> ... The Thane was the cockatryce, or a manifestation of the horned skull? Probably the skull, but I like the idea of a were-cockatryce.
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Lycanthropes appear later. We'll clarify what waas going on with the skull next time, and the cockatryce a little later. I could have ened the chapter with a long plot exposition but that's J.K. Rowling's signature, not mine.
> It's clear what character class Moranna belongs to. I approve of her.
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I somehow thought you would.
In Europe we have an old tradition of gypsies - "Egyptians" - a nomadic travelling race who were viewed with suspicion as they wandered. They often earned their living as tinkers, entertainers, fortuen-tellers. Moranna's family come from that tradition.
> And Jesus, Richard is starting to whine. I mean, full points for not selling them out, but we're getting to the point where he needs to cowboy up, rather than doing his best Samwise Gamgee impression.
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Richard has a development arc to survive.
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