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

[Olen]

Now there was some development of Julian. I liked Jauffre using his spy network to draw out mroe of what she did, and the way she admitted to helping the poor and closing gates and the like as if it was something she should appologise for was priceless. That seam of subtle humour really made this part shine.

And now the knee is to be repaired, and about time if she's meeting clanfears (a cleverly subtle way of showing that she is becoming more skilled).

“It’s fine for skin, bone and muscles, but tendons and ligaments need more time.”

Infuriatingly true.

I'm looking forward to her resting up in Cloud Ruler too, if your first description of it was anything to go by this should be a treat in the character line. Certainly the interplay between Jauffre, Julian and Martin is excellent. And I suspect she'll be getting a new shield and bow (though she should really consider fireshield as an enchantment).

One vauge nit:
Martin, Baurus and Steffan withdrew as the pair drew near - the double use of drew sort of jarred but that might be more to do with my obsession with the like.

This post has been edited by Olen: Sep 5 2010, 09:19 PM