Old Habits Die Hard Part Three, The old dog practices new habits Options

[haute ecole rider]

Here is the first of a third thread for Old Habits Die Hard. I appreciate all of you staying with Julian and I this far, and hope you stick with us to the end!

For those who want to go back to the beginning, here you go:
Old Habits Die Hard Chapters 1 - 7
Old Habits Die Hard Chapters 8 - 13

[treydog]

You capture the oppressive atmosphere of Seridur’s “garden” quite effectively in just a few words. The conversation with Claudio really “sang” to me- I got the sense he was testing Julian just a bit with the “Hero of Kvatch” title. When she responded in her typical, level-headed way- he decided she was a “member of the club.” Old soldiers who have “seen the elephant” tend to know how to recognize one another- and how to spot fakers, too.

And the meeting with J’mhad is well-done, too- showing that choices have consequences. In this case, a good result because Julian fought so hard to keep Jeelius alive. Again, this has the ring of authenticity- the underclass (Khajiit and Argonians in this case) have a superb communication network because they have to. Imagine how easy it would be for someone to start a rumor that the “beast-folk” were behind Uriel’s death- and imagine what would happen if that rumor took root.

Good observation by Julian that Roland (the supposed vampire) has uncurtained, east-facing windows. Now she just has to put it together.

This installment has a wonderful sense of slowly-building tension, as Julian’s spider-sense keeps telling her things are not as they appear. And she is wise enough to listen, though she does not yet know what is wrong with this picture.

“Have anyone seen any sign of him yet?”

“Has anyone…” I believe.

Making my decision, I put everything back the way I had found them, then headed to the door.

A preference, perhaps, but I see “everything” as singular, versus “things” being plural. “I put everything back the way I had found it…”

[mALX]

the underclass (Khajiit and Argonians in this case) have a superb communication network because they have to. Imagine how easy it would be for someone to start a rumor that the “beast-folk” were behind Uriel’s death- and imagine what would happen if that rumor took root.

BOLD: - ARGH !!!!!