shadowbinding shoe wrote:after the blatant comparison Domne makes between her father and the Cadwal ruler, do you think a scene between Terisa and him would add anything to the story?
Do you mean, a scene between Terisa and Festten? That might have been interesting, especially a scene where he thinks he's captured her and she somehow uses Imagery to vanish in front of him. Festten would looked shocked to the point of nearly being apoplectic, and Gart would for once give a satisfied, "I told you so, you should have let me slay her" look at his High King. It wouldn't add a lot to the story, but it would be a touch of extra entertainment. Incidentally, I think of all Eremis' allies, High King Festten fears Terisa the most, as he sent Gart to kill her shortly after she arrived in Mordant while nothing was known of her except that Geraden found her by Imagery. He never wanted to take a chance on letting her live.
Also, if Eremis won, would he become the Cadwal (et al) successor with Terisa as his primary mistress?
It's an idea he pitched to Terisa when she was locked in the dungeon, but she refused the offer, for "she would rather have to fight a man like the Castellan, who at least was loyal to his King, than be seduced by Master Eremis, who was false to everybody". If Eremis had Terisa as his primary mistress, it would be a title with no honor, as he'd likely keep her in chains.