In the third part of\u00c2\u00a0Feet of Clay<\/i>, murders are investigated, Vimes is rejected, and Nobbs is not who we think he is. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to read\u00c2\u00a0Discworld<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
This book is already hilarious and entertaining. LET\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S DO THIS.<\/p>\n
Coat of Arms<\/b><\/p>\n
Well, this took a twist, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it? Pratchett makes a ton of jokes and puns and introduces us to the King of Arms, a vampire named\u00c2\u00a0Dragon<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0(I COULD NOT MAKE THIS UP AT ALL, OH MY GOD), and then drops a massive reveal about Corporal Nobbs.<\/p>\n
One thing at a time, though. The more I think about it, the more tickled I am by the fact that a vampire is head of the College of Heralds. Who else would be able to\u00c2\u00a0literally<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0remember all of the different bloodlines and pedigrees than a being who can live indefinitely? I wonder how Dragon became a vampire. ANYWAY, Dragon delivers some bad news to Vimes: he can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get a coat of arms. Good news: Because he already has one! Worst news: it was permanently destroyed because his ancestor, Old Stoneface, murdered the last king of Ankh-Morpork. I keep trying to remember if this story was referenced in\u00c2\u00a0Men at Arms,<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think it was. So, all we know at this point is that the king was a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153monster,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d someone who had\u00c2\u00a0something<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0down in the basement that inspired Stoneface to execute him because no one would take him to court.<\/p>\n
So, no coat of arms for Vimes, despite that his made me laugh a lot. But you know what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s even funnier? CORPORAL NOBBS GETS ONE. Why? Because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s got a direct ancestor who was the illegitimate son of Edward St. John de Nobbes, the Earl of Ankh. Meaning that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Earl of Ankh. CORPORAL NOBBS, THE POSSIBLE WORST CANDIDATE TO BE EARL OF ANYTHING. The irony, it hurts so much.<\/p>\n
Angua and Carrot<\/b><\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so glad that Angua is back, so of course, Pratchett had to include this line in his book:<\/p>\n
And yet\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and yet\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 you couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help\u00c2\u00a0liking<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0Carrot. Even people he was arresting liked Carrot. Even old ladies living in a permanent smell of fresh paint liked Carrot.\u00c2\u00a0She<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0liked Carrot. A lot. Which was going to make leaving him all the harder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Angua details her reasoning for it, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s heartbreaking. Carrot, lacking any irony or subtlety for the most part, has become obsessed with how other people view Angua. And I get it: he wants to protect her, and he wants her to be safe. But Angua experiences something here that I absolutely recognize. She\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part of a marginalized group within the Discworld, and she feels like she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a burden. I KNOW THIS FEELING SO WELL, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a distressing thing to go through. Yes, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s admirable that Carrot is trying, but I thought this line was really spot-on:<\/p>\n
She could see it upsetting him. She could see the tensions building up, and he didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how to deal with them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
No matter how hard Carrot might try at this, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not going to understand what this lived experience is like, and he doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have the tools to cope with it. Thus, the tension Angua mentions. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping, then, that Pratchett finds a way to resolve this because I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T WANT ANGUA LEAVING.<\/p>\n
Stray Clues<\/b><\/p>\n
Okay, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to try HARDER THAN EVER to figure out what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going on. I AM. SO: Dragon is obsessed with lineage, which isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t surprising at all. But why is he\u00c2\u00a0specifically\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>interested in Carrot, Angua, and Nobbs? That can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a coincidence, can it?<\/p>\n
I have no doubt that a golem killed Father Tubelcek, but I know no reason for\u00c2\u00a0why<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0this would happen. What religion was he a priest of? Why would a golem kill him? How is this connected to Mr. Hopkinson? The white clay clue seems to be a huge thing, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know enough about the area around Ankh-Morpork to recognize where this clay might come from. Did the golem jump out the window? What does that note say? Why use old Klatchian? That can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a coincidence either!<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT AS BEST AS I CAN, I SWEAR.<\/p>\n
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