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From: "Andrew Bollen"Subject: Re: (urth) (OBW) Horn/Babbie Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:05:07 +1100 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_033D_01C2C309.F6386C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a couple of other thoughts on this.=20 The second to last paragraph of OBW has Silk/Horn quoting his little = song about fair young girls living to deceive one, followed immediately = by a reference to Evensong. It seems to me pretty clear that Silk/Horn = knows, and always knew, that Evensong was deceitful. And surely in a = fairly large way also: why would have she come with him unless she had = some large designs? (BTW, I think she is a little gem of a character: = incredibely brave, resourceful & loyal to Han, when one thinks about = it.) Returning to the Babbie/Horn scene, I think at this point, with Horn = exhausted, Silk starts to surface. (There has been a recent, = characteristic Hyacinth dream.) Whenever Silk/Horn becomes guilt-wracked = & despairing & suicidal I think it is mainly the unhealed Silk speaking, = more than Horn. He is certainly guilt-wracked at this point:=20 "By not returning to Gaon ... I had put her into deadly danger; and my = presence kept her there." Knowing that Evensong is his enemy, yet still feeling as much for her as = if she were his friend, is surely Silk-think, not Horn-think. Perhaps the SIlky part is hoping for death at this point, maybe from = Evensong, maybe from the inhumi, and he puts himself at risk = deliberately (fire burning down, half-hearted attempts to guard against = inhumi, gives Evensong sword & knife & valuables).=20 Just as the VP "lent" him the strength of tough Horn when he was = suicidal over Hyacinth's death, now they or somebody temporarily (?) = lend him the strength of brave Babbie. It's a neat parallel, = recapitulating the Silk/Horn story in miniature.=20 Now I think the comforting from the mysterious figure in forrest is very = important in Silk's "therapy". The "modulation" of the Silk/Horn = character changes greatly between OBW and the beginning of IGJ. To me, = it's not so much that Silk starts to emerge, as that Silk & Horn become = more integrated in their best characteristics, as I've said before. = Silk's charisma & goodness without his ... well, soppiness; and Horn's = toughness & practicality without his sour streak. *Something* about the = experience in the forrest did this.=20 -- ------=_NextPart_000_033D_01C2C309.F6386C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a couple of other thoughts on = this.=20The second to last paragraph of OBW has = Silk/Horn=20 quoting his little song about fair young girls living to deceive one, = followed=20 immediately by a reference to Evensong. It seems to me pretty clear that = Silk/Horn knows, and always knew, that Evensong was deceitful. And = surely=20 in a fairly large way also: why would have she come with him unless she = had some=20 large designs? (BTW, I think she is a little gem of a character: = incredibely=20 brave, resourceful & loyal to Han, when one thinks about=20 it.)Returning to the Babbie/Horn scene, I = think at this=20 point, with Horn exhausted, Silk starts to surface. (There has been a = recent,=20 characteristic Hyacinth dream.) Whenever Silk/Horn becomes guilt-wracked = &=20 despairing & suicidal I think it is mainly the unhealed Silk = speaking, more=20 than Horn. He is certainly guilt-wracked at this point:"By not returning to Gaon ... I had put = her into=20 deadly danger; and my presence kept her there."Knowing that Evensong is his enemy, yet = still=20 feeling as much for her as if she were his friend, is surely Silk-think, = not=20 Horn-think.Perhaps the SIlky part is hoping = for death at=20 this point, maybe from Evensong, maybe from the inhumi, and he puts = himself at=20 risk deliberately (fire burning down, half-hearted attempts to guard = against=20 inhumi, gives Evensong sword & knife & valuables).Just as the VP "lent" him the strength = of tough=20 Horn when he was suicidal over Hyacinth's death, now they or somebody=20 temporarily (?) lend him the strength of brave Babbie. It's a neat=20 parallel, recapitulating the Silk/Horn story in miniature.=20Now I think the comforting from the = mysterious=20 figure in forrest is very important in Silk's "therapy". The = "modulation" of the=20 Silk/Horn character changes greatly between OBW and the beginning of = IGJ. To me,=20 it's not so much that Silk starts to emerge, as that Silk & Horn = become more=20 integrated in their best characteristics, as I've said before. Silk's = charisma=20 & goodness without his ... well, soppiness; and Horn's toughness = &=20 practicality without his sour streak. *Something* about the experience = in the=20 forrest did this.------=_NextPart_000_033D_01C2C309.F6386C10--