Nov-14-2010, 10:34 PM (UTC)
Possibly the copper feather signifies dragons? A ‘feather’, after all, is merely Kennit’s take on what the object is, especially as he would have been more interested in what the object meant for his dreams of kingship rather than speculating on its beauty?
When he sees the golden dragon in Kelsingra, Fitz says, “The word “scale” does no justice to the ornate plates that sheathed its wings, yet “feather” is too airy a word to describe them. Could a feather be made of finely beaten gold, perhaps it might come close to the dragon’s plumage”.
Fitz later adds this while in the Stone Garden when he sees the golden and green dragon, “A great crest of feather-scales, rainbow-hued, lay lax about his throat.”
While feather is not an ‘accurate’ word, possibly it is the best fit for these two men for the purpose of their retelling? Of note is the fact that no character in the Rain Wild Chronicles (that I have been able to find), describes anything from the dragons as a “feather”...it is only ever a “scale”. I am still to check LST.
When he sees the golden dragon in Kelsingra, Fitz says, “The word “scale” does no justice to the ornate plates that sheathed its wings, yet “feather” is too airy a word to describe them. Could a feather be made of finely beaten gold, perhaps it might come close to the dragon’s plumage”.
Fitz later adds this while in the Stone Garden when he sees the golden and green dragon, “A great crest of feather-scales, rainbow-hued, lay lax about his throat.”
While feather is not an ‘accurate’ word, possibly it is the best fit for these two men for the purpose of their retelling? Of note is the fact that no character in the Rain Wild Chronicles (that I have been able to find), describes anything from the dragons as a “feather”...it is only ever a “scale”. I am still to check LST.
"I am the Catalyst, and I came to change all things. Prophets become warriors, dragons hunt as wolves."
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