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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by PeterZ   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:35 am

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Dang, that scene rings true. Thirsk got whacked.

If Khapahr had an audience to convince, it would have been inquisitors. They wouldn't take kindly to his admission of respect. If this was faked and he was wearing balaistic underwear, there would be no blood to convince onlookers. The only options I see are either Khapahr truly did try to kill Thirsk or he shot Thirsk knowing he wore ballistic undies as a prelude to kill any inquisitors present.

Of the two options the former tings truer. Thirsk would be really reluctant to trust anyone from Charis. He would have to to be wearing ballistic undergarments. It is more likely that Thirsk was shot by Khapahr.
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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by fallsfromtrees   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:47 am

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PeterZ wrote:Dang, that scene rings true. Thirsk got whacked.

If Khapahr had an audience to convince, it would have been inquisitors. They wouldn't take kindly to his admission of respect. If this was faked and he was wearing balaistic underwear, there would be no blood to convince onlookers. The only options I see are either Khapahr truly did try to kill Thirsk or he shot Thirsk knowing he wore ballistic undies as a prelude to kill any inquisitors present.

Of the two options the former tings truer. Thirsk would be really reluctant to trust anyone from Charis. He would have to to be wearing ballistic undergarments. It is more likely that Thirsk was shot by Khapahr.

We don't know what preceded this. Thirsk may well have been driven to the point where he had no choice but to defect, and he had had a visit from a female seijin who provided him with the ballistic undies and a blood bag which bursts convincingly when it is shot - we just don't know. We don't even know how far into the book this except is from is it from near the end, when it has become obvious that the church has lost. It it just after Thirsk gets his first look at the Haarld VII' and realizes his navy is completely screwed regardless of what he does, or when or the circumstances following it. Is the shot fired just before a group of inquisitors burst in the door to arrest Thirsk for questioning, or what.
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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by Joat42   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:06 am

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runsforcelery wrote:
fallsfromtrees wrote:And what part of tantalizing snippets did you not understand?
Randomiser wrote:Oh no, these are not tantalising snippets, the random, out of order snippets from LAMA before regular snippeting began, now those were tantalising snippets.

Think of Princess Irys' shooting lesson, or a certain inquisitor's death scene. No see what happens in 10 days there, it was 'wait for the book to come out'. That was proper tantalising. :twisted:

Oh, thanks for this and all the snippets RFC. I'll wait and wish you a Happy Christmas in my thank you for #14. :D



Well, if you think it's a good idea . . . . :twisted:

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Ahlvyn Khapahr looked Thirsk in the eye.

“I’m very sorry about this, My Lord,” he said quietly. “I’ve always deeply respected you.”

Thirsk looked back at him . . . and Khapahr squeezed the trigger.

The heavy bullet hammered the earl out of his chair in a crack of thunder.

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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by n7axw   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:41 am

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fallsfromtrees wrote:
tootall wrote:runsforcelery :twisted:


Well, if you think it's a good idea . . . . :twisted:

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Ahlvyn Khapahr looked Thirsk in the eye.

“I’m very sorry about this, My Lord,” he said quietly. “I’ve always deeply respected you.”

Thirsk looked back at him . . . and Khapahr squeezed the trigger.

The heavy bullet hammered the earl out of his chair in a crack of thunder.


This is sooo cool. (Khapahr is his chief of staff- and his friend)

How about a bullet resistant material test?

Thanks celery person !!

What we know from this snippet is that Thirsk was shot. We do NOT know that he was killed. The bullet hammered the Earl out of his chair, which implies a body shot. Therefore, he might have been wearing a bullet proof vest under his tunic. He might have been provided "ballistic undies" by Merlin in anticipation of this event. It may be part of a setup in order to make Thirsk disappear from the Inquistion's purview, as a way of getting his family out from under. This latter implies that Khapahr is doing this as a friend to help evade the Inquisition. We just don't know, and I suspect will not find out until the book actually comes out - nearly a year from now.Arrgh the agony of waiting.


Good job of observing. I remember a similar snippet waiting for LAMA in which Hektor had received a mortal wound. We had fun with that one for weeks...

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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by pokermind   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 9:06 am

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Hmm, perhaps an elaborate escape using bullet proof undies, a bladder of blood while the church representative(s) looks on, hater a weighted casket is burred. The Church releases Trisk's family and, all escape.

Or Trisk is a casualty of the war, RIP to the distruction of war pron as RFC is wont to do.

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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by lyonheart   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:26 am

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Hi Don,

I'll certainly say we did, every permutation and twist possible.

Does anyone care to share the details of what we missed or is it too embarrassing?

Now looking for #15 soon. ;)

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n7axw wrote:
fallsfromtrees wrote:*quote="tootall"*runsforcelery :twisted:


Well, if you think it's a good idea . . . . :twisted:

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Ahlvyn Khapahr looked Thirsk in the eye.

“I’m very sorry about this, My Lord,” he said quietly. “I’ve always deeply respected you.”

Thirsk looked back at him . . . and Khapahr squeezed the trigger.

The heavy bullet hammered the earl out of his chair in a crack of thunder.


This is sooo cool. (Khapahr is his chief of staff- and his friend)

How about a bullet resistant material test?

Thanks celery person !!*quote*
What we know from this snippet is that Thirsk was shot. We do NOT know that he was killed. The bullet hammered the Earl out of his chair, which implies a body shot. Therefore, he might have been wearing a bullet proof vest under his tunic. He might have been provided "ballistic undies" by Merlin in anticipation of this event. It may be part of a setup in order to make Thirsk disappear from the Inquistion's purview, as a way of getting his family out from under. This latter implies that Khapahr is doing this as a friend to help evade the Inquisition. We just don't know, and I suspect will not find out until the book actually comes out - nearly a year from now.Arrgh the agony of waiting.


Good job of observing. I remember a similar snippet waiting for LAMA in which Hektor had received a mortal wound. We had fun with that one for weeks...

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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by garfield   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:29 am

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Very nice (both snippets), Thanks RFC.

Hope you and your family have a great holiday season.

And to all the other posters on the forum, have a wonderful holiday season.
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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by jtg452   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:38 am

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pokermind wrote:Hmm, perhaps an elaborate escape using bullet proof undies, a bladder of blood while the church representative(s) looks on, hater a weighted casket is burred. The Church releases Trisk's family and, all escape.

Or Trisk is a casualty of the war, RIP to the distruction of war pron as RFC is wont to do.

Poker

I can see this one being legit. I'd like to see him swap sides, too, but having all the competent military commanders on only one side doesn't make sense for the storyline. Maybe he got caught setting up his exit plan. Maybe he came in second in a fleet engagement and, as has happened before, he takes a bullet (from a loyal subordinate trying to save him from the Inquisition) as the price of failure. It's not like the Church hasn't killed off a commander for losing before.
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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by Duckk   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:06 pm

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runsforcelery wrote:Well, if you think it's a good idea . . . . :twisted:

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Ahlvyn Khapahr looked Thirsk in the eye.

“I’m very sorry about this, My Lord,” he said quietly. “I’ve always deeply respected you.”

Thirsk looked back at him . . . and Khapahr squeezed the trigger.

The heavy bullet hammered the earl out of his chair in a crack of thunder.

:P


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Re: HFQ Official Snippet #13
Post by ericth   » Fri Dec 12, 2014 12:49 pm

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runsforcelery wrote:Well, if you think it's a good idea . . . . :twisted:

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Ahlvyn Khapahr looked Thirsk in the eye.

“I’m very sorry about this, My Lord,” he said quietly. “I’ve always deeply respected you.”

Thirsk looked back at him . . . and Khapahr squeezed the trigger.

The heavy bullet hammered the earl out of his chair in a crack of thunder.

:P


I'm still not 100% convinced it's not a case of creative editing for the snippet. The phrase "direct quote" can be stretched to encompass some misdirection, as long as the words themselves are quotations.

We dont know for certain that "My Lord" refers to Thirsk, and we dont know for certain that the "earl" shot by the bullet was actually Thirsk.
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