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Don’t feel obliged to say yes, but if you would like to be included let me know!!
in the contrary I would be very pleased even my dear Jess.
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Sorry for such a very late reply, though -- I only started reading this story from Part 1 (plus the background) a few hours ago. I'm enjoying it very much so far. And yah, those pesky gray areas... (For me, they were what made statistics so frustrating compared to other, more definite areas of math -- and so interesting.
Loved the banter from Hircine!!
But back to Rathe... I think that what Rathe is experiencing now, it is like he is on crossroads, he can take any direction, one of these direction would be preferred by his heart, but other direction, which in long tern can make him leave Skyrim is caused by his doubts of mind and of course ever present sense of guilt...
It is very interesting to see and it is wonderfully written how swiftly everything changes, from tranquil looking surroundings of forest which Rathe saw to his full of tension encounter with Hircine, who is undoubtedly was in playful mood, or he won't talk with Rathe in such tone. I think despite of his black and white morality, Rathe appears very interesting to Hircine, since he likes worthy warriors or assassins whom he can either turn into his followers or hunt upon, but in any cause these people must be exceptional in their own right. Hircine's talks about white, black and grey choices and shades are interesting and have sense, since Rathe can't get rid of a notion that there is more in the world than just two colors (Fleur, I think, also has such problem) and maybe it can give Rathe some revelations and the notion that he also can't control the universe, because bad things happens all the time and sometimes with most dear people and there is nothing that could done to stop them, like Fleur's tragedy or what once happened with Regan.
I also can't help but wonder what fate Rathe will chose for Sinding, given his recent self torment and Hircine's suggestions. Seems like great Hunter had taken certain liking of Rathe and wants to help him in his own Daedric way, although not forgetting about himself and his own goals, because absolutely altruistic Daedra is something close to impossible. Now it is all up to Rathe, to get rid of beast blood or not, spare Sinding or not, but he should remember that Daedric games and guests has at least three layers and consider it before taking any action... I am waiting for continuation with great deal of anticipation! thank you very much for sharing your awesome work!
The altruistic comment raised an off-topic question as well - Daedra have "good" and "bad" (at least from a human perspective), which made me wonder which Aedra are altruistic. According to the book of Sithis (which I think may be as biased as other works):
Many Aedra fled when the world was made, not actually friendly behavior to mortals either. We don't really hear about them though. I would also consider Trinimac, before his transformation, an enemy of mankind and hence not a "good" Aedra.
Anyhow sorry for the ramble ...
You're 100% right when you tlk of Rathe being at a crossroads; this is very much a moment where he has to wake up and realise who he is, and more importantly realise that that doesn't make him black and / or white... but grey. Everything is grey. And as soon as he sees that I think he can finally move on from what happened to Fleur and Regan. They weren't black and white incidents... they were grey. Anyway, the next chapter should (hopefully) explain what i'm trying to get at better than my rambling here!
Really enjoyed writing about the Daedric Prince's games and it's a theme that I may come back to (if not with Rathe but with someone else) as it's a great deal of fun to have these 'God' types interfere in mortal worlds and lives!!
WGD - good question. I really don't know all that much about the Aedra and I think it would be something well worth looking into. I kind of wonder if ANY being that has that much power can be truly good and not tempted to use that power for their own benefit. What's that saying about absolute power corrupting absolutely??
Endorsed
I like how you portrayed the various descriptions and moral arguments of black, white, and grey.
Rathe is wise to be wary of Hircine's "promises"...He's just as tricky as most other Daedra.
Endorsed. Warm and kind thanks, Jess, and cheers, dear!
This black, white, grey dilemma is very much the setup of this next chapoter for Rathe and I hope to make it the wake up he needs to help him heal and move on from recent damaging events. And yes... no Daedric Lord is straight forward... tricky is a very apt description!!
Interesting take on the White Stag, I know my first time I hated to kill it and almost didn't, giving up on the whole quest right there. Afterwards I realized it wasn't truly a living animal but the avatar of Hircine, his aspect of the hunt, and that the beast would be reborn/recreated by Hircine as needed. At least that is my take and interpretation on it *wink*
Great detail you provided on the killing and interaction and I liked the whispering voice, so very well done.
What do you think of Hircine and the curse? I know when I thought about it my thinking is artifacts of such power need to be protected and total blame can't be put on a Daedric Prince if someone opts to steal their artifacts, some of the blame is on the person who did so. That being said a curse that doesn't involve others directly besides the one cursed would be my own preference. Yet blood-lust and the hunt are aspects of Hircine's domain so it would only make sense that a beserker rage would be a fitting curse.
Loved the conversation, sent a few chills through me when he looked at the stag at the end, a PERFECT ending ... so well matched and thought out.
I am so glad you wrote Hircine this way as he is one of my favorites, possibility my top favorite, Prince (Sanguine being the closest competitor). Very eager to see the next chapter!
EDIT: Oh and another think I like about how you did Hircine - you made him seem like a real "god" like entity. Multi-layered, clever, speaks in riddles, the grey talk and insight ... you really made Hircine come alive as a real Daedric Prince and not just some nameless entity - so well done as doing such is not easy.
I really enjoy this quest and it's always seemed to me to be one of those 'shades of grey' quest (as I suppose most of the Daedric quests are). Which is the lesser of two evils really. And this is what made me realise how black and white Rathe is. Things are either right or wrong, good or bad with him and there's so much in life (most often really) when that's not the case. I needed to wake him up to that. This quest, and most notably in the next chapter, we see that begin to happen and I think this is pivotal for him in moving on past Fleur and Regan and the Albino.
Glad you liked how I wrote Hircine; it was fun to write someone so powerful but so cryptic in his conversation. I wouldn't mind trying Molag Bal sometime but I don't think i'll ever have a go at Sanguine... too much to live up to with Dannee's wonderful interpretation of Sam - anything I tried would pale in comparison!
Cheers again dear!
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Excellent work.