Emotions in the Elderling Realm (SPOILERS all books)

[Nuytsia]

On the Nighteyes thing, I was really disturbed at the scene where Fitz brings him back from the dead at the creek. It was so clearly the last thing he wanted ..... and felt so unnatural when you considered it through Nighteyes' eyes.

I felt the same thing, Nuytsia, though it is interesting to note how Bolt berated Wintrow when he was unable to heal himself, as though healing, and therefore performing healings via the Skill or the Wit, was the natural order of things (as possibly it is from a dragon perspective...a perspective most likely not shared with the rest of the animal kingdom!).

I think it's probably partly that dragons DO think a lot differently than 'other' animals, but also that healing someone who has been injured but would otherwise be healthy is probably seen differently than trying to bring someone back from death due to old age. I really do think that humans are obviously much happier about the prospect of extending their lives artificially than Nighteyes was, and dragons, well, I'm sure dragons have no real need to extend their lives any more and I think they feel a sense of immortality with their memories going forward even though their physical body dies.

Geeeees Lord P and others, I have no such sympathy for Kyle Haven. It's not as if misogyny is his only fault!!!! I 'mean his treatment of Wintrow just for STARTERS.
Also, I find it strange that most people seem to think Althea was such an incompetent spoiled brat on the ship. I never got that impression at all (although I'm not able to produce evidence!!! just my impression from my one and only read of LST). I think to say she was only onboard 'because Ephron didn't have a son' is a bit harsh. Could she not become a competant crew member anyway? Or is there some reason she truly could not because she is female? (so she's just playing around or something)

Also, re comments on Kyle, I think there's a difference between someone being the way they are because 'it's their nature' and being the way they are 'because society pushed them into that way of thinking'.
I surely hope humans can think critically about the way their society works and not be a mindless slave to it. I don't think it's an 'excuse' for Kyle's behaviour. He might be from Chalced, but people do move around and he now lives in Bingtown and is married to a woman from Bingtown. Some people in that situation might be open to new ways of thinking. Others, not so much! Kyle I'm sure liked his ways of thinking because it made him feel justified in imposing his own wishes on anyone around him who happened to be female.