There is so much in the Legendsong, I completely understand how you could miss things. (I'm sure I've missed things as well!) The above mentions of the Chaos spirt come from the segues, and the Alyda Scrolls - basically the Other Parts of the Legendsong. Here's the main quote I've got:I saw a couple of mentions of the chaos spirit being able to enter the physical world if it gained a living soul, but I must have missed the reasoning behind it...I'm wondering what sections of text I missed, I was rereading the books for the I'm-not-going-to-mention-the-number-th time and stumbled across a paragraph that I must have missed every other time I read the book...I was very happy ;D
Sian
There are those who wonder why the Chaos spirit agreed to give my brother the power he needed to open the portal that would bring the Unraveller, and that is a question worth asking for had it not won with the binding of the Unykorn? The answer is that it had won only a partial victory that might, in time, become a greater victory as the Song languished. But the Chaos spirit was greedy and so it gambled what it had to gain something greater. It agreed to give my brother such power as would be needed to open a way for one who might free the Unykorn, risking the possibility that, should such a one come and succeed, a vision of perfection would be restored to the Lastmade, and then would the Song of songs sound in the silent void within each person, causing them to cast Chaos out and strive for completion.Sorry - it was a bit longer than I was expecting!
In exchange for this possibility of freeing the Firstmade, it was to hold Lanalor's living soul in its keeping until such time as the Unraveller failed or succeeded. To have the anguish and despair of a living soul in its power offered a richness to the Chaos spirit that could not be derived from the brief regrets and sorrows of the souls of the dead that passed through the Void, or from the souls of those able to enter the Void while they lived. For such is its sustenance. But the greatest prize would come if the Unraveller should fail, for then Lanalor's soul would belong to the Chaos spirit for as long as Lanalor's flesh endured. And who knew what it would do with the power it obtained from it? ...
But all of this gives rise to a question: where is the flesh of Lanalor, if the Chaos spirit has only his soul? Does the Chaos spirit keep it safely somewhere, awaiting the outcome of the bargain it made? I can not imagine that Lanalor would trust the Chaos spirit to hold it. Therefore it seems to me that my brother somehow contrived to hide his flesh somewhere, to await the outcome of his wager with the Chaos spirit. I know not how he could have done this. Nor do I know how his flesh could live, lacking a soul. And what will happen as the aeons pass and his flesh ages and withers, for in the end, all flesh comes to dust... These are the riddles of Lanalor. (The Alyda Scrolls - Darksong 233-4)
Zieria
I suspect it may not be just Lanalor's soul that Glynna will attempt to save.
I just hope that Glynna doesn't have to return to earth.
Zier
Sian
Edit; I mean...I'm wondering what sections of text I missed, I was rereading the books for the I'm-not-going-to-mention-the-number-th time and stumbled across a paragraph that I must have missed every other time I read the book...I was very happy ;D
(Yay, more story for me and I didn't even have to wait for the next book to come out)
I'm thinking that if she does return to earth, Solen will find a way to follow, so they'll still get their happily ever after. :P After all, his vow that he would follow Glynna wherever she went - whether in this world or any other - held a kind of power. [act]crosses fingers[/act]Oh!! I hadn't thought of that I had always expected a happy ending, with Glynn + Solen living happily ever after :P MinI just hope that Glynna doesn't have to return to earth.
Zier
Actually, I agree - I've always thought Glynna was a perfect fit for Keltor, and she deserves to stay. I certainly hope she doesn't have to leave! Really though, I think if either of them have to return (which doesn't even seem possible), it would be Ember. It just makes more sense. She doesn't belong like Glynna does...avialle
It would be so cruel if Glynn had to go back to Earth. She just fits into Keltor perfectly. No one on earth truly understood her - whereas in Keltor her real beauty comes out. It's as though she was always meant to be in Keltor, but just accidentally got born in the worng world. :P
That all makes sense to me, and I agree entirely. Being so beautiful and looking like Shenavyre, Ember would fit as the public face of the heroes, whereas Glynna would be happier to stay out of the spotlight. And I want Glynna to have the more important role for the same reason, although from what Wind said to Ronaall, it IS the more important role, so at least I feel justified in that wish. :PI want Glynna to have the more important role, but that's just because I like Glynna better. :P I think that Ember will be the one who is recognised for doing a great and heroic deed (even if it isn't all that great and heroic). I can just imagine Glynna slipping away quietly and not accepting her share of the glory - I think that's what she'd want.
avialle
Remember the Fienna left to find his own kind on Ramidan?laurenm_89
And how on earth would they explain the fienna? ???
