Cat bargaining

[kippurbird]

Chapter Four: King Cat

So this was the chapter that was originally released as a preview. The fact that it is so drastically altered - he's no longer hallucinating people. Which is a good thing. I can't seem to find the bit I did on the preview chapter and I'm too lazy to look for it. It's still ridiculous.


We begin with Eragon, Nasuada and Jormundur are in the throne room of the late lord Bradburn. Okay, perhaps not late, but currently disposed of to parts unknown. Nasuada is wearing a green and yellow dress having gotten out of her armor moments before. Also She too had been marked during the fighting, as was evidenced by the linen bandage wrapped around her left hand.

OH NOES SHE WAS INJURED IN THE BATTLE CLEARLY SHE MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE THICK OF IT!!! SHE HAS AN INJURY AND ITS NEEDED A BANDAGE!!! IT CLEARLY MUST IMPAIR HER IN SOMEWAY SINCE IT'S ON HER HAND.

Yeah.

(More pain and kitties here)

Comments

[lcwygant.livejournal.com]

Why do some humans, dwarves, elves, and now apparently were-cats all have names that are either Old Norse or sound vaguely Old Norse-ish? If it were just one people, it would be fine; if all four peoples lived together and shared a language, it would be one thing, but they don't. They're isolated from one another.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Because Tolkien based his languages on Old Norse and therefor if you want to have awesome fantasy names you must base them on Old Norse never mind that different cultures would have different names.

Also, the kitteh in your icon is adorable.

[lcwygant.livejournal.com]

Yeah, probably. My protagonists and a bunch of other characters have Old Norse names, but I have the excuse that they're ninth century Scandinavians. Plus some Old English names for the Anglo-Saxons and a medieval Arabic name for the character from Al-Andalus, and--well, you get the idea.

Thanks! Her name is Rhiow, and she is an absolute menace.