And there are so many little things that are wrong, with him. Like the Earth medallion. His supposed allegiance to a Church that rejects his kind. No adept has made peace with my faith since the Prophet died.
This line makes me drum my heels on the floor every time I read it. INDEED, Damien. INDEED.
Or should we feel sorry for Gerald, for having caused himself to get his biggest headache yet? Never. Every bit of headache he gets from Damien is well-earned. :D Not to mention fun to watch.
I remember, the first time I read these books, this chapter was the one where I sat up and took notice. It was interesting till this point, but the moment these two meet...the currents of dark temptation and seduction into tainted choices, the two-way tug of enemies/fascination....hhhhhh baby me imprinted on these books so hard, and it all begins here.
I always wonder: is Tarrant's interest (even if hostile) in Damien as piqued from the get-go as Damien's is? I feel like reasonably speaking, it would be Ciani he'd gravitate toward. Her lively mind, the intellectual curiosity they share, the shared background of adeptitude...Tarrant evinces a taste for these traits throughout the books. She's the one who fits his aesthetic.
His initial read on Damien certainly includes things like 'thick-skulled, stubborn, brash, likely to be annoyingly determined to kill me once he realizes who I am.' None of which is untrue. But I always wonder what else his first impressions and private reactions to the priest might involve...
And I remain fascinated by the fact that Damien doesn't try to stop him, when he starts to kill the boy. Damien's got so many things going on in his head there. So many reasons. But I can't tell which ones are the ones that really stay his hand--and of course he can't either.
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This line makes me drum my heels on the floor every time I read it. INDEED, Damien. INDEED.
Or should we feel sorry for Gerald, for having caused himself to get his biggest headache yet?
Never. Every bit of headache he gets from Damien is well-earned. :D Not to mention fun to watch.
I remember, the first time I read these books, this chapter was the one where I sat up and took notice. It was interesting till this point, but the moment these two meet...the currents of dark temptation and seduction into tainted choices, the two-way tug of enemies/fascination....hhhhhh baby me imprinted on these books so hard, and it all begins here.
I always wonder: is Tarrant's interest (even if hostile) in Damien as piqued from the get-go as Damien's is? I feel like reasonably speaking, it would be Ciani he'd gravitate toward. Her lively mind, the intellectual curiosity they share, the shared background of adeptitude...Tarrant evinces a taste for these traits throughout the books. She's the one who fits his aesthetic.
His initial read on Damien certainly includes things like 'thick-skulled, stubborn, brash, likely to be annoyingly determined to kill me once he realizes who I am.' None of which is untrue. But I always wonder what else his first impressions and private reactions to the priest might involve...
And I remain fascinated by the fact that Damien doesn't try to stop him, when he starts to kill the boy. Damien's got so many things going on in his head there. So many reasons. But I can't tell which ones are the ones that really stay his hand--and of course he can't either.