In the eighth chapter of\u00c2\u00a0Daja<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book<\/i>, the group makes two important discoveries on a day trip to visit the Dalburz glacier. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Circle of Magic<\/i>.<\/p>\n
CIRCLE OF FRIENDSHIP, Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ALL.<\/p>\n
Polyam<\/b><\/p>\n
UGH, THERE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S JUST SO MUCH DEPTH HERE. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear now that Polyam\u00c2\u00a0has<\/i> been genuine with Daja throughout this. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still friction between the two of them, and most of that arises from the fact that Polyam\u00c2\u00a0is<\/i> still part of a culture that Daja was ostracized from. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why Polyam is bewildered by Daja referring to her friends as\u00c2\u00a0saati<\/i>. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a serious term, but Polyam has no idea of what these people have been through together.\u00c2\u00a0However, Daja has been forced to adapt, and that includes bending her traditions to fit her new world:<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What else am I supposed to call them?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Daja asked, surprised. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Tris, Briar, Sandry \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re as close to me as my own blood. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a long summer,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said, wishing that explained their friendship and knowing it didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even come close. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been through a lot together.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
May the Circle of Friendship never die<\/i>, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all.<\/p>\n
Daja and Polyam\u00c2\u00a0do<\/i> get a brief chance to be honest with one another about their roles within (or outside of) Trader culture, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of my favorite scenes in the book thus far. (WHY WAS IT INTERRUPTED? UNFAIR.) Of note is the fact that Polyam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s backstory demonstrates that, once again, Trader culture values luck in a way that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00c2\u00a0immensely<\/i> messed up. It is not Polyam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fault that she is disabled, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s upsetting that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been made into the person she is all because of a landslide. Her low status within the caravan is due to her appearance\u00c2\u00a0and<\/i> due to the fact that she can longer provide the same service to the caravan she did before she lost her leg. But she also recognizes that her status as a\u00c2\u00a0wirok<\/i> is ultimately dissimilar to being\u00c2\u00a0trangshi<\/i>. SO THIS HAPPENS:<\/p>\n She ran her fingers over the cap on her staff, as if memorizing the engravings and inlays that told her life story. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll pray to Koma and Oti every day that you find a way to lay up so much\u00c2\u00a0zokin<\/i> that your name will be taken from the\u00c2\u00a0trangshi<\/i> logs, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be able to return to our people.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a respect that these two have with one another that I adore. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think this is something that pretty much\u00c2\u00a0any<\/i> other Trader would say to Daja. At the same time, we see how Daja tries to negotiate a price for her iron tree specifically so that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll bring Polyam the most\u00c2\u00a0zokin<\/i>. This is not the relationship I thought these two would have back when they first interacted with one another.\u00c2\u00a0It\u00c2\u00a0is<\/i> progress!<\/p>\n Nature!<\/b><\/p>\n So, I know understand some of the major differences between\u00c2\u00a0mimanders<\/i> and the mages at the Winding Circle, especially the four Discipline kids. As the group discovers the possible solution to the drought in the Dalburz glacier\u00c2\u00a0and<\/i> a new thread of copper, Polyam expresses shock at the different ways in which magic manifests in these people. It makes sense that someone from a culture who deals with capturing wind (and knows how dangerous it is) would balk at the very discussion of manipulating the natural world to do what you need from it. While learning about the strip of lava that Daja sensed days before, we also get a glimpse of the possibility in that glacier.<\/p>\n Water<\/i>. And lots of it. Of course, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a delicate problem. If lava can somehow be directed into the faults in the glacier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s valley, it can melt the glacier, sending much-needed water into Gold Ridge. However, they don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to flood the place, and they also haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t discussed the possible negative ramifications of melting so much of a glacier. Hopefully, that won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have other ill-effects on the environment here. Still, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an attractive theory, one that could relieve Gold Ridge of its many problems tied to their drought.<\/p>\n The same goes for the vein of copper that Daja accidentally found with her copper flower. The drought isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the only problem here; the failing copper mines have threatened the economy here. So there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s some hope! (And lots of sassiness from Briar when he corrects Niko\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tree.)<\/p>\n Which is why I think Pierce follows this up with Yarrun being\u00c2\u00a0utterly insufferable again<\/i>. Look, I might be falling for a misdirect (AGAIN, LIKE I ALWAYS DO), but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust him. When he puts out the fire that nearly latches on to an almond orchard, he has to announce himself to everyone. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a performance, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s his way of acting out this disturbing sense of entitlement\u00c2\u00a0and<\/i> vindictive rage. There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s nothing\u00c2\u00a0enjoyable<\/i> about what he does, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. It unnerves me because at the end of the day, Yarrun\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ego is more important to him than the safety of Gold Ridge. I worry that this is going to backfire horribly, and he won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be the one who pays the price for it.<\/p>\n The original text contains use of the word \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mad.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Qi4LXmv3-4<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – Mark Does Stuff is on Facebook!<\/a> I’ve got a community page up that I’m running. Guaranteed shenanigans! In the eighth chapter of\u00c2\u00a0Daja\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Book, the group makes two important discoveries on a day trip to visit the Dalburz glacier. Intrigued? 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