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Of Bees and Beasts

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  1. Liadys
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    Awesome chapter !
  2. Sharpangel
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    "The spitting words were the dark sky itself, raining messy, tracing on mind
    changing images, like an infinite puzzle."

    Fantastic illustrated story, the bees come around me !




    From France, Normandie
    1. Kayol
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      Thank you very much!
  3. SyddSpartan
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    Oh boy... I have played the dark brotherhood storyline countless of times. But never even once would I have expected what its like to truly be the listener. You add a whole new dimension into something that I've taken for granted... I loved how the night mother still has her claws dug deep into the character. I loved how you portrayed the horrors of the night mother's influence seeping deep into her mind. And that beautiful work on lidya just waiting. That pacing, the use of words... Perfection and the ending transition from the mother's words to Uthgerd's... Absolutely beautiful. You play on a whole different league entirely... its fascinating. I am absolutely in love with your work!
  4. wadelycan
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    It is an interesting though about what happens to any of the housecarls if they are not with us on the road. If we take the game mechanics literally, and they just sit in your house for eternity guarding your stuff, then that would be quite maddening. I like to think they would at least lock the door and be a part of the community.

    However, I greatly enjoy your vision of the Night Mother, and the type of influence such an entity would have over the only person that can hear her. I do wonder what she meant at the end about the vile hands not reaching them, as it appears like Astrid did not want the corpse and Cicero around. So either Lydia and Uthgerd and both dead or everyone in the sanctuary is dead, leaving the jester and the Night Mother safe. Really great ending to that chapter.
    1. Kayol
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      Oopsie, sorry for not responding for so long! Now I can only thank you for your comment and wish you a great day.
  5. tgstyle24
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    wow...Kayol... that is an amazing part... I love the way how you describe the influence of the night mother... her wispering deep in the mind... leave no space for own thoughts...
    also I enjoyed the daydreamy Lydia... "escaping" her cage in Breezehome (where I always leave her, waiting and guarding)... to go and find her Thane... the truth...
    I can hardly wait until the next part appears. wspaniałe prace
    1. Kayol
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      Thank you, darling! I appreciate your words very much
    2. lidertz
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      Agreed with Tanja! Makes me the same feelings! Wonderful masterwork Kayol!
    3. Kayol
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      Thank you!
  6. renthal311
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    właśnie odkryłem prawdziwy talent , wspaniała praca, cudowne zdjęcia (kudos)
    1. Kayol
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      Dzięki! Z tym talentem to bym nie przesadzała, ale cieszę się, że ci się podobało
    2. renthal311
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      , zapomniałem poprzeć, więc robie to teraz !)
  7. lesjones
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    An engrossing story, although due to other calls I had to come back to it three times in order to finish it.

    All my feelings in relation to this set are far better expressed by Jon, Alexi and Erwin's comment, so I will not bore you with repetition.

    A very remarkable work indeed.
    1. Kayol
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      I can relate to that: I'm still not done with catching up with everyone's works (and that includes yours, if I remember correctly) because of billions of tasks I have to perform this week. Sometimes outernets can really collide with your life, so it seems
      Thank you for your comment!
  8. PTC001
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    Such a surprise, until I read Alexi and Jon's comments; I never played the DB's quest-line, so I couldn't make that link with the Night Mother, now it brings me some more comprehension into your story. It's quite haunting dreams and voices, I see both Paarthurnax and NM trying to bring Saga in their own paths.

    I love that take you have with Lydia; she is also abandoned in my world between those shelves and walls of this small home, but taking her with Uthgerd is a great twist, they can have their own paths and will to do something, they are independent, yet, related to Saga, it's awesome.

    Remarkable set dear...and that probably kept you quite busy as well little bee
    1. Kayol
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      I really recommend the DB questline, it's definitely one of the most engaging parts of the game. Not to mention the great atmosphere

      Yeah, we all trap these little NPCs within four walls when we don't need them following us, huh? It's an interesting subject to ponder upon - especially since there are so many games nowadays which raise a subject of gamers' morality.

      Thank you for your comment!
  9. RatherWindy
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    You have a beautifull style of writing Wich takes time to sinc in. Once it does that,..the story reveals itself even more. Your equasion with the bee's is awesome and very correct in the way you used it.
    The boredom of Lydia's life and her rude awakening out of it is also portrayed beautifully . The way you described her life in the first part of it resembles that of many of us who live that type of life today. Very much bound , but also entangled to what it offers. She Seems to break out of that in her quest to the dark brotherhood. I like the fact that ( or I misunderstood,..) this story could have two endings.
    Either the dragonborn mourns the death of Lydia and uthgerd or mourns the death of the dark brotherhood members. I thought either could be possible in the way you wrote this.
    I also like the role of the dragonborn in this chapter . She Seems a tormented figure who can actually "see" of "feel" what's going on and is confronteren with her role in it,..
    Very powerfull writing and great looking scenics,...
    1. Kayol
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      Thank you!

      I like bees very much and really wanted to incorporate them into the story. It was actually easier than I thought since there are so many different beliefs connected to them. I'm glad you like these bits about them!
      As for the ending - I think I might clear this up in the next installment, to avoid the confusion
  10. wolfgrimdark
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    Powerful and riveting story this time around. You really make the Nightmother so loathsome yet so seductive. Much as I utterly hate what you are doing to poor Saga I can only admire how well you write the Nightmother. You truly make her evil and something otherworldly. Digging deep into the minds of mortals in such a way they can't resist. Like a true demon or god or whatever name you wish to call the supernatural with great power. I had hoped Paarth might help but sadly the Nightmother won that battle as well it seems. But now I know her positive feeling from the last story - the burning of the fire from the words ... which the NM twisted. Saying her gift was broken by Saga's clumsy hands yet of course a mother will forgive ... well at least this one time.

    Also wonderful how you handled Lydia and Uthgerd and very much enjoyed that story although can't say I followed it completely. The part on Lydia was well done - to me it was a very dark and depressing take on the game mechanic that leaves her stuck in the house and something I always feel guilty about - I so wish I could dimiss her to go do something (actually I can now thanks to a mod). Yet you turned that into a dark aspect of the game and the price of devotion and perhaps a bit of madness. Good that Uth got her out of the house at least.

    I am not sure if the chapter ends with the fight against the DB the next story or, since you don't seem to do many battle scenes, the way you ended it implies they killed everyone inside. Course maybe they died as well or maybe they died an none of the DB did. A mystery for sure.
    1. Kayol
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      Thank you very much for your review!

      I know, I know, I'm guilty as charged of possessing a sadistic mind... but it's fun!
      Happy to know you like this NM - as I wrote in response to Kamikazekossori's comment, I think of her as an echo of a living being rather than a demigoddess. Therefore, she's all instinct, as shown in the bit when she sensed the danger (Uttie and Lyddie coming, I mean) and went all ballistic on Saga's poor ears, not to mention psyche.

      As for the ending: again, guilty as charged Blame my overly metaphorical writing, dear! I need to read more Garner, he tones it down for me. Anyway, the truth is, the ladies killed the Brotherhood - all but two, 'cause they weren't there. But that last bit needs to wait for another story.