The rest of Rose's out of order snippet

runsforcelery wrote:

Bluesqueak wrote:


In the midst of all that lovely, funny, terrible-twos negotiations is a teeny tiny moment where Honor notices that Emily seems so tired. The italics are the author's.

Why is that in there? In fact, why is 'tired' emphasised?

Because while Honor is off galivanting around space doing easy stuff like fighting wars Emily is home with two almost-2-year-olds simultaneously? Just suggesting possibilities, you understand.

Of course, if there was something else going on, I'd hardly admit it, would I? Authors are bad that way.

Bluesqueak wrote:Yup, two toddlers (even with both human and treecat nannies) are certainly good reason for Emily to feel really, really tired, especially when she's severely disabled. It just had a Chekhov's Gun feel to it.

Possibly because you have used 'retired on compassionate grounds of spousal death and small children' before...



[And many thanks for replying to a relative newbie]