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In the Palace of the Emperor
Yea 67%  67%  [ 4 ]
Nay 17%  17%  [ 1 ]
Not As Is 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Abstain 17%  17%  [ 1 ]
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:21 am 
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I found a single typo: In the second-to-last paragraph you wrote "heart" when you clearly meant "heard".

Now, to the actual story: I think you hit the style you wanted quite well. The story flows well, and I felt a good connection to both the girl and the emperor. Good work, as usual.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:13 pm 
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Gets a yea from me. I enjoyed this one. Kind of a storybook quality to it - and I mean that entirely as a compliment.

Also, I've spent too much time around cats, because I thought the Emperor was going to have a hairball.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:55 pm 
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I'm not entirely sure what to think of this one. It doesn't carry the same weight as most of your other stories, and I suspect this one will not be as memorable to me as the others, but that doesn't mean it's bad, it's just not my style. The only typos I spotted have already been mentioned by Aaarrrgh and Orcish.

I guess my biggest is that I'm not sure I see what this piece does for world. It serves, I suppose, to somewhat characterize the Rashada and the Elves of the Crater, but with the Emperor being almost immediately understanding, and the elves being pretty happily enslaved, at least from what we've seen here, I'm not sure it characterizes it in an accurate way. Of course, you know the place far better than I, I just think this is a weird glimpse of a place I envision to be different from this interpretation.

I think I've talked myself into a Nay* for this one, although I will say that the quality of your writing itself, as usual for you, is excellent.

*I reserve the right to change this vote to Yea if I misunderstand the current state of the Crater on Adrisar, and that misunderstanding is adequately challenged.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:01 pm 
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I think this line may be missing a comma:
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Adajusa Adarma did not ask her elders nor her superiors these questions, for she had learned long ago that questions in these lines were sure to be answered that the way things were was simply the way that they were supposed to be.

Because it seems to go on too long and loses its train of thought along the way.

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there was no telling how long the Emperor would remain upon his throne into the night any more than one could so how long the throne would remain his.

Should be "than one could know how long."

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only to return with greatest hast

Should be "haste."

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saw and heart much of discontent and problems

Should be "heard" instead of "heart."

I won't lie, parts of this (especially in the first paragraphs) were a bit of a slog due to the old Mesopotamian-style of listing off titles. The style really does paint a picture as much as the actual words do, though, so :D . Aside from the occasional confusion from the longest sentences, it was very nicely done. It felt organic and fitting ― I don't have any problem imagining this happening. In short,in vote Yea.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:36 pm 
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I liked this. I don't have much else to say about it, other than that I love those big lists of titles. Yea.

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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:50 am 
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With a majority of Yeas over Nays, this work has been Accepted into the Archives.


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