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| Pearl of Great Price by Lindelea | 2 Review(s) |
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| Lyta Padfoot | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 12/28/2003 |
| So Rosemary is in Hally's bed and Hally is in a haystack. Is he laying a false trail for the searchers to follow while Rosemary slips out with her father-in-love-to-be? It really says a great deal about the state of the Tookland if the servants conspire against the Thain's impending marriage. With Rosemary beyond reach, will Lalia's eye turn to Pearl. She already got her son to agree to one bride - and Pearl is a bit older and thus more palatable to the gossips while still being young enough to be trapped. Author Reply: Good guesses. The Thain has been impotent and his mother has had her way all too long. If she had been a wise ruler, things might have been differently, but her whims have caused people to be wary towards her. I remember hearing about a leader who was so overbearing that the people working for him started doing *exactly* as he ordered, no more, and no less. It wasn't too long before he got in trouble with his own superiors. Lalia doesn't have superiors, of course, but her servants are not in her corner, either. | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 12/28/2003 |
| Half the escape told, I think, and I'm as confused as the Tooks will be. Hally has gone, but Rosemary is sleeping in his clothes in his bed? When the hour before dawn comes, it will be discovered she is gone, but she's not really. They will search for her, but I suppose Bittersweet can keep anyone out of the infirmary, claiming Hally is contagious. So then they will search outside the Smial, in Tuckborough, I suppose. She won't be found there either. Nobody is looking for Hally, so even if he's seen walking away it's no problem. But I don't understand how they will get Rosemary out of the Smials; even dressed in Hally's clothes she won't fool anyone. I guess I'll just have to stay confused and patient, and let you spin out the story! Author Reply: All will come clear in the next chapter (or two), I hope. | |