Kevin's Watch

He read the first half of Chapter 2: Difficult Answers-which involves Linden and Marthir traveling to the upland plateau and Glimmermere. Beautifully restored to past splendor by Sunder and Hollian's weilding of the Staff of Law. Linden is looking for some intense personal and physical answers as Covenant has denied to see her.

You will see a very intense confrontation between Esmer (and his multitude of fresh (new/old) Ur-viles and Waynhym) and the 'battle weary' Urvile and Waynhym at the end. They appear out of nowhere pointing nasty wedges at Esmer, and his hosts, as if he has committed a violation of time, or something.

We do go back to the Second Chronicles, of course, and their is discussion of the Sunbane, Kaysern of Gyre-the imperfect alloy of the white gold--and the powers it can weild in the Land--the venom Foul burned from Covenant and of what, extactly, that may have caused him to become.

Another hot nude scene of a woman in the intense lake-Westrons, hyacinth, mimosas, pinetrees everywhere. The Ramen's loyalty to any route LA may take as: The Raynhyn's homage to Linden vs their rearing to Covenant--are we starting to talk about taking sides?

White Gold from TC's (becoming an alloy in the Sunbane, Foul burning off venom, what are it's finate powers in the Land, is it so imperfect it can totally transform the Land?), Mhoram's (You are the white gold), Linden's (why can't it work with the Staff of Law, or if it can why shouldn't I use it?) POV and Kaseryn's deductions and that's just one item pondered. And this is just one item within 12 pages or so!

Huge description of upland plateau--cattle herds and crops to the north of the new forest, feeding Revelstone--, Glimermere--being there with TC, did TC love her or not (all the back and forth interplay remembered), what it's powers initially did to LA in giving her the will to love--and why with all these counterweighed aspects of love that after 10 years she would take Jeramiah over TC, if it came to that. How had it healed her, what did she need to be healed now. More on Stave's ouster from the Masters, Anele-Anele's assured amazement in seeing his parents transform the Land, Kevin's Dirt running down LA's healthsense and still staining beauty even here. The physical effect of Caesure.

Esmer's linage: (the power of) Kastanessen, arrogant Elohim, crazy merewives, Cail's features and stoicism-talk of the Haruchai. Not to mention some very important discussion of how Esmer travels back and forth in time and retaining continuity. Being at the Waynhym cave before he was born--how do caesures psyhically effect Linden-Linden's mistakes in caesure and responsibility for bringing the Demondim though-shame, etc...Marthir's words of caution--the Ramen's stance in all of this-how he voted against Esmer's acceptance--the danger Esmer presents-the new Appointed prophesy to the north.

Jeramiah and Covenant both changed in some quintessential manner--both being closed to Marthir-held by the Masters (or the other way around?)

I'm actually having some fun thinking about Linden putting the krill where Covenant found it in the first place.