Aaaieeeee!!!! This is WONDERFUL!!! Thank you so much, Mystery Author! I am away from home right now, and internet has been unavailable, so please, please forgive me not commenting right, right away!
I LOVE the way you have captured Aravis' Calormenisms, and the ambiguities & challenges both of them face in making an unexpected transition into another culture.
And, what delicious details you provide about living in Narnia. This is a quiet, normal little moment of a quiet, normal day at the Cair, and it's all just magical. Ahahahaaa, Cook and the Mice! Cook will need to be an Orangutan at this point, multi-talented, subtle and willing to play the game of Mice stealing from the fresh loaves every morning!
And, perhaps most deeply, I am moved to tears by your Aslan. I haven't seen it written so specifically before, that Aslan is everywhere, and that the name of the personality is not so vital, but Yes! Yes! Pantheon or Monotheistic, there are many paths to Aslan's country!
Thank you for writing such a delightful and meticulous story. I wasn't sure what to expect - this is my first time playing in the Narnia Fic Exchange and I couldn't be more pleased.
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Date: 2011-08-11 02:07 pm (UTC)I LOVE the way you have captured Aravis' Calormenisms, and the ambiguities & challenges both of them face in making an unexpected transition into another culture.
And, what delicious details you provide about living in Narnia. This is a quiet, normal little moment of a quiet, normal day at the Cair, and it's all just magical. Ahahahaaa, Cook and the Mice! Cook will need to be an Orangutan at this point, multi-talented, subtle and willing to play the game of Mice stealing from the fresh loaves every morning!
And, perhaps most deeply, I am moved to tears by your Aslan. I haven't seen it written so specifically before, that Aslan is everywhere, and that the name of the personality is not so vital, but Yes! Yes! Pantheon or Monotheistic, there are many paths to Aslan's country!
Thank you for writing such a delightful and meticulous story. I wasn't sure what to expect - this is my first time playing in the Narnia Fic Exchange and I couldn't be more pleased.