father would be (was) restored to him.
And, if it's in the best interests of the Realm - the whole Palm - shouldn't he have put aside personal vengeance to be the best leader of the people he could? In my opinion, Brandin was a pretty fair leader - except for when he let his grief overwhelm him and leveled Tigana.
Fairy tale endings, y'know?
Alessan's father was restored to his own personality when Brandin's magic fled, yet he was still both physically and (I would assume after all those years) psychologically twisted by the tyrant. This would be a constant bitterness and reminder of Brandin's wrath. There are some morals even fairy tales couldn't bypass. At best, Alessan could have pity on Brandin and allow him to live, but forgiveness for the torture of his father... I just can't see it happening.I really missed you last night. We could have had this discussion in person. Please come to the next meeting!
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Yeah! We'll especially need your positive perspectives for Aldous Huxley. The depth of your wisdom is needed! Heed the call! Huzzah!
As of 4/11, I'll be working days, so my evenings will be free. When is the discussion for Brave New World? I have to get a paper copy of that book. One thing I miss on Kindle is being able to thumb back & say "what was that again?" I can do it on my Kindle, but it's not the same.
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Date is yet to be determined but soon after the 20th.
I would have liked a little more depth to Alessan and Catriana. I felt like I didn't know them, except for Catriana's anger and Alessan's driven-ness. I didn't know their thoughts, who they were; not like I knew Devin, or Dianora. Or even Brandin. I felt like I knew them better.
Someone else suggested that it had to be either Brandin or Alessan, it couldn't be both. Why not? If he had expended all his magic in that last blast to bring down Alberico, so much so that it restored his Fool, then he'd have nothing left to contest Alessan with, other than human strength. And he had just proclaimed himself for the Palm, taking it for his land, no longer of Ygrath. They could have worked together to unite and govern the whole peninsula.