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[Deadsy]

"Moiraine did not like that circle of carved age-dark ivory. At first glance it seemed to be an acrobat bending backwards to grip his ankles. Only a closer look would show that his wrists and ankles were bound together. She did not like it, but she had brought it out of Rhuidean. Yesterday she had taken the bracelet from a sack of odds-and-ends and left it lying there at the foot of the doorframe."


I don't think I'd want to have to wear an ugly bracelet all the time, especially one that reminded me of the worst days of my life. It'd be kind of like going through a really ugly, contentious divorce but being forced to keep wearing the wedding ring.

Edited by Deadsy, 14 January 2012 - 03:56 AM.

[Olivia]

WoT characters love torturing themselves with their bad memories. See Rand keeping that Seanchan spear as a scepter to remind him not to forget them (and no, he didn't just keep it as a reminder of igloo-loving with Avi xD), Lan forcing himself to look at his Malkieri ring every day to remind him of his oath against the Shadow, Moiraine keeping that stupid little ink bead to remind her to break rules, Amyrlin Siuan obsessively hoarding unimportant documents in secret before she's deposed, Nynaeve's scars on her palms after her Accepted test...

Besides, that bracelet can be seen as a trophy of the time she beat the Lanfear. Just wiggle the bracelet in someone's face when they start doubting your awesomeness (not that Moiraine would ever be so unsubtle, of course ) And she didn't get to keep a trophy from Be'lal.

[Deadsy]

/glare

you made her offer to Thom seem worse =oP

[Marie]

Moiraine offering to throw it all away for Thom always makes me slightly uncomfortable (actually, all of her interactions with Thom in that scene do) and yes, I think Olivia has now made it even worse.

[Deadsy]

Olivia has ruined everything!

[Sam]

Deadsy, on 14 January 2012 - 03:54 AM, said:

"Moiraine did not like that circle of carved age-dark ivory. At first glance it seemed to be an acrobat bending backwards to grip his ankles. Only a closer look would show that his wrists and ankles were bound together. She did not like it, but she had brought it out of Rhuidean. Yesterday she had taken the bracelet from a sack of odds-and-ends and left it lying there at the foot of the doorframe."


I don't think I'd want to have to wear an ugly bracelet all the time, especially one that reminded me of the worst days of my life. It'd be kind of like going through a really ugly, contentious divorce but being forced to keep wearing the wedding ring.

she could maybe wrap it in some fabric?