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[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

I wonder why Cassie never asked about the pics.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

she prob worried about what he'll say. to cassie it can mean only bad things - he's cheating on her, he's cheating on someone else with cassie, he loves someone else but she doesnt love him, he's only with cassie for the senate etc etc... so i can understand why she's been putting it off but knowing cassie she'll blurt it out sooner or later, prob when she's really pissed/angry, lol.
im hoping she runs into dory first so she can explain.

[Valerie ~ Val Hall ~]

Probably Cassie is keeping the pics for when it has the most impact....like when Mircea will confront her about her indiscression with Pritkin on his front lawn?

[Somnium]

hmm, now that could be fun :) i've got to admit, that's one conversation i'm really looking forward to. God, I hope the next Cassie book will come out in 2012, and not 2013 *sigh*

[Lannister]

Yeah, I think Cassie's kind of in denial about the Dory pics. She believes they're of someone Mircea loves, but she doesn't really want to face up to that just yet (maybe because of her own conflicted feelings for Pritkin). I think you've nailed it Ashleigh. Cassie will throw it in Mircea's face next time they fight.

I think Mircea's reaction to Cassie "making out with the mage" will be interesting, especially having read KC's comments about their "marriage" in the latest Q&A. I thought Mircea would feel humiliated and angry that his "wife" was getting it on with another guy in front of a whole load of important dignitaries, but I guess if the vamps only view her as a servant, then he won't lose face (which is important to Mircea, I think). But, in private, it'll be a whole different argument. I think Cassie will be so strung out worrying about Pritkin that she won't take any crap from Mircea if he starts on about this.

[Somnium]

Yep, I think you're spot on with Cassie's reasons for not confronting Mircea yet - and she did mention it briefly in CtD when she was really pissed at him, so maybe you're right and it'll come out when she gets into another argument with him. I'm torn between wanting that to happen, and wanting Cassie to randomly run in to Dory when she's running around on her own trying not to get eaten by something.

On a random side note, anyone want to place bets on whether or not Dory and Louis-Cesare are finally going to manage to have sex in Fury's Kiss?

[Lannister]

Yeah, I think it would be better if Cassie finds out about Dory on her own, but I'm just so desperate for them to meet. I know KC has said it will happen, but do we know if it's likely to be in the next Dory book?? I see, accordingly to the timeline on KC's site, that the next Dory book takes place after Hunt the Moon, so it's possible.

LOL yeah, I think a good bonking session is due for LC and Dory. They both want it, no matter what they tell themselves. I hope it happens, cos LC is maybe my second favourite hottie in the book!

[Somnium]

Oh, wait, we can have both can't we - Cassie randomly run in to Dory at some point, find out she's Mircea's daughter, then confront him about that when she's pissed at him. Sorry, being a bit slow over in this corner today.

I really want Cassie and Dory to finally meet too - it could be in the next Dory book - KC hinted at something along those lines, but it could just be Dory hearing something about Cassie or figuring out the Pythia was revealed to be a demigoddess at her coronation at her father's courts. I want them to meet, but I get the feeling (though I could be entirely wrong) that they'll meet in a Cassie book. It's a much more relevant meeting from Cassie's side of the series. But I'm definitely holding out for something Dory/Cassie-meeting related in Fury's Kiss!

And yes, Dory/LC boinking is a definite necessity in this book. I do love Louis-Cesare. If I'm honest, I think the pairing in the Dory books is my favourite.

Hey, does anyone else reckon we'll ever get to see Louis-Cesare's courts? I mean, he's a 1st level master, and until recently, senator. He must have some, right?

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

hey guys can one of you's post the link to karen's latest Q & A - i havent seen it yet.
thanks :)

i would love to hear cassie's description from Dory's POV. and it would hell amusing watching cassie pop in and out from dorys POV, lol.

[Lannister]

Ashleigh, Natasa has been very kindly keeping an up to date list of all the Q&As here:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5...

(Or just look under the 'Cassie Palmer Facebook Page & Twitter Links' thread on the main page.)

Somnium, oh yeah, good idea. Cassie & Dory meet up and they both agree not to let Mircea know about it! I like the idea of the two of them ganging up on him

I can't decide whether it would be better for them to meet in a Cassie or a Dory book. I guess I'm hoping for the next Dory book cos I want it to happen sooner, rather than later! It would be pretty funny to see Cassie through Dory's eyes. Hey, Cassie will have to go back to Faerie at some point ... maybe Dory will help her here, since she has contacts in Faerie. Maybe that could be the way they meet??

I don't know if Louis Cesare has his own court. I'm not sure if every first level master does (although they could if they wanted). Marlowe certainly doesn't appear to have one. I think he just goes wherever the Consul goes because of his loyalty to her. LC was Anthony's champ, so maybe he just hung out at Anthony's court?

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Thanks heaps :D

[Scarlet]

Okay guys, I need some real help here.
English isn't my native tongue, so it is kind of hard for me to understand some of the books that I read(I have been reading books in English for 5 years now), and even though I understand most of them, I simply get really confused when I read books written by Karen Chance.
Now, I re-read all of Cassie's books and Dory's too, but I have some 'trouble' understanding some things, so I would be very grateful if you could explain it to me, because it seems that no matter how many times I re-read them, I stay confused as the first time.
So I have a few questions.
1. Is Cassie's mother Artemis? Or have I understood that part wrong?
2. Who is Cassie's dad?
3. About demon sex: I understood that it's a transfer of energy, is that correct? And did Cassie and Pritkin have sex at the end of HtM? Or was it just energy transfer?
Thanks a lot! :)

[Enjee, Founder]

Scarlet wrote: "Okay guys, I need some real help here.
So I have a few questions.
1. Is Cassie's mother Artemis? Or have I understood that part wrong?
2. Who is Cassie's dad?
3. About demon sex: I understood that it's a transfer of energy, is that correct? And did Cassie and Pritkin have sex at the end of HtM? Or was it just energy transfer? ..."

Cassie's mother is Artemis, also known as Elizabeth O'Donnell the Pythia's heir.
Cassie's father is Roger Palmer, also known as the Guild member who Cassie and Agnes met on Guy Fawkes eve in the past when Cassie went back to find Agnes for some training. Cassie meets both parents in HtM when Mircea takes her to a Pythian Court function and Roger is thought to be abducting Elizabeth, who is now the Heir. Roger Palmer is rumoured to also be a Black Circle mage who led a failed coupe and went into hiding working for a 2 bit vampire gangster named Tony. We have not been told everything about Roger.
I believe Cassie and Pritkin completed an energy transfer at the end of HtM, even though she was naked and crawling on top of Pritkin it was not human sex. He still had his clothes on. But I think the energy transfer counts as demon sex, which is why Rosier's spell was invoked and Pritkin got pulled back to his father in the demon realm.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

I'm pretty sure they have to be swapping energy back and forth for it to be demon sex, but in HtM wasn't cassie only taking pritkins energy? I don't think he was taking anything in return.

[Enjee, Founder]

Pritkin had already taken energy from Cassie, when he was hit with dragon blood and gravely injured. Rosier pops in and puts them both in a spell that forces desire and Pritkin pulls energy from Cassie when they are in the car. There is nothing in the books that says the energy exchange must happen at the same time.

[Scarlet]

Enjee wrote: "Pritkin had already taken energy from Cassie, when he was hit with dragon blood and gravely injured. Rosier pops in and puts them both in a spell that forces desire and Pritkin pulls energy from Ca..."

Thanks Enjee for the explanation.
Do you think there's something more about Cassie's father? We're not told everything.
Oh, and what kind of a being would Cassie be now that we know she's the daughter of a godess?

[Enjee, Founder]

I think there is more to Cassie's father than we have been told so far.
KC has said that Cassie is a Demi-god.

[Michielle]

Enjee wrote: "Pritkin had already taken energy from Cassie, when he was hit with dragon blood and gravely injured. Rosier pops in and puts them both in a spell that forces desire and Pritkin pulls energy from Ca..."

It was within the ruling for Cassie to exchange energy if it was to save Pritkin's life. But against the rule for the energy draw to be one sided for Cassie's safety.

[Aileen]

Okay so...I think that in the next book we are going to HAVE to see Tony again...I think that because of all the new AMAZING revelations about Cassie's mom and Dad, we HAVE to see more of Tony once again. I mean we know he's in Faerie and all that but after not really seeing anything about him since like...book TWO??? I think next book will have to start resolving some of that stuff...Reasons behind this?? ALLLLLLLLLL the stuff about Cassie's mother and her power, how they KEEP talking about how Tony has her father's soul LOCKED in a freaking PAPERWEIGHT. I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!! Though....I HAVE THIS AWFUL FEELING CASSIE WILL GO TO HELL IN ORDER TO RESCUE PRITKIN AND MIRCEA WILL BE ALL MAD AND IT WILL BE AMAZING AND I DON'T KNOW WHO I WANT HER TO END UP WITH ANYMORE!!!!!!!!! IT'S TOO HARD OF A DECISION AND I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVEEEEEEE PRITKIN'S CONFESSION TO HER!!!!! It was just SOOOOO sweet and wonderful!! But....I STILL LOVE HER WITH MIRCEA TOO THIS IS SOOOOOOO HARD!!!!!!!!!

[Lannister]

LOL Aileen, this has got you really wound up! :D

I think most of us agree that Cassie's going to hell in the next book. She needs to go to Faerie and stuff too, but I just can't see KC having a full book without any Pritkin. The fans would riot! So maybe Hell next book, Faerie book after that? I think the final showdown with Tony will be in the last book of the series though (KC estimated 9 books, so we've a bit to go yet.)

[Aileen]

I have this AWFUL feeling that she may drag the whole Tony fiasco into more then one book...maybe the final two?? Which would be awful and at the same time AMAZING because THEN we might see another appearance of Tomas?? What the heck ever happened to that love affair huh??

[Lannister]

Have you read the Day of the Dead short story on KC's web site, Aileen? It's set (I think) a couple of months later than the Cassie books in the timeline, and Tomas is out of Faerie. It doesn't explain how he got out, just that there are people chasing him. It's a good story, well worth reading.

I think Tomas and Cassie will just be friends from now on, cos Cassie's got too much else going on in her life. They were good friends before, and I hope that now the dust has settled, they can go back to that. Plus I wonder if some of Tomas's feelings were amplified by the possessiveness he felt from feeding from her regularly.

KC did confirm in one of her Q & As that we will be seeing Tomas again, so I hope it happens sooner rather than later.

[Aileen]

Ohhhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhh I forgot that was set LATER!!! It was sooo good. I knew we had to see him again!! But...he's got nothin' on Mircea or Pritkin...all I'm saying...they are better for her. And no I can't choose so she should just pick both.

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

im pretty sure cassie still has one more god to fight??

i cant decide if cassie will face off with tony before or after defeating the last god. but i agree with Lannister, she'll rescue pritkin from hell first.

[Lannister]

Yeah, I'm sure you're right about the other god Ashleigh. I'm thinking there's going to be a book about going into Hell, a book about fighting a god (this'll be where the werewolves come in), plus a trip into Faerie. If 9 books is still the estimate for the series, that's three big plot-lines over 4 books. And we could possibly add a final war/showdown with the Black Circle.

I'm thinking Book 6 will be Hell, Book 7 the God, Books 8 - 9 the war/Tony and so on.

[Scarlet]

Was I the only one who got the impression at the end of HtM, when Cassie meets Marco, and he shows her the dress and tells her about her inauguration/coronation. Here Cassie doesn't care about any of those things, and the novels ends with her signature 'And I shifted.' Am I the only one who got the impression she went to Hell after Pritkin? I mean I know it's ridiculous and of course it wouldn't be that easy for Cassie to do it, it was just a fierce determination. And something in the way she behaved made me feel like she now knew that Pritkin was the one, or something like that.

[Lannister]

Scarlet, when you reread the last page, yeah, I think you're meant to get the impression that Cassie's off to hell too, but I believe this is just KC playing with us. I agree that she's maybe trying to say that Cassie doesn't care about coronations and dresses and stuff like that any more, when Pritkin has gone to hell!! She's finally realised what (or who!) is really important. (Mircea take note!!)

I don't think Cassie will delay much before she goes after Pritkin though. Maybe just a few days, or however quickly she can organise herself??

[♥ Ashleigh ♥]

Amy wrote: "Scarlet wrote: ""It (her power) isn't at my disposal, and it wouldn't work in the demon realms if it were!""

was that when no one knew who cassie's parents were??

[Gypsi Babii]

Jackie wrote: "Why yes, yes she does. : ) I must say, the time with Pritkin (who I've apparently renamed Pritkink, HAHAHA) was much more enjoyable for me. Probably because I'm not a huge Mircea fan."
Jackie i love the name for Pritkink. He does a lot to cassie without even having intercouse.. That is impressive

[Gypsi Babii]

I love this book too.. After reading this one , i really think Pritkin is the one for Cassie. He is always giving his life for he. and the way he pop out and help cassie get back in here body and kissed he. I think i got goose bumps.

I am starting to believe that Mircea loves her but not the same has Pritkin. I only feel like Cassie love him because he help here all her life and he was her dream and crush.

Pritkin is open with her just like she is open with him. The are both like one person. they have there issues but in the end. there first and last thought is about each other.

Do you ever feel like this series make you think about dawsen's creek alittle ?

Mircea - is Dawson
Cassie is Joey
Pritkin is Pacey
...anyway

With Cassie Parents being who there are is must have so serious hidden power. She is a true bad ass. her mom sure was.

I was wondering something. Could Cassie's double be Dory with a glamour at the Court?

I can not wait to read the next one.Wonder Wonder

Pritkin fan forever , yes yes

[Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥ , Mircea's Moderatrix]

Mircea is my fave but I agree that he's not the right one for Cassie. I don't think their love is THAT kind of love, you know.

[Arion]

I think Cassie shifted to Casanova, he is the logical choice. He is the only one to have information. Since Cassie is demigoddess i think she should have some power in Hell dimension, she's not just a human Pithia.

Do you think Rosier would be interested in Cassie/Pritkin pairing because she's actually daughter of a Goddess (and we know he is interested in genetics)?

And I believe Pritkin is a better choice for Cassie, he's honest with her and he doesn't try to manipulate her like Mircea does. And from Dory's books we do see that he changed after the spell, maybe magnitude of his love is just a consequence of the spell. I'm not sure about that, but Mircea will be always conflicted between her and his duty to Senate. Pritkin doesn't have ulterior motive behind his actions. He just wants to protect her and her Power/Mission.

Sorry for longitude, but this is my first post, so much to say :)

[Arion]

And, Cassie's father is Ragnar (Roger), I don't know what that means exactly but it does have some mythological significance.

I don't think Dory was pretending to be Cassie, it was another woman who resembled Cassie.

[Anna]

Arion wrote: "And, Cassie's father is Ragnar (Roger), I don't know what that means exactly but it does have some mythological significance.

I don't think Dory was pretending to be Cassie, it was another woman w..."

I'm with the going to hell to find Pritkin theory..but I take your point Lannister-it's a bit too obvious for KC; but a girl can dream. I agree with whoever posted the fact that she is the daughter of a goddess must mean something to Rosier in the genealogy stakes...

[Anna]

Anna wrote: "Arion wrote: "And, Cassie's father is Ragnar (Roger), I don't know what that means exactly but it does have some mythological significance.

I don't think Dory was pretending to be Cassie, it was a..."

sorry Arion that was you too.. my computer wouldn't scoll for a minute..

[Arion]

Somehow, if Rosier would be interested in their pairing (it sounds so animalistic) it could negatively reflect on their relationship. Knowing Pritkin he wouldn't do anything beneficial to Rosier's plans.

[Enjee, Founder]

Arion wrote: "Somehow, if Rosier would be interested in their pairing (it sounds so animalistic) it could negatively reflect on their relationship. Knowing Pritkin he wouldn't do anything beneficial to Rosier's ..."

It might be too late for Rosier to object, since Pritkin and Cassie have already exchanged energy. This could mean Pritkin now has been genetically altered to time travel or shift. Rosier and the Demon High Council DO NOT WANT THAT. Pritkin could go back in time to a critical event in demon history and know exactly who to kill off to change the demon history. I think the demon high council will step up their efforts to kill Pritkin, regardless of what Rosier may want.

[Arion]

I don't know if pythia's power could be exchanged during energy exchange but maybe he could get some part of cassie's god-part if she has any. That wouldn't be so dangerous for demons as pythia power but still interesting enough for Rosier to try to help his son. This is all wild speculation and i don't think this was path Karen chose.

[Anna]

No but it's an interesting thought and a long time to wait for the next book! A time travelling Pritkin would be fun but that would make him too similar to Cassie's powers.

[Arion]

Maybe pythia's power could just enhance his own power, without additional 'gifts' or abilities. That wouldn't be so beneficial to Rosier. He couldn't control Pritkin if he was more powerful than him. It would be interesting twist if Rosier lost his position as king of Incubi to his half-human son. And it surely would be interesting in Pritkin/Cassie relationship. She half-goddess Pythia, he half-demon King of Incubi

[Lannister]

Enjee, Wow, that's a great theory! Though I'm wondering if the energy exchange would have to take place synchronously? Cassie's given Pritkin energy twice now, and Pritkin obviously gave Cassie energy at the end of HtM, but I wasn't sure if they had to both exchange power at the same time for any gifts of power to pass along. Just wondering, based on how Pritkin described his wedding night to Cassie, though the text could be read either way.

If the exchange doesn't have to happen at the same time, and they have 'mated' in demon terms, the next logical question (reading on from what Pritkin says in Hunt the Moon) is could Cassie be preggers??! OK I don't really believe this, and Pritkin says demons and half-demons have very low fertility, but hey you never know! I love a good crackpot theory!

Arion, firstly, welcome to the group!! Glad to see you've dived right into the conversation. :) I'm inclined to agree that it's possible Pritkin may have gained something from exchanging power with Cassie (maybe from her goddess side), but I tend to think of the Pythian power as being tied directly to the position of Pythia, especially since there was the whole ritual and whatnot to receive the power in the first place. I'm not sure it would just 'leak out' like that.

[Enjee, Founder]

Lannister wrote: "Cassie's given Pritkin energy twice now, and Pritkin obviously gave Cassie energy at the end of HtM, but I wasn't sure if they had to both exchange power at the same time for any gifts of power to pass along. Just wondering, based on how Pritkin described his wedding night to Cassie, though the text could be read either way..."

Maybe a good question to ask KC on her FB page.

[Somnium]

Anna wrote: " A time travelling Pritkin would be fun but that would make him too similar to Cassie's powers."

Agreed. Rosier was able to 'revoke Pritkin's parole' after he gave Cassie energy in return, so it must have counted as demon sex, so they could have gotten a power boost from each other. I think it would be awesome if they did, and I really hope it happened, but I'm with Anna and Lannister here, I doubt Pritkin would have gotten anything linked with time travel. Maybe either something from her goddess side, or her clairvoyance? I don't know. And I wonder what Cassie got from Pritkin (if anything). Increased magic that she'll actually learn to use? I'd find it hilarious if she got something from his incubus side and was suddenly able to start seducing people! It would be great comedy.

[Lannister]

Maybe Pritkin will be able to see and communicate with Billy Joe? That's something that could be an interesting plot development, but not a huge change in the general direction of the story.

I'm wondering if Cassie would get anything from Pritkin. Wouldn't you have to have some demon blood to be able to benefit from the energy exchange? Though I agree that mad seduction skills would be hilarious!! I'd love to see her go up against Casanova. He could bitching at her about the Graeae or something, and she turns up the love vibe, and he'd be the one overcome with lust!! It would be so funny!

It would be a good question to ask KC, as Enjee suggests, but I'm not sure of the exact wording to use to avoid spoiler territory.

[Somnium]

Maybe Cassie didn't get anything from it. Although I don't remember it saying anywhere that the benefits were limited to demons. I think we'll have to ask.

Hmm, yeah this is a question where we'd have to word it very carefully to avoid having it rejected as a spoiler question. Definitely not asking about what either of them got, but maybe just asking if it was possible for a non-demon to benefit from a power exchange with a demon/part-demon? Or is even that too much?

But even if Cassie doesn't get anything from the power exchange with Pritkin, hopefully she'll find something from her goddess side to keep her busy. I really want her to get something from her mother, even if it's something tiny. Oh, and I like your idea about Pritkin being able to see Billy Joe! That would be brilliant. If he thinks Cassie bitches a lot, he's in for a wake-up call!

[Lannister]

I think you're right Somnium that it doesn't confirm either way in the text about whether a non-demon can benefit from an energy exchange. I was making (very possibly wrong) assumptions based on how Pritkin described his wedding night. I would have thought that energy exchanges with non-demons are probably quite rare though, so there's no real way to know.

I think asking the question more or less as you've phrased it would be pretty good. Maybe something like "Demons can receive 'gifts' or new skills from each other during an energy exchange. Can a person with no demon blood benefit from a power exchange with a demon/part-demon"? KC will either give us an explanation, or she'll say No Comment, and I actually think refusing to answer might be an indicator that Cassie possibly could receive some benefit?

I wonder if a demon energy exchange creates some sort of bond between them, like they might be able to sense each other's emotions or their location or something. That would be so cool if Cassie had a sense of how Pritkin was feeling even when he was stuck in hell.

About BJ, oh god yeah, it would be hilarious to listen to Pritkin & Billy bitch at each other all day long!

[Somnium]

Yep, that phrasing sounds good to me - I'll go ask it. And I reckon you're right, a 'no comment' on this would probably tell us as much as an answer...

And I totally understand why you made that assumption - it seems a pretty natural one to make. It sounded very much like a 'demon thing', but to me it also sounded like a 'mutual thing', and I want it to be true, so I'm just choosing to focus on that at the moment, at least until KC proves me wrong in the Q&As, or the next Cassie book comes out.

Hahaha, yeah, a bond between Cassie and Pritkin would be brilliant too. And that might help Cassie to get Pritkin out of hell too, or at least allow KC to keep him more actively in the story until she manages to meet up with him. And I reckon there should be at least some form of consequences from the energy exchange, at least for one of them.

Okay, now I really want to see Billy Joe and Pritkin meet. Or at least someone and Billy Joe meet. I always thought it was great when he met the really important people and started pissing them off. He's technically dead, so not even senators can actually harm him, so threats are useless for once, so he can piss people off as much as he likes with no consequences! Speaking of, I wonder if he managed to piss off the consul much when he was in Cassie's body going to meet her in EtN before they were sure Cassie was off possessing someone else...

Well even if Pritkin doesn't get to meet him, they ought to be heading back to Faerie at some point to find the paperweight and Tony, so hopefully Billy Joe will tag along for the ride and have a run in with Pritkin, Mircea, and the rest of Cassie's bodyguards. Who might finally start to believe he's real and Cassie isn't a nutter who talks to thin air. Should be fun!

[Enjee, Founder]

Somnium wrote: "Okay, now I really want to see Billy Joe and Pritkin meet...."

Pritkin and Billy Joe already met in
Claimed By Shadow, when Billy was suddenly corporeal after Mac's tattoo shop made it into Faeiri. Pritkin and Billy went off together heading to a tavern. I'm sure they had an interesting conversation...

[Enjee, Founder]

Just a question to you'all...If Cassie was able to gain some benefit from a power exchange with a demon, what would you prefer she gain?

I vote for super healing ability, given how many times she gets banged up and hurt.

[Anna]

Whoa I'm still reeling from the idea of a pregnant Cassie. Would that make the baby a Catkin?