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I do hope whichever way it goes it ends up being both great and rollicking...and perhaps a few other words as well.
Finally, your comments always have an extra level to them and I so enjoy it. And think you. As long as I can avoid hitting any trees or rocks, I should have fun.
And I thank you for that very nice compliment. I have so enjoyed writing it.
And you may be surprised how long Uhtræd lives with his affliction. I have some few things cooked up that I am excited about so I hope it works.
To all - Once more, many excellent comments! I knew that you would have them and I thank you as always. And you are all in luck, for a mentioned a surprise...for a couple of reasons, I have decided to go ahead and get the new one off the ground today. One, I am excited about it. And two, I want to get at least three scenes out there before I leave because that third one was as a surprise to me as I believe it will be to you. You'll have to wait until Sunday for that, but for now...head on over and check out Part III...
Great to hear! You won't have long to wait, I promise.
I am definitely thinking of the King losing more and more as he moves on. He definitely continues to get worse. And yes, not only is Oscytel craven, too studious and priestly but also has that very low prestige. You'd think he might have done better after fighting his mother's wars for her but it appears as though she is losing so perhaps that it part of it.He may not have raged against it, more accepted or even demanded it, but the light certainly was dimmed! If that too was metaphor, then it was powerfully applied. Perhaps his last moments of lucidity before finally surrendering?
I will join the others so far in their comments on Oscytel: the craven trait probably has something to do with it, but that prestige is in the sub-sub basement!
“This craven laughing stock from Germany is no fit king for anyone, let alone for England, and certainly not for me!” One can hear the self-interested lines already forming in the minds of ambitious challengers - whether of his authority or of his very right to the crown. A heavy crown, about to be passed to one without the strength in his spine to bear it up.
I do hope whichever way it goes it ends up being both great and rollicking...and perhaps a few other words as well.
Right? What happened to the dude?
Not that I have featured too much of Oscytel, but part of my thinking on him is very much in line with my thoughts on the real Henry VI of England. That is not to say that their stories will be similar but that I believe their temperaments to be similar. And indeed, it is a tough time for both of the brother's but they each must maintain a level head at this moment. Uhtræd must do what he thinks best for the realm and now the roles are reversed where Eadward must be the one to step up and do his duty.I must say I'm honored that you hold me in such high esteem, coz
Uhtræd's advancing infirmity and Eadward's alarmed protests really struck a chord with me because I've had to witness similar things happening to a few close members of my family in the past
My thoughts on Oscytel haven't changed much. I really do get the impression of a man who is slightly uncomfortable with the outside world in general, and thus tends to cloister himself away in some bolthole where he can be alone with his own thoughts. That said, I don't think he'd be that bad a king in a time of peace, stability, and smooth successions -- which, unfortunately, is probably still a bit of a ways off.
And finally, hope you enjoy your vacation!
Finally, your comments always have an extra level to them and I so enjoy it. And think you. As long as I can avoid hitting any trees or rocks, I should have fun.
Thankfully, you will not need to feel empty for very long as I have a surprise coming.
And I thank you for that very nice compliment. I have so enjoyed writing it.Indeed it is the darker middle chapter. Where in Rightful King, it ended with a sad death but one thought a strong Uhtræd might return to save the day. This one ends on a much lower note, and not with a King's death but rather a very uncertain future where the whole enterprise might blow up in their face. I specifically chose to do it that way and it will be clearer as we move forward (though perhaps not for a bit just yet.)
And you may be surprised how long Uhtræd lives with his affliction. I have some few things cooked up that I am excited about so I hope it works.
To all - Once more, many excellent comments! I knew that you would have them and I thank you as always. And you are all in luck, for a mentioned a surprise...for a couple of reasons, I have decided to go ahead and get the new one off the ground today. One, I am excited about it. And two, I want to get at least three scenes out there before I leave because that third one was as a surprise to me as I believe it will be to you. You'll have to wait until Sunday for that, but for now...head on over and check out Part III...
