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Mouse and Dragon – Chapter 12

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In which Anne and Aelliana go shopping.

And now Anne is saying explicitly that being connected by a psychic bond doesn’t mean communicating becomes any less important, or any less work. I’m beginning to think this is, like, a theme the authors have deliberately built into the novel. 🙂

Meanwhile and elsewhere, Mr dea’Gauss reports that between what he’s giving Samiv tel’Izak and what he’s giving Aelliana, Daav’s finances have taken a discernable hit. Of course, those are Daav’s personal finances; no doubt the clan’s general finances are more robust. But the fact that Daav was willing to take the hit, considered it appropriate to bear these expenses personally rather than draw on the clan’s finances, says something good about Daav. Even if he does need to work on his communication with his loved ones.

Local Custom – Chapter 20

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In which Petrella yos’Galan is surprised by her guest.

A reward for the detail-oriented, here: the golden hair ribbon that Anne remembers losing in this chapter is surely the same golden ribbon that was among Er Thom’s treasures, way back in the first chapter, threaded with a scrap of silk the color of the silk they used as a ground cover. Which suggests that Er Thom remembers that night at least as affectionately as Anne, if there were still any doubt on that point.

Liadens clearly take hospitality seriously: even knowing that his mother does not in the least want Anne as a guest, Er Thom sees nothing remarkable in the lengths she’s gone to to ensure the guest’s comfort. (It is surely, as Anne hints, sometimes an expensive standard to live up to; Korval can afford it, but how do less wealthy Liaden houses manage?)