Tetisheri's fanfic

[Eric/Deamus]

Aug 13, 2014 8:51:40 GMT -5 Doubar said:

Teti Huh, did I say such a thing? That I don't like Maeve to be so powerful? *scratches head* Oh, I think I know what you mean. Some time back I mentioned that I have my issues with all powerful sorceresses/people because it creates a severe imblance.

yup, *nodded* you mentioned that a very powerful Maeve isn't really the way you see her or imagine her so it's not your favorite picture of her. it was during a discussion within one of the reviews/replies on either your fiction or Firouz'.
Haha, back then I became very anxious you won't like my story! but I convinced myself to just write it down and let the worries till the part I reached this part
But I always knew you hate this imbalance! Since I first told you about Eric And I agree with you of course, but sometimes you can make your character very powerful -even if the most- and YET very weak -the weakest may be- at the same time...
I don't mainly mean Maeve by this but it's generally, yet still we may see another side of her next chapter.

However I really adore your idea because this mighty family is neutral and their members bound by rules. That's such a fascinating element and ensures that you don't go down the deus-ex-machina route.

I'm really glad it gives you that impression and you like it! but you see it's all a history.. the family was neutral, but obviously both Maeve and Dermott aren't now as they fight for the good side within Sinbad's crew... so, the story still has another un-revealed little side.
question is... why did they unfollow the neutralism code?

Oh, thanks for your support... I really trying my best to keep my word It seemed i have bad reputation in this regard!! but it's like all of sudden i feel the urgency to achieve something... to finish this part.. while my work doesn't give space for it.. i decided to used this little vacation to do something, hopefully.

[Eric/Deamus]

manche

I like a thought of meeting Bryn with Caipra, it could have been interesting in the second season if this happened and I am glad that this thing appears in a story. And Caipra was such a great character.

Yeah, I try to either fill the holes left open in S2 or just find a justification for them.. also linking the 2 seasons is my goal.
acting like Caipra character never exists in S2 is infuriating!! Of course she was one of the great characters in the show and deserves better than that in the show.. at least they had to mention her... just a brief mention would have been enough!

I also like the inner comment of Doubar about Maeve. I like their relationship in the show very much and I always hoped that he could think about her or mention her in the season two occasionally which unfortunately did not happen. I always believed that Sinbad was not only one who missed this great witch.

another unlogical mistake from the S2 makers! For God sake Maeve character spent at least a full year on board of Nomad and very close to the crew... all the crew not only Sinbad! so if the latter intentionally didn't mention her under the reason that it hurts him........ then what about the three other members!!!! she was very close to all of them..... I mean, it's enough that Dermott still there with them and a normal person would remember her just by sighting the hawk!
I couldn't adjust that fact so I thought it'd be logic that at least they do really remember her in their minds and hearts but kept it unspoken in fear of the captain reaction! so i intended to add this little part.
No doubt that Doubar had a special friendship with her, actually each one of them.... I could see it clearly between her and Rongar during the show.. and Firouz? well, no need to guess it's very reasonable.... Doubar works perfectly with her when they teamed up.. add to that that internally i can guess she has a special place in the tubby heart for acknowledging his brother's feelings for her!

The bond between brothers, it was always amazing in the show. Great job done there.

oh yeah, that! something we really almost missed in S2! -well except for 'The Beast of Basra'- but it was so lovely in S1 I loved it and was determined to focus on it Glad you like it!

I am very curious of the whole situation with the cargo, how it will be important for the plot of the story.

Oh! I assure you if the pace of the story doesn't make you bored your curiosity probably will increase with every chapter
actually, the cargo had nothing special in the plot line! i say that to not keeping your confusion.
I have no idea why all readers get the cargo part seriously! i just mentioned it to show how the crew really having hard time financially so that Sinbad would accept such a long and hard delivery mission. and within all of that he would just throw everything over when it comes to the real trouble he'll face.
nothing especial about this cargo, just to clarify few things, that's all! hope you're not disappointed but they will face in Basra and afterwards is really way too precious than this cargo.

And the watching of the thoughts of Sinbad is also very interesting. I can not wait to read more about it.

oh, hope you don't change your mind next chapter for the whole next chapter is within Sinbad mind! it's a long chapter, i know and may be even boring but it's very important for the plot line. very!

As i said before i'm so honored by giving it a chance, thank you very much... I appreciate your review deeply and I hope you like the rest of it the same way when you'll come through it. thanks Manche

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other replies coming tomorrow isA

[Doubar]

I just HAVE to say it here as well just how much I love the latest chapter of "Yarns of the Heart".

It's so beautiful and full of friendship and family love. Ah, it makes me happy just thinking about it!
Hah, and Doubar is a good cook in your world. That's awesome! I have a feeling that first mate of mine feels like re-considering his choice of author now, because I have been rather mean to him in that regard.

[manche]

Good idea with creating of connection between both seasons. I missed it during the whole second season; it looked as a different TV series sometimes. So many great characters forgotten, almost no reflection of previous events. I like your mention of events which happened in the past in the opening (The Village vanishes and The Ronin)

I totally agree with you in the topic of Maeve, i repeated it many times, but i can only repeat it again, i hate that it looked that none of the boys cared about her fate at all after the opening episode of season two. She has a good friendship with all of them and she would deserve something better than this. I like how you describe that she is still in their hearts and their mind. I try to create something similar in my story; I hope I will be successful in it.

The connection between brothers was shown in more episodes there (The Hell House), but I agree that it was more evident in the season one.

Oh, it was a catch with this cargo. I really thought that it will be important for the plot. But I was not the only one who was wrong at least.

I started to read the first chapter. I have read only the beginning so far, but this nightmare of Sinbad it is so impressively captured. Maybe if he met with his biggest fear again (as in the Trickster) maybe would be different this time. But the loss of his parents was horrible as well. One interesting question towards it, how old Doubar was when this tragedy happened? Was it mentioned in Conundrum? It seems to be a little strange that meeting with a butcher was the bigger nightmare for him than the memory of losing his beloved parents.

There is no reason to thank me for this, I am glad that I have a chance to read your story. It looks very interestingly and everything which I have read so far was great. You have a great feeling for these characters.

[Eric/Deamus]

Aug 23, 2014 9:01:33 GMT -5 Doubar said:

I just HAVE to say it here as well just how much I love the latest chapter of "Yarns of the Heart".

It's so beautiful and full of friendship and family love. Ah, it makes me happy just thinking about it!
Hah, and Doubar is a good cook in your world. That's awesome! I have a feeling that first mate of mine feels like re-considering his choice of author now, because I have been rather mean to him in that regard.

OMG!!! I never had such review!!!! and never had I think you'd like it that way!!!! I'm beyond happy to see you love it.
yeah... I knew this themes would be your favorite taste but again we're talking about Doubar... so it's about those same themes anyway, right?

HAHAAHAA... yeah he's a good cook! in my opinion it's very logic that someone who adores food and considers eating as an art to master the cooking it'll be fair enough for him... i can't think about anyone else who would sense the food while cooking or tasting like him. it's an art for him right?
oh, no not to that level... I believe he wouldn't ever think of an author but you.... you're the best and only sweet lovely Doubar always... that's for sure <3 <3
but it's really great that I could get your appreciation -as his original author and player- for my writing him. thanks so much i didn't expect i would meet that level you gave me

[Eric/Deamus]

Aug 23, 2014 15:34:30 GMT -5 manche said:

it looked as a different TV series sometimes. So many great characters forgotten, almost no reflection of previous events.

Exactly .... that was my impression... it was like a new TV series but I kept watching due to my interest in characters and my love for the actors!! it's very shameful, and sad!

I like your mention of events which happened in the past in the opening (The Village vanishes and The Ronin)

another trial to link the 2 seasons though i was insecure about them, afraid that readers would get bored from mentioning things already known and not actually involved in the plot development, but i felt the need to do the link.... it's very relieving to see you like it

I totally agree with you in the topic of Maeve, i repeated it many times, but i can only repeat it again, i hate that it looked that none of the boys cared about her fate at all after the opening episode of season two. She has a good friendship with all of them and she would deserve something better than this. I like how you describe that she is still in their hearts and their mind. I try to create something similar in my story; I hope I will be successful in it.

you said it all, perfectly.. this special mistake makes me so angry from the S2 producers! but what can we change now?
ooohh i'm dying to read your fic!!! till now i wasn't able to read any update from the fictions i already read nor any new fics!! in this vacation i'm having right now i try to focus on finishing this part of my fic so i can have a deep breath and say I MADE SOMETHING! just after that i will try to go through everything i missed!

The connection between brothers was shown in more episodes there (The Hell House), but I agree that it was more evident in the season one.

exactly, more obvious and spontaneous in S1... kinda natural that appear within events and episodes but in S2 they had to focus it in one or two episodes!!!
and if it wasn't for Mala appearance and uncovering her identity at Hell House these special brotherly moments wouldn't see the light i believe.

Haha, the cargo... may be it's my fault.. may be I loaded it more than it should have been.. though i still can't see it looks that important! perhaps it's because i see it from author' pov... reader's pov is more senstive and practical.. I'm sorry i caused your confusion.

but this nightmare of Sinbad it is so impressively captured. Maybe if he met with his biggest fear again (as in the Trickster) maybe would be different this time. But the loss of his parents was horrible as well.

i will take this as a compliment
Looking to it now...... let me say I guess that I agree with your suggestion! meeting with his biggest fear, that it is. but it's quite different from the one he met in The Trickster thought i believe it's time that Sinbad re-arrange his fears again... there is more than just the sea that he became afraid of, but he still didn't admit it...
let's see, when you finish reading this chapter I'll be so glad to hear your thoughts about this point... will you agree with me in this thought or not.
on the other side... i don't think Sinbad remember anything about his parents generally nor their death ... it never had been mentioned in the show, he even didn't recognize his mother.. so i doubt it'd be his nightmare... the only family he knew was Doubar i guess!

One interesting question towards it, how old Doubar was when this tragedy happened? Was it mentioned in Conundrum? It seems to be a little strange that meeting with a butcher was the bigger nightmare for his than the memory of losing his beloved parents.

actually i have no idea how old was he, or if it was mentioned or not! i don't remember frankly! but i believe he was old enough to realize what's going on and realize the loss of his parents... Hell House was a prove he still remember Mala very well even after all these years..
Also i agree with you in this...it's weird he feared more of the butcher than his parents loss!! but may be he saw the butcher's horrible and violent crimes and the murdered children which create his anger and great fear! still not sure it should surpass his parents loss!!

There is no reason to thank me for this, I am glad that I have a chance to read your story. It looks very interestingly and everything which I have read so far was great. You have a great feeling for these characters.

i'm so glad for such compliments,,, and specially the last one... i really appreciate your words, such witness is GREAT for me.. for all i do the characters are my utmost interest... their feelings, thoughts and personages! so it's great you find it that way. thanks so much

[manche]

I think that I read somewhere here that his nightmare in The Trickster should have been a memory of the moment when he lost his parents. And in connection with Doubar, we cannot make any definite judgement about it when we do not know more about his meeting with Fortazza. Maybe his crimes were so cruel and violent that it overcame his fear about his parents. Or he was so angry and frustrated about the situation in The Trickster and his anger somehow recalled the memory of the guy whom he sincerely hated from the depth of his soul.

[Eric/Deamus]

Aaaaandddd banmaixanh ... the sooooooo delayed reply:

It's a very interesting story, Teti.

AWESOME... you find it that way is just awesome

Tell you the truth, until now, I can't explain why Turok could come back from the death while the Griffon Egg was meant to kill the evil.

Something that drove me crazy!!! there was no explanation except to consider that it was the work of Scratch that he finished out of extreme hate and vengeance from Sinbad! but neglecting it in S2 and pretend like nothing happened is unforgivable!
i'm glad you like my theory though it's a bit complicated than the simpler one i just mention upwards but i find it more logical

Btw, Maeve and DimDim had been attacked before they started their plan to get out of the realm, so they didn't come back yet right? I just wonder because you said Firouz would help Maeve. If she hadn't yet come back so the crew had to get inside the realm to break it down?

actually another confusion i created within the story, however i admit i made it on purpose
you see in some recent post i replied to our Firouz by the hints i gave within the chapters to define Maeve location and that she is no more in the realm. i will copy it to you,
see, Maeve got out of the realm because there was no way they could rescue her while she was there...the spell and they started -M, DD & Ca- was not completed yet and neither of the two prisoners could leave, nor Sinbad crew could reach the realm either,
how did Caipra and Dimdim got her out though? that mystery will be revealed later on... and as a hint, The Stranger is involved
So the crew don't need to break inside the realm or search for it which will be definitly a great waste of time! Maeve is in Basra! All they have to do is to bring the cure only. and till then Firouz will help Caipra and her new apprentice to keep Maeve alive as long as they can.

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I hope you don't mind.

nope, nope i don't

The Stranger seem to be a mysterious and interesting character. Will she appear again in the next chapters? Or she is just simply a messenger? I have the feeling she has something more than just a messenger? However, I don't know if I'm expecting too much.

one of the things i created that i love so much because i didn't expect it come out that way!
agree with you, of course she has a role in the adventure, and she already did something, still doing and will do.. for now let's just say as Caipra apprentice she is helping in keeping the spell delay as much as they can.. supporting Maeve resistance to it.
but afterwards, it will be revealed what had she did, and during the adventure itself she'll become very handful especially at the last battle.

Sinbad/Bryn: You did very good job in describing their relationship. It's clearly a good relationship between close friends, between brother and sister. Very well done.

yayyyyyyy another thing i'm proud of achieving so happy it came out like that... thanks

Dermott/Bryn: It's very cute, the way you describe the current relationship between Bryn and Dermott and how much Dermott cared for Bryn. By what you had in the story, I can guess they had met before Bryn joined Nomad crew, right? And I bet they had something together what was more than just friendship. Is it true? I really wish to read more about their lovely story and their past in the next chapters.

Awwwww.... yesssssss.... the great romance is about to be revealed wow! it's awesome you like it..
yup, they knew each other from long time before neither of them joined Nomad.. and yes, yes, YES it's more than just friendship... though it started as friendship at first

aw, no worries there... there a complete part -a full fiction- specially for them about Bryn past and so... it's called 'Story of Us', i should start it a while after i finish R&R so if you like them.. wait for it, sure you'll like it
Also, there is one chapter in 'Yarns of The Hearts' is about both of them.... the second chapter called 'Familiar Shadow'.. it's very sentimental and carries some of their moments

Sinbad's nightmare: It was very scary. Even I got exhausted and scared reading it. (I have good imagination you know.) I can well imagine how much it exhausted Sinbad and how much it worried him.

Haha.. I'm sorry it scared you! I know you have a lovely deep imagination... and i think i was really mean to him in this chapter... i can't even imagine his physical health by repeating this nightmare every night!.. so mean, but if we take in our consideration Maeve injury and serious case.. so i'm excused, yeah? i'm sure he'll forgive me when he knows it was to urge him to save his Celtic dream

No, i don't think you missed something, you caught it all, i guess

At the end: even it's not your new year but Happy new year to you.

even if i'm very delayed in my reply but thank you.... and more thank you for such amazing review and giving me your insights is so awesome.. thank you for your time sweetheart

[Eric/Deamus]

And Ban, here are the hints I marked to Firouz a while ago (Jan 7, 2014)

-Chapter 2 "Troubled Morning"

“Well, in that case… it’s just … well, it’s hard to explain it but I feel like something bad had happened, ... Or will happen. I’m not sure.”
“So Doubar was right.” Sinbad tried to tease her.
“No, it’s not like that” Bryn tried to focus “It’s nothing bad about Basra or the people there. I mean nothing will happen to all of them at least, I think it’s only one person.” She waited for a while before completing “Like someone is in trouble and needs help.”
At that moment Sinbad blinked as his face turned stern and pale.
“Anyway, it is a faint feeling. I can’t detect its source exactly.” Bryn added without noticing Sinbad’s sudden change.

so, she is feeling someone in Basra who is need of help and had or will be hurt...
now that we go on further with the fiction i can declare safely that she is feeling Maeve's aura through which she felt her injury and being in danger.... moreover we can say that through this weak aura Maeve was asking for help... from Bryn or whoever felt it!

Chapter 3 "The Stranger"

In that moment, and while all these thoughts mixed with his conflicting emotions fighting back between his heart and mind, Dermott realized that eventually he reached the port of Basra. (1) He squawked as he flew in the sky; his eyes were scanning the harbor surface carefully, when suddenly he received some big gulp disturbing his heart beats. (2) As a result he lowered down his flying level so that he almost reached the water surface, only to get back his balance in the exact right time and return back to fly highly restoring his favorite level in flight. For seconds he couldn’t put his hand on what was it exactly, but then recognized a familiar presence… very familiar! A presence that he had missed for more than a year now … It couldn’t be, could it? (4)
Is she back finally? (5) He squawked again joyfully in the air while wondering what would be his captain’s reaction towards this wonderful surprise. But something wrong hit his happiness as he figured out that her presence or might he say her aura he used to sense from a long distance was … too weak !!!!! Now his heart beats returned to be heavier again as the anxiety was devouring his soul. (3)

for 1, 4, 5 so Maeve is back in Basra and her brother is quite sure of that as he recognized her aura, something he is used to do since their childhood.
for 2 it was like a stroke... the shock of feeling her injury... not that she is injured but he felt the curse himself and her pains without comprehending what was that,
for 3 now that he can focus clearly on her presence and aura he could feel something wasn't right... she was dying so her aura is so weak.
from all Maeve is back in Basra for sure but is dying!

Same chapter

Bryn just replied with a smile, while her mind drifted again to Dermott. She didn’t tell Sinbad the truth that her feeling was growing worse;and that at certain point it brought her thoughts back to her feathered friend, she didn’t know why. May be it’s related to him in a certain way; this thought terrified her. No, it couldn’t be. He was safe; he had just contacted her moments ago so he was safe.

she was feeling Maeve who is related to Dermott by blood.. she was feeling she was dying and in mere danger.. but she lost her memories she didn't recognize her aura so all she could think about it was Dermott as both siblings are sharing some similarities in auras as in blood. and also she could as well sense Dermott fear, hurt and worry upon his sister.
moreover the closer they reach towards Basra the worse her feelings became... meaning the victim -who is Maeve- is in Basra.

now the real question as we see that Caipra demanded the crew presence and Maeve is in Basra where else could she be except for Caipra house? at least for healing.

Chapter 4 "Unexpected Meeting"

No one noticed as the new lady swiftly entered the building in their tail and headed to a room in the dark right corner without a second thought about the tensed awkward situation behind her.

referring to the Stranger, she didn't care about the whole awkward situation and all... but she blindly rushed to some room in the house without second glance... she still has a mission, aside of bringing the crew, in the house.. something urgent and critical waiting for her,
and if we add the deduction of her being Caipra's apprentice so i think she is taking care of Maeve beside Caipra, helping her..

i know the hints especially the last aren't clear.... but -call me crazy- i love to make people think and still guess -was it this or that? or does she really meant that by writing this? and so- love to make people use their imagination with me, and i think it's obvious now that my style carries it all the road, means that's become my natural writing, so anyone who enjoy this style just be careful with every word i use coz further later you'll find they were hints or hidden little messages!

[Eric/Deamus]

manche
About Doubar first... that's exactly what i meant... the cruelty of his crimes might had surpassed Doubar fear from his parents loss. but still i agree with you we can't give full judgment when we know nothing about the whole story of him and the butcher.

on the other hand, i may say it's the first time i know about Sinbad fear in The Trickster should have been his parents!! that's a surprise for me.. you mean they wanted to make it that way but changed it into fear from the sea itself? oh that would be interesting! let's ask the guys about this point.. did Ed Naha revealed it in some interview? i'm now very curious.

[Eric/Deamus]

@firouz,

AWESOME! Chapter! Well worth the wait I think! And Maeve is the heiress of this great power?! AWESOME! So, she and Dermott are to be the new mother/father of a new dynasty for the Vordiaks? SWEET! The descriptions of the Vordiaks sounds SO much like Maeve, it was AMAZING! Did you use her character to build up the Vordiak culture?

thanks, thanks my lady
Yup, she should be the heiress.. but it seemed that for some reason till this moments she didn't came into inheritance!
both of the siblings can be the new founders of a new dynasty of Vordiaks, that's true but that if they already want to rebuild the family!

Wow, now that you mention it, i notice these similarities! I mean of course i had her in my mind while thinking of them but actually i didn't use her character to do it!!! may be i was unconsciously affected by her..

Now let's say what I told TiaKisu before, i complained to her that some of my ideas are not pure, that i'm inspired from other things... and she calm me down back then saying it's normal... So here the Vordiaks idea wasn't completely pure. i was inspired by the general idea but as you said i build it up more and develop it more and create their history and the codes thing to fit my fic..

the family that inspired me was a way too powerful family of assassins/hunters, if one their member enters in the picture so be sure it's over no matter who is the enemy. they were naturally unsociable because of the nature of their job.. they were very dangerous and everyone is scared of them. they also work for money... good or evil side doesn't matter, whoever pays them well gets their service.

so i changed them to be a family of mages... to be neutral... the place they are living.. their elements and the most important their codes and the leader part altogether with the heir/egg/magical creature.. all of these were added....
in the end i was surprised that they fit Maeve character as you said! but it's true, they do!

and related to the subject... the egg/magical creature especially the dragon.... doesn't it remind you of something too?

[Eric/Deamus]

Doubar,

Oh, I love your idea about the siblings' origin! So Maeve and Dermott are actually the last living members of an old and powerful family of mages?
That's so fascinating, especially since Maeve is the heir and would be their ruler if only there were any people left to rule.

aye.. they are! sadly they are the last survivors!
however for some reason i can't see Maeve as a ruler no matter what! she may have the ability to lead, the character or charizma of a leader but she is not a leader.... things will be clearer later, i guess.

It makes me wonder though: does that mean that when she and Dermott have children the Vordiaks can be rebuilt as a family?

they can rebuild it again if they want to... it all depends on their intentions and desires

And will that have any influence on their rules? Obviously they were neutral, though with a tendency towards the good side. Still, they were required not to enter the war between good and evil - Maeve definitely did enter it though. On the other hand, she was always reluctant and so secretive.

obviously if they rebuild the family i highly think it'll influence both rule and codes...
you said it already, the family WAS neutral... when it exists... but something happened and caused the twins who are the only survivors join the good side and neglect the codes... who would judge them? nobody is alive to do it. and even so.. Maeve as a heiress would be a leader... the leader is the only one who can take actions and give orders without anyone judging them! if the leader joins the good side so be it.. but it will creates rebellion and some members joining the other side and so...
still the leader had authority to take such decision, but it'll be his responsibility to regain balance and peace to the family which is so hard in this case, looking at Maeve now and her brother.. if they choose one side over the other.. where are the members that they fear from their rebellion? no one left but only them. so i think it's safe for them to do it.

but the real question here what made them turn out of neutralism and join the good side?
for Maeve... it's obvious, right? her brother was a victim of a black magic and cursed... she wants him back, her only remained family.. she wants revenge too... it's normal to get out of the shell and join the good side bluntly... but what about Dermott himself? it started before him being cursed or he wouldn't even been cursed from the beginning.. so why did he go against the dark side? knowing -extra info - that he followed the codes more than his sister for some reasons.

I can well imagine she wasn't only insecure about letting Sinbad into her heart because it might distract her from her mission of freeing Dermott, but also because it made her choose a side and that's something she technically is forbidden to do.

no, she isn't! there is no one who forbid her anymore... moreover she already chose and joined a side... her insecurity has nothing to do with the neutralism... Maeve is 100% in the good side... not neutral as her family...

But then, is she even aware of who she is? Oooh, so many questions and ideas, that's fabulous and I cannot wait to find out about the answers!

hahaa i love the impression this chapter left on you
yes, actually i do believe she is full aware of everything don't underestimate her.. it's not about the knowledge though but by the intention and desire as i said

Aw, and so they need an egg? And that egg will only hatch when in the possession of the heir? So in order to save Maeve they do not only have to find the egg but also Maeve. That sounds tricky!

if you voice it that way it sounds tricky, but again i wasn't that mean.. you know.. Maeve is in Basra... (check the hints post upwards) she is already out of the realm... so half of the task done.... i've a kind heart, you see.. the remained is only to find the egg... simple task!

Strong willed as she is she sure has a dragon spirit.

and i can't agree with you more... a dragon, that is.

Oh, and now that I mention it: to me it seemed that till now the leader was usually male, so Maeve is the first female heir? That's awesome! Or did I get that wrong and there were others before her? At any rate, like I said, I totally adore your theory about her origin.

you got it right... she is the first female from royalty bloodline to take inheritance. which would have create some troubles if you ask me if the family survived... i can well imagine some members -especially those who have tendency to the dark side- refuse to be ruled by a woman... for once, it's good the family was gone.. for her sake! if not.. war was coming no matter what...

i'm more glad that you like it that way... it's my honor
and yeahhhhhhhh i'm happy too to be back even if for a while! just hope my updates meets the fans' taste.

[Doubar]

Oh, I love the discussion you two have going on here.

If you will allow me to, I shall add my two cents on this as well.

Concerning Sinbad's fear of drowning: actually, to me it made a whole lot of sense. Not at first sight (because it seemed so odd that a captain would be scared of drowning) but when you have a closer look at it: it seems perfectly logical! Because he did almost drown twice (or, depending on whether you consider Naha's outline for S3 and the plans that Sinbad and Bryn had actually died and were resurrected because they were important to the world) - first during the storm that took his parent's life, and then when he went missing for two years.
That first time he sure doesn't actively remember but Scratch was pulling him down, trying to lure Doubar into giving his little brother up. That's enough of a trauma to cause a child to be scared of water for life, even when there's no actualy memory of the event. Also, mostly when Sinbad lost people, it has always been the sea who took them away from him: his parents, Lee, in a sense even Doubar because that storm seperated them for two years. He doesn't know it yet, but he will also lose Maeve to the waters so to me that fear made perfect sense.

Now, as for Doubar: it might seem strange indeed but actually I never questioned it. Because I think more than fear it's grief that he feels. I think, soft and emotional as he can be on the inside, he's also a very practical man. He had to grow up real quickly when he lost his parents and he had to deal with the loss. DimDim sure helped him with this and in the end I always imagine he learned to accept what happened. Of course there is still the scar though and it says a lot about him that obviously he never talked about their parents much, didn't even show his little brother the picture of Mala. Obviously Doubar is still hurting and missing his mother but it's not that connected to emotions like fear or anger. It's longing and grief - and both were of no use to the Trickster.
Instead, there is this memory of Fortazza - a man who slaughtered women and children. A man who did to others what had been done to him (losing his parents) but it's not circumstance or the will of nature that causes pain and loss but the insanity and/or cruelty of a man.
I have no troubles at all picturing just how much Doubar must have hated that man and what it must have caused him to see women and children slain. We all know he adores children and loves women in a very positive way - it must have been an utter nightmare to him to see the victims, especially since we were given no clue as to what shape they were in when found. *shudders*

Soooo, that's my view on the case.

Finally, as for Doubar's age when the parents died: this has never been clarified. Definitely not in the show and, according to my knowledge, not by Naha either. In my world, and here on DL, I decided - together with the others - that we assume Doubar was about nine years old when that happened. I tried to base this on what little we were given in the show, which unfortunately is a bit contradictional.
George (if wikipedia has his birthday correct) is 21 years older than Zen but when Sinbad remembered Lee is looks almost like the brothers were barely 5 or 6 years apart in their age. Eventually I settled on something in between and made the age gap be about ten years.

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Teti:

OMG!!! I never had such review!!!!

No? Well, then it was about time you got one like this! You're a talented author and your works very creative and enjoyable. Plus, you manage to capture voices well so - yeah, 't was about time.

and never had I think you'd like it that way!!!!

Why not? It's about Doubar and how much he is loved. Can there be anything better?

but again we're talking about Doubar... so it's about those same themes anyway, right?

Right.

HAHAAHAA... yeah he's a good cook! in my opinion it's very logic that someone who adores food and considers eating as an art to master the cooking it'll be fair enough for him... i can't think about anyone else who would sense the food while cooking or tasting like him. it's an art for him right?

Haahahaha, I still entertain the thought of him not being able to cook. And technically he only said that eating was an art, if I remember right that is, and that thus he was an artist. Doesn't mean he can cook, too. No, seriously, it does make a whole lot of sense to assume that he is a good cook. I guess in the end I am really just taking the freedom and adding a bit of myself to that first mate because I for one am a lousy cook. xD

oh, no not to that level... I believe he wouldn't ever think of an author but you.... you're the best and only sweet lovely Doubar always... that's for sure <3 <3

We'll talk about this again next time I have him be clumsy about making dinner.
(Awwwwwww, thanks for those sweet words, honey!!! <3 <3 )

but it's really great that I could get your appreciation -as his original author and player- for my writing him. thanks so much i didn't expect i would meet that level you gave me

Aw, you're welcome. *hugs* But really, it is I who has to thank you for such a precious present.

P.S.: Will try and reply to your review-replies soon.

[Eric/Deamus]

Replies coming...

[manche]

A good opinion, Doubar. I agree with you in the topic of Sinbad completely. Sea is the element which can bring dangerous situations, we can not predict its whims and it is reasonable that he has respect towards it. A lot of bad things which happened to him had a certain connection with sea, he lost a lot of beloved people because of sea as well (the loss of one of them became the reason why he became a sailor), it is probable that he lost some men under his command as well. I guess that he fears the nature of this phenomenon, that he does not have any control above it and it makes perfect sense, really.

And your opinion about Doubar sounds also well. He loved his parents, but he could not do anything for their rescue, on the other hand, he evidently had the power to stop killing of Fortazza. And his crimes were really cruel and were targeted at vulnerable children and women. Maybe Fortazza could have been someone as an ancient Jack Ripper?