[Report This]Date: July 11 2020 9:45 PM Title: Chapter 20: Roving
I can see how Sihil would want to take personal responsibility for Teagan. She did, after all, save her life after which she went on and killed countless more Tomkins.
Teagan has had her epiphany, and perhaps is starting to show willingness to change. Now it is time for Sihil's epihpany; the realization of what her race did to Teagan's and that Teagan has had a traumatic and painful existence because of it. Most Tomkins I imagine are oblivious to this fact, due to their shorter lifespans. Where some humans remember what it was like before, to the Tomkins there is a several generation gap. Long enough for the evil invaders to become the heroes, and the desperate defenders to become the villainous monsters.
Author's Response:
This is more or less what I was aiming for - Sihil knew nothing about the giants prior to her fateful encounter with Teagan save what she was told by others. Only now will she be able to see if what she thought she knew was true in whole, or perhaps only in part.
[Report This]Date: July 11 2020 8:23 AM Title: Chapter 20: Roving
I await every update with bated breath. DON'T YOU DIE ON ME.
...... Even though I constantly know some bad shit is gonna happen. But yeah based on Sihil's response this is totally Lima Syndrome. Can you even have a captive have Stockholm Syndrome and a captor have Lima Syndrome and really call it friendship?
I'm also really hoping that Sihil's whole "you're different than the others" shtick doesn't turn out to be "YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE ALL ALONG" Like I have no idea how this is gonna go, if Whitebreeze Keep is past some intense tomkin territory, it's fair to say it probably doesn't exist. Or maybe you're gonna pull a George RR Martin and Teagan's gonna die at the end. Or maybe she'll hone her sorceress power to force peace between humans and tomkins, I don't even know at this point.
..... I was also curious what kind of armor the tomkins use? European? Roman?
Author's Response:
Yeah, it definitely isn't friendship at all. Teagan is starved for human connection and extremely lonely, and in a strange way, Sihil has been a constant companion of hers. Sihil, of course, reciprocates essentially none of the fondness Teagan has for her. With Sihil being different, the difference is more or less spawned from this fact - she's the only one who has this connection with Teagan - in all other ways, she's just a level-headed and intelligent but otherwise normal person.
I haven't really talked a lot about the tomkin armor (considering it doesn't make too much of a difference in the end for them ;p) but it varies from culture to culture. Firkon and his men use armor fashioned from small metal bands connected with internal lashings, so more or less a ripoff of Roman armor. So far, the other groups have either used light armor fashioned from plant material or no armor at all.
[Report This]Date: July 11 2020 3:57 AM Title: Chapter 20: Roving
Great story so far! I Usually don't have the time for bigger stories but I just gave your story a try this morning and... I can't wait for the next chapter! Very, very nicely done!
Author's Response:
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the kind words! I'm glad that you enjoyed it!