I agree with you. It seemed odd how Rowan took such an active interest and his time in helping Galen. The fact that first-person narration was used during Galen's narration. Readers are given a subjective perspective. Therefore, we may not be getting the full story. Hope the other books, unravels this.kasfy_allama wrote: ↑28 Nov 2020, 06:51 I’m a bit suspicious to Rowan but he always help Galen to be prepared as a blacksmith. Galen also a bit suspicious to him at the very beginning of Rowan’s visit but finally he trusted Rowan according to a writing inside his uncle’s book - felt like his uncle talked to him. Rowan also warned the imbuer to not take benefit from Galen’s kindness. But still, I think this sequel is mystery until we read all of the books.
Who would you trust, the town Mayor or Rowan?
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Re: Who would you trust, the town Mayor or Rowan?
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This is true.Sou Hi wrote: ↑02 Oct 2020, 23:34 To be frank, I doubted Rowan's objective a little, too. It seemed he tried to stick with Galen for another unknown reason. But the conflict between Rowan and the mayor has nothing to do with that. The mayor hated Rowan because of Rowan's history with his daughter. That's a personal issue, and Galen knew this. There's no reason for him to trust or distrust any of them. Both of them helped him a lot, and his concern would be whether he could repay them.
The mayor had a dislike for Rowan because of how Rowan treated his daughter. That has little to do with how trustworthy Rowan is. I would say Rowan, by doing as Galen's uncle asked and bringing Galen even after the Uncle had died, had already proven he was trustworthy.
I wondered what Rowan's deal was, but I concluded he was probably just bored and wanted to do something different with his life. Since he felt attracted to Galen, following him around seemed to be a logical step.
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The lack of characters' background makes it hard to say anything for certain, but yes, I think you are right. It seems Rowan likes adventures, as hinted in book#3 and Akistry's perceiving. Perhaps after the trip to the Lands of the Princes, he found that sticking to Galen would be interesting ?zainherb wrote: ↑08 Dec 2020, 05:10This is true.Sou Hi wrote: ↑02 Oct 2020, 23:34 To be frank, I doubted Rowan's objective a little, too. It seemed he tried to stick with Galen for another unknown reason. But the conflict between Rowan and the mayor has nothing to do with that. The mayor hated Rowan because of Rowan's history with his daughter. That's a personal issue, and Galen knew this. There's no reason for him to trust or distrust any of them. Both of them helped him a lot, and his concern would be whether he could repay them.
The mayor had a dislike for Rowan because of how Rowan treated his daughter. That has little to do with how trustworthy Rowan is. I would say Rowan, by doing as Galen's uncle asked and bringing Galen even after the Uncle had died, had already proven he was trustworthy.
I wondered what Rowan's deal was, but I concluded he was probably just bored and wanted to do something different with his life. Since he felt attracted to Galen, following him around seemed to be a logical step.
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Wow, this is such a well thought out answer. I totally agree that he doesn't have to trust or not trust either of them. Thank you for writing such an introspective answer.Sou Hi wrote: ↑02 Oct 2020, 23:34 To be frank, I doubted Rowan's objective a little, too. It seemed he tried to stick with Galen for another unknown reason. But the conflict between Rowan and the mayor has nothing to do with that. The mayor hated Rowan because of Rowan's history with his daughter. That's a personal issue, and Galen knew this. There's no reason for him to trust or distrust any of them. Both of them helped him a lot, and his concern would be whether he could repay them.
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I think Galen should be a bit more wary of him but on the whole I doubt Rowan has any major intentions of harming Galen.
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I agree with you. Galen knew the reason behind Rowan and the Mayor's bitterness towards each other. Either way, it has no role in Galen's trust towards each other. I did find Rowan a little suspicious initially, but then again he seemed to be genuinely care about Galen. So I guess Galen owes the two big time.Sou Hi wrote: ↑02 Oct 2020, 23:34 To be frank, I doubted Rowan's objective a little, too. It seemed he tried to stick with Galen for another unknown reason. But the conflict between Rowan and the mayor has nothing to do with that. The mayor hated Rowan because of Rowan's history with his daughter. That's a personal issue, and Galen knew this. There's no reason for him to trust or distrust any of them. Both of them helped him a lot, and his concern would be whether he could repay them.