tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post8447167956808965322..comments2023-11-10T03:46:58.196-05:00Comments on Dragging Blue Lake: Chapter 98: Kvornan Faces A More Appropriate HomecomingPenelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697841178807127327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-49544022441900905322012-11-20T20:14:32.767-05:002012-11-20T20:14:32.767-05:00Ach, when I wrote the above, I forgot to mention t...Ach, when I wrote the above, I forgot to mention the idea of home that runs throughout the chapter, hence the title. *facepalm* It must not have been at the forefront of my brain at the time I posted last night.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849958697187040289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-19538100639426872182012-11-19T22:58:06.337-05:002012-11-19T22:58:06.337-05:00There are a million reasons to go, and almost none...There are a million reasons to go, and almost none to stay. But as a very young girl who has had several major life changes and tragedies over the span of just a few months, Elise is not eager to let go of one of the last familiar things that she has-- Her home. Other than that, I think there was something a lot deeper nagging her that she had been suppressing for who knows how long now. She knew that Kvornan knew when her mother in particular was dying, and he intentionally stayed away (mostly because he had been told to stay away, but also because he didn't think that he could handle it). Then there's all the time that Elise has had to spend grappling with the idea that Kvornan is a killer.<br /><br />The flashback went here for two reasons. The first was Elise's own mourning of her mother. Kvornan understood the deep attachment that she lost when she lost her mother. The second was Elise's final accusation (<i>Coward, monster, murderer</i>). The last person who was close to him who rained that heap of finger-pointing at him was... Alexei but also Krishna, Kvornan's father. Both of those two washed their hands of him in the end. The possibility that Elise might never forgive him as well scared him pretty thoroughly:<br /><br /><i>“Mom and Dad are gone, and you weren’t even there! I can’t—” The sentence fell apart but he knew what she intended to say. I can’t forgive you for that. Kvornan held her tighter in part to provide support and in part to reassure himself of her permanence.</i><br /><br />Kvornan was not 100% lucid when that this flashback took place, but I have to imagine that it effected him for a long time after. Though he agreed with his father in a defeatist kind of a way, it must have hurt just the same. Kvornan's father didn't do bravado. If he indicated that Kvornan was dead to him, then Kvornan was dead to him.Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849958697187040289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-80104648740635420982012-11-19T22:05:45.059-05:002012-11-19T22:05:45.059-05:00Hmm. I'm not sure what to make of the flashbac...Hmm. I'm not sure what to make of the flashback. Obviously, I can see why Kvornan's father would be pissed in this instance, but I can also see, just as obviously, why his mother would pretty much instantly forgive him. Different personalities and different ways of thinking and different capacities for affection, I guess. I do seem to remember you saying Kvornan's dad was a jackass.<br /><br />At least Elise and her siblings will be better protected in Veronaville? From people who aren't working from the inside, at least. And Elise can learn exactly what she is and what that means and what to do about it, and Ermengarde can get the kind of care she needs, and someone can figure out just what's up with Arnaud.Vanhttp://kingdomofnaroni.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6140199280786281854.post-50807261675474602722012-11-19T20:56:15.592-05:002012-11-19T20:56:15.592-05:00I don't have a preview for the next chapter ye...I don't have a preview for the next chapter yet. Sorryyyy. :\<br /><br />PS: Happy Thanksgiving! :)Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849958697187040289noreply@blogger.com