Jan-01-2011, 07:53 AM (UTC)
Ive tried to give in but I dont seem to be succeeding.
Of course my theory is quite similar to yours on old blood. The magic would be used as a focus or support. Like the wit is an extenction on natural instincs dragons would fly by gaining support with the magic. Take catylysts in biology. The catylysts allow reactions to take place but are not the cuase of the reactions. Just like magic would be nessesary for dragons to fly but the wings would be the cuase of the actual flight. Similarly wih the wit a person could sense someone behind them but the wit would allow it in a much stronger form, say by sensing everone in the room.
Of course it might just be an odd attomical structure but isnt it true that the simplest explenation is uusually the right one.
One other thing. Who says the acid is just there becuase its more natural. I can easily see a scenario where an animal has sacs with gasses that, when coming in contact with each other, burst into flame. These would be sprayed into the air and light up. Turning the creature into a fire breather. I dont think I've know of any animal which has a poison with similar properties to a dragons acids.
Quote:Still, while magic may have been used by the RotE dragons, I do believe that Hobb intended for the dragon flight to be a "natural" thing or as close to natural as possible (as 'thul has previously mentioned), and not a magical thing. While it's true that dragons are magical themselves, I think she wanted their flight to sound natural, in the same way that while the Wit is magical, it is a natural instinct/sense that could be believed by the reader as an extension of what we already know/experience. It isn't so far-fetched that it can't be believed outside of a magical arena. An example of this would be her suggestion that it is the Wit at work when a mother senses that her child is crying. As a mother, I have "sensed" this sense and so find that, as I read along, I can easily believe that Fitz could have this sense in a more concentrated form.
Of course my theory is quite similar to yours on old blood. The magic would be used as a focus or support. Like the wit is an extenction on natural instincs dragons would fly by gaining support with the magic. Take catylysts in biology. The catylysts allow reactions to take place but are not the cuase of the reactions. Just like magic would be nessesary for dragons to fly but the wings would be the cuase of the actual flight. Similarly wih the wit a person could sense someone behind them but the wit would allow it in a much stronger form, say by sensing everone in the room.
Of course it might just be an odd attomical structure but isnt it true that the simplest explenation is uusually the right one.
One other thing. Who says the acid is just there becuase its more natural. I can easily see a scenario where an animal has sacs with gasses that, when coming in contact with each other, burst into flame. These would be sprayed into the air and light up. Turning the creature into a fire breather. I dont think I've know of any animal which has a poison with similar properties to a dragons acids.
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