Hey, folks, I finally got around to checking LFB. The moment where Prothall says the moon is free actually occurs after Tuvor has died.jimdwa wrote:It was something like " I have freed the moon" when Prothal had finally gotten the Staff of Law from Drool. That happened in the same scene. That could be what Tuvor meant. He knew then that the Quest had been successful and he could let go and die.KAY1 wrote:Prothall or someone had said to Tuvor that they had got past some obstacle or someone was safe, I can't remember exactly what; then Tuvor said to Covenant 'True?' for confirmation.
Allow me to quote the passage relevant to Tuvor's death so that we're all clear on how the scene played out:
Reading that, I'm guessing Tuvor was asking for confirmation that he indeed would be remembered with honor -- as if any Bloodguard would need to ask. Or maybe Tuvor wanted to know if "this evil" they were fighting would truly be overcome?Tuvor shuddered; his eyes opened. Covenant looked away from Prothall. Tuvor's lips moved, but he made no sound.
Mhoram tried to comfort him. "Have no fear. This evil will be overcome--it is in the High Lord's hands. And your name will be remembered with honor wherever trust is valued."
But Tuvor's eyes held Covenant, and he managed to whisper one word, "True?" His whole body strained with supplication, but Covenant did not know whether he asked for a promise or a judgment.
Yet the Unbeliever answered. He could not refuse a Bloodguard, could not deny the appeal of such expensive fidelity. The word stuck in his throat, but he forced it out. "Yes."
Tuvor shuddered again, and died with a flat groan as if the chord of his Vow had snapped. Covenant gripped his shoulders, shook him; there was no response.
In either case, it's curious that Tuvor at the last wanted an answer from Covenant, not from Lord Mhoram. Did Tuvor intuit some link between the Haruchai and the Unbeliever? Did Tuvor believe or sense somehow that only the wielder of white gold could supply the absolute answer his Vow required? Maybe this is all wild speculation on my part, but I only bring up these questions because I'm reminded that in TIW, High Lord Elena does intuitively grasp a congruence between Covenant and the Bloodguard in the form of her marrowmeld sculpture that resembles both Bannor and the Unbeliever. Both "require absolute answers to their lives." Maybe Tuvor sensed that connection earlier than anyone else.