Sojourn - Part 4 Interlude
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i_read_whatSo this part's another short one - a journal entry!
Actually, I think Salvatore's getting better about placing these. Drizzt's time with Montolio is really important for his development. It's through Montolio that Drizzt starts getting introduced to surface world societies and concepts. Montolio, like Belwar before him, reenforces the idea that drow society, as seen in Menzoberranzan anyway, is not the only way to live.
And of course, Drizzt is learning to read and write in the surface languages, he's getting exposed to written materials that he'd never have encountered. And, while we know trouble is on the horizon, he doesn't. So there isn't really action to interrupt at the moment.
If anything, I'd have liked to see a longer entry here, since Drizzt would likely have a LOT to talk about.
Actually, interestingly, Drizzt doesn't talk that much about all of the new ideas that he's encountering. His approach in this entry is more self-centered than that. It's hard to blame him, of course, but it's an interesting beat.
I carried an internal code of morals with me on my trek, though whether I was bom with it or it was imparted to me by Zaknafein-or whether it simply developed from my perceptions-I cannot ever know. This code forced me to leave Menzoberranzan, for though I was not certain of what those truths might have been, I knew beyond doubt that they would not be found in the domain of Lloth.
Drizzt goes on to say that his experience in the Underdark and initially on the surface made him doubt the idea of a universal truth. And I'm not sure I like that. I feel like the svirneblin and Belwar ought to have made more of an impact. But I can appreciate that Drizzt's initial surface experiences would have raised a lot of questions.
Drizzt thanks Montolio for "confirming his suspicions": I have learned that the ambition of those who follow selfish precepts is no more than a chaotic waste, a finite gain that must be followed by infinite loss. For there is indeed a harmony in the universe, a concordant singing of common weal. To join that song, one must find inner harmony, must find the notes that ring true.
Drizzt then gives us the profound truth that Evil creatures cannot sing.
And I'm realizing that I think it's a shame that, except for a few Greenwood staples and same-author concepts (i.e. Danilo appearing in Lirael's trilogy, or Cadderly appearing in Artemis Entreri's), we don't tend to see a lot of crossover within the Forgotten Realms books. I'd have LOVED to see Drizzt dealing with someone like Kymil Nimeson.
Evil might not "sing", but there are folks out there who do a really good job of saying all the right words, who can pantomime the right steps, and who know how to use the well meaning systems of power against their targets. It'd be interesting to see how Drizzt would deal with that.
(Also, can Danilo Thann add a THIRD surly elf-type to his list of conquests? Let's find out!)
Actually, I think Salvatore's getting better about placing these. Drizzt's time with Montolio is really important for his development. It's through Montolio that Drizzt starts getting introduced to surface world societies and concepts. Montolio, like Belwar before him, reenforces the idea that drow society, as seen in Menzoberranzan anyway, is not the only way to live.
And of course, Drizzt is learning to read and write in the surface languages, he's getting exposed to written materials that he'd never have encountered. And, while we know trouble is on the horizon, he doesn't. So there isn't really action to interrupt at the moment.
If anything, I'd have liked to see a longer entry here, since Drizzt would likely have a LOT to talk about.
Actually, interestingly, Drizzt doesn't talk that much about all of the new ideas that he's encountering. His approach in this entry is more self-centered than that. It's hard to blame him, of course, but it's an interesting beat.
I carried an internal code of morals with me on my trek, though whether I was bom with it or it was imparted to me by Zaknafein-or whether it simply developed from my perceptions-I cannot ever know. This code forced me to leave Menzoberranzan, for though I was not certain of what those truths might have been, I knew beyond doubt that they would not be found in the domain of Lloth.
Drizzt goes on to say that his experience in the Underdark and initially on the surface made him doubt the idea of a universal truth. And I'm not sure I like that. I feel like the svirneblin and Belwar ought to have made more of an impact. But I can appreciate that Drizzt's initial surface experiences would have raised a lot of questions.
Drizzt thanks Montolio for "confirming his suspicions": I have learned that the ambition of those who follow selfish precepts is no more than a chaotic waste, a finite gain that must be followed by infinite loss. For there is indeed a harmony in the universe, a concordant singing of common weal. To join that song, one must find inner harmony, must find the notes that ring true.
Drizzt then gives us the profound truth that Evil creatures cannot sing.
And I'm realizing that I think it's a shame that, except for a few Greenwood staples and same-author concepts (i.e. Danilo appearing in Lirael's trilogy, or Cadderly appearing in Artemis Entreri's), we don't tend to see a lot of crossover within the Forgotten Realms books. I'd have LOVED to see Drizzt dealing with someone like Kymil Nimeson.
Evil might not "sing", but there are folks out there who do a really good job of saying all the right words, who can pantomime the right steps, and who know how to use the well meaning systems of power against their targets. It'd be interesting to see how Drizzt would deal with that.
(Also, can Danilo Thann add a THIRD surly elf-type to his list of conquests? Let's find out!)