At winter solstice, there are religious ceremonies, then feasts, music and drunkenness. Castle and town are bright with lights. Mountains are white with snow. Flandry withdraws from the party because his presence would cause too many fights. Gunli withdraws because the savages are bad for her nerves. Flandry and Gunli come together.
Spring breezes blow through the Ilrian garden built for Gunli. There are green odours and bird-like song. Flandry and Gunli meet. Their plan approaches fruition. A Terran task force will arrive soon. Flandry has sabotaged the Scothanian Empire as Aycharaych will later attempt to sabotage the Terran Empire. However, Gunli's divided loyalties still threaten Flandry.
Solstice and spring symbolize new beginnings.
3 comments:
Kair, Paul!
More accurately, going by the chronology of the Technic stories, several attempts by Aycharaych to sabotage the Empire. E.g., the events recorded in THE DAY OF THEIR RETURN about his attempt to trigger an Empire shattering jihad occurred before "Tiger By The Tail."
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
Yes, Aycharaych did it later in terms of publication history but earlier in fictional chronology. Now I am getting the chronology confused.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Too easy to do, when trying to sort out the chronology of stories like these. I hope my revisions of Sandra Miesel's Chronology (with your input) is of use to readers.
Ad astra! Sean
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