I will be seriously disappointed if Odhran dies. I was won over at "raffish".
"Raffish" is a magical word. It's somehow sexy and alluring, even though it might just mean the guy looks like a scruffy bum who can burp the theme song to "Bonanza."
- Is the title a hint that there will be a bad joke about "American/Australian/Danish etc Idol" before the ultimate end? (I think Bons quite likes the odd bad joke in her titles.)
Nope, not a bad joke, just a bad title. It's the only thing I came up with that fit with more than one level of the story as it stands, and the regrettable association did not occur to me until I went to post today's installment. I'm kind of having a morning-after PeePee Mods moment.
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- Is the evil woman Bodhi?
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- Does TomTom know something about Albeth that she doesn't? And how did he find out? He's not going to be omniscient, is he?
Tomtom isn't omniscient, not in an OMG-superpowers! sort of way. That's worth clarifying.
He's like a wise old grumpy-snuggle, has seen his share of adventurers so he has strong instincts based on experience. He'll say stuff like "I have a ken about these things," but it's no more valid than a grandparent saying, "Listen to me, you little whippersnapper!"
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- Why did Albeth's guardians let her go off travelling alone? Surely someone so inexperienced could only expect to wind up dead or nearly in the first couple of hours.
- What characteristics/abilities does Albeth have to give TomTom confidence that she will survive his adventure? Why will Odhran take on someone so green? Is feistiness really enough?
All of these questions/answers come up in some fashion, some of them in the next part, so I'm not spoiling it.