I agree with everything you said. I have the image of TC embracing; wrapping his arms around the illearth stone to destroy it. I think he embraces the ill parts of himself, sort of facing his own warts and flaws and accepting himself. You're right about him facing his own fundamental malignancy. To ...

Just a thought...what if LF represents that part of all of us that is related to choice? After all, throughout his journies TC keeps making the effort to choose life over death. I can't count how many times he is nearly dead, only to come back again, stronger, more stubborn and more tenacious than e...

I think it is possible that Foul did have RT built while he was on the council. It might have actually been built by the first group of giants who never made it back home. He could have convinced them that their love of stone was needed one more time and then did something terrible to them..thus the...