And so we see the end of the second part. I liked the more exploratory feeling of this one in contrast to the first. I do wish there had been more time given to how Xenia's home community changed based on the information she brought back, and a full conversation or two with Denon and Fren. This chapter felt a bit rushed to me, like things moved too fast without enough time for depth.
The chart of different souls adds a lot when it comes to comparing the characters between different parts. Aurea was content never leaving the village, while Xenia is the one to leave and come back with knowledge of the world beyond. It comes through with the title of this part, Xenia's journey was about finding other people and communicating with them. I think the titles for each life part add a nice flavor to them.
For the other characters, Ambassador Citor remains a symbol of the outside world as Thallon Reides, but this time his role is entirely through the books he wrote. Luna = Fren isn't a connection I think I would have made on my own, but I suppose the link is ignorance, even when in the same age group Xenia ends up with more knowledge. Meanwhile the aunts go from teaching Aurea about her home to teaching Xenia about the other communities. Also find it interesting how Alaster's role is so minor compared to his presence as Caelum, yet they remain similar.
It will be fun to keep track of all the parallels and contrasts in future life paths.
And so we see the end of the second part. I liked the more exploratory feeling of this one in contrast to the first. I do wish there had been more time given to how Xenia's home community changed based on the information she brought back, and a full conversation or two with Denon and Fren. This chapter felt a bit rushed to me, like things moved too fast without enough time for depth.
The chart of different souls adds a lot when it comes to comparing the characters between different parts. Aurea was content never leaving the village, while Xenia is the one to leave and come back with knowledge of the world beyond. It comes through with the title of this part, Xenia's journey was about finding other people and communicating with them. I think the titles for each life part add a nice flavor to them.
For the other characters, Ambassador Citor remains a symbol of the outside world as Thallon Reides, but this time his role is entirely through the books he wrote. Luna = Fren isn't a connection I think I would have made on my own, but I suppose the link is ignorance, even when in the same age group Xenia ends up with more knowledge. Meanwhile the aunts go from teaching Aurea about her home to teaching Xenia about the other communities. Also find it interesting how Alaster's role is so minor compared to his presence as Caelum, yet they remain similar.
It will be fun to keep track of all the parallels and contrasts in future life paths.