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"Now I knew what 'right' felt like."
~if i didn't lead with that line I'm pretty sure Dorothy would have. It sums up this whole chapter, which I absolutely LOVED, for a lot of reasons. I'm so happy for Naiya- she got a beautiful new name + learned she was always female in her soul, a truth that her body now reflects.
I love the bit about 3 genders and how bodies evolve along with the person's sense of who they are. It's some great world-building, with an alternate biology as fascinating as the centaurs in John Varley's TITAN series. And Kieshala's history lesson and explanation of the two worlds (which kind of explains why mer- excuse me I mean Naethari are only seen intermittently on our Earth + are considered folklore...) was the icing on the cake- explaining so much in just a few paragraphs.
Oh yeah, and this chapter coming a week sooner
than I was expecting was wonderful surprise :)
~hugs, Veronica
for the axe had convinced them that because his handle
was made of wood he was one of them.
Thanks Veronica
This was a big chapter in terms of both Naiya's persona growth and establishing the world they live in. Funny thing about Naiya's name. I originally just pulled the name out of my pretty little ass by stringing some letters together because I wanted something cute and exotic that I could pass off as a Naethari word. Later I discovered that it is indeed a real name in a few cultures and dates back to ancient Greece where it literally means "Water Nymph".
There was a bit of an infodump about the Naethari people and their biology and such I felt that it was a good time to go into that and as you said, revealing that they were from a different world altogether explained a lot of things.
As for the chapter being sooner, this weekend is moving weekend so I probably won't be able to post.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
I was a girl, and I was being accepted for that
that's a big thing.
Yup
It's a huge personal revelation for her and as you said, being accepted for it is a really big thing.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
Sooooo!
They come on heat. That could make life very interesting.
Yup
It should have things interesting... every five years or so.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
One has to wonder,
how well they can interact with land?
One has to wonder,
how well they can interact with land?
We will see
We should see more of them trying to get around on land as soon as next chapter. They won't be the best at it it and it makes them far more vulnerable than in the water but they can get around to some degree.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
A bit of history helps
Jon discovering why he was so unhappy came as much of a relief, and joy, as finding that single faint sticker in the bottom of the foot.
Reading about the history of the Naethari, and their social structure, helps in understanding why Kieshala off'd the male put in with her. She didn't choose him, so he was that unwanted suitor.
How far will the four go in their acting in order to escape Pierce's clutches? How much humiliation are they willing to tolerate before they give the humans their own gills?
Others have feelings too.
Jon, well Naiya now, has
Jon, well Naiya now, has finally found himself after a lifetime of gasping around unsuccessfully in the dark an a great burden has been lifted from her. Who wouldn't be happy about that? Even better that she's in a body that she now knows is the correct gender.
Trying to force oneself as a mate on someone who is not willing is probably one of the worst things somebody can do in Naethari culture. It is one of the few offences that one can kill another Naethari to defend oneself rather than issuing a formal challenge first. Because it takes more than just having sex with someone to make them your mate and it leads to the third metamorphosis finding a mate is seen as something sacred, and they don't take it lightly.
As for giving their captors gills of their own, Kieshala wouldn't allow it. They view turning someone into one of their people a great gift and there is usually more to the process than just feeding on the flesh. It would be an offense to have one of them become one of their kind, and not something that she would allow to be done intentionally. If the chance to avenge themselves come up they would kill instead.
*big hugs*
Amethyst
Other world
Does that means humans in the world have magic.
hugs :)
Michelle SidheElf Amaianna