Gernia vs RotE *spoilers all Hobb books*

[Farseer]

^ True, true, but I have a feeling that Eyod's wanting to only use dead trees likely has more to do with the Wit presence within the trees themselves rather than purely deforestation etc...though I think that the two are likely still linked somehow, possibly to consequences of nature vs man...hard to explain what I mean!

The Wit seems to be nature-based so, yes, cutting down trees would likely damage the balance of Wit or nature and maybe this could be the link to deforestation-like consequences... (where are you going with this, Farseer?? ). Fitz revealing that he "never thought to be disdained by a tree" in AQ just jumps out at me. That coupled with Eyod's avoidance of felling live trees just makes me wonder if there will not be "more" or "some magic element" to the whole tree thing. I don't know...

The MK difference of being nomadic and/or living within the trunks and branches of trees certainly does clash with the ways of, say, other humans and especially the Elderlings, particularly given that the people of the MK seem to be quite talented in the Wit (though we don't have a whole lot of evidence of that, we do have Kettricken, 'Keppet's' mother and maybe even Rurisk...even though Fitz never revealed that he felt any Wit-like connection between Rurisk and Nosey?) compared to the Skill talents of Elderlings? Though Elderlings do seem to have that Wit/Skill talent mix that Fitz spoke of...the blending of the two?

Again, I don't know. *sigh* I do love these books though as they confuddle me so!

As for connections, the simple fact that, as you say, the two series share the same author is enough of a reason for me to expect that possibly the trees in both worlds share a similarity. As products of the same author's mind, Fitz and Nevarre and other elements of Gernia and the RotE do share certain similarities (as is evidenced by the contents of this thread), so why not the trees? As the author of both works, it is highly likely that elements of Robin's thinking is shared by both works, even though they are unconnected?

I think I'm going to have to ask our Tangle Leader but I fear that an answer will contain spoilers for future works so I won't actually get an answer, except a riddled, Fool-like one!

Just had to incite a debate with you beings about something...life needs a little spicing up!