Gernia vs RotE *spoilers all Hobb books*

[Nuytsia]

I went to bed but had to come back, before I forgot another couple of similarities between RotE and Gernia which have come to mind...

Heheh this certainly qualifies as an addiction!
Next you'll be putting a laptop by your bed just in case you think of something in the middle of the night....

And another...that both Kennit and Nevare took 'prostitutes' from brothels and gave them a chance for a better life. These men saw them differently than the rest of society (as did Wintrow more than Kennit, with Etta) but then society had to later acknowledge and praise them - Etta with her fighting skills and later even honoured because of her title of 'Queen of the Pirate Isles' and mother-to-be of Kennit's child; Amzil with her amazing sewing skills, and what a fantastic mother she was to her children.

True, but Kennit's attitude to Etta is a far cry from Nevarre's to Amzil. I am not sure I have a handle on it mind you! But I would probably not go as far as to consider Kennit giving Etta 'a chance for a better life' by any actual intention... In fact she's a really interesting character. Why did she stay at the brothel in the first place? Ok total self hatred or whatever, but then why 'get over it' when she went off with Kennit? All very interesting stuff.
Amzil I didn't find quite so interesting.

And yet another...both Fitz and Nevare who were helped escape out of prison by women who liked to burn things (Stirling and Kettle) and blow them up (Epiny and Amzil), to cause diversions!

Teehee yeah. Burning and blowing things up would come in quite handy when trying to help someone escape prison I guess!