Title: Lonely at the Top Response to Chapter 6 Feedback
Author: Kate
Disclaimer: I do not own Kalasin, Lianne, Buri, Kaddar, Carthak, Tortall or any of the people/places named in this story. I am not making a profit and no infringement is intended.
Rating: PG
I'm sorry this isn't an update, I know you're all waiting so patiently and I appreciate it. Real life has taken some busy turns. I will finish this story, but the vignette has decided that it would rather be a chapter, and so I had to restructure the ending. The chapter is almost ready, but not quite, and I wanted to make sure you all know I'm still here and working. Thanks for reading the story and for being so patient. I'll post again soon.
Trickster666,
After I read your review, I couldn't stop smiling for a week! Shakespeare blood...I wouldn't go that far, but thanks. Thank you so much for the glowing feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. I agree, Arabic names look and sound lovely. The webpage on names is actually through Tara's Tamora Pierce page. Here's the link again (maybe it'll display this way) www(dot)dy8(dot)co(dot)uk(slash)tamora(slash)names(dot)htm.
The legend I had in mind when I talked about Kalasin was the legend of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, the Roman ideal for feminine values. Cornelia married a man and they had twelve children together. After he died, she never remarried, embodying the fidelity. Of her twelve children, four survived to adulthood, one of them being the Gracchi, a famous Roman leader. The legend about her was that even though she was wealthy and had many possessions, she was happier being a wife and mother than anything else. Once an old school friend of Cornelia's came to visit while Cornelia's children were very young. The friend wore tons of jewels and rich clothing and asked Cornelia where her treasures were. Cornelia's answer has come down through history as a quasi-legend. She called all her children into the room and introduced each in turn, then said "these are my treasures." Angelica Kauffman, a British neoclassical painter painted a version of the scene that you can see at: www(dot)nd(dot)edu(slash)artslide(slash)europeanart(slash)htmls(slash)euro20(dot)html. Druck and Pobuda made an etching or an imprint of Cornelia the Mother at this website: http(colon slash slash)sc(dot)millersville(dot)edu(slash)manuscripts(slash)manus(slash)imprints(slash)artimage(slash)art33.jpg
I have always thought that even though the legend is supposed to illustrate that Cornelia was the perfect mother, she might've just wanted to get her bragging friend to hush. I tried to put the human origins of a legend in Kalasin—thanks for wondering about it!
Mystic fire demon,
Thanks a lot for your feedback! I'm glad you think the story has a good plot and emotional depth and is well written. Thanks so much for the compliments.
Lady Silvamord,
You are so sweet. I always love your feedback. Thank you for the five star rating. Thanks also for the kick in the teeth about this story. I have the bare bones of the last three chapters floating around on my computer. I swear I am fleshing out the outlines and working on the story—but with all the glowing feedback, I don't want to disappoint. I promised myself I will complete this story before I read Trickster's Queen so I don't reverse engineer the story and TQ arrived in the mail the other day, so I swear I will update for real soon. Thank you for sticking with me and the story for so long. I have heard of the Dancing Dove and the great fan community over there—haven't participated much, but I think I'll try to.
Lady Draconis,
Well the update hasn't been quick, but thanks for the feedback. I'm glad to know you enjoy it.
The Wild Mage
Thank you for the feedback! It's great to know people are reading and enjoying the story. Sorry the update's taking forever.
Merit Somnia,
Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad that the ending of the chapter was romantic and that I wrote the problems in a way you could imagine. Sorry the update is taking so long, thanks for reading.
Moon Usagi
Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad you approve of the characterization. I don't usually go for OCs too much myself, so that's why you won't actually see Nora, just hear people talk about her. I'm glad to hear that there are other Kalasin Kaddar shippers out there!
Samli,
Thank you for the feedback and for the good wishes with the contest. I'm glad you like the story so far!