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James Hart's avatar

"Death diminished

My following. Feast freely now!

Make merry with mead; let mirth

And scáeli’s song soothe our hearts

This night in Heorot.”

Really love that. It feels very much like both our own time and place in which this kind of speech was found in poetry, and I think it very well fits the world you've built where this version exists.

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Marian L Thorpe's avatar

Thanks! I think it fits the world, too. I’ll have to do an edit on the final version to ensure consistency of voice, as I think it’s evolving a bit over time.

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James Hart's avatar

hahah I totally get that, I’m noticing the same phenomenon with my own writing. Ah well, it goes where it goes sometimes.

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Marian L Thorpe's avatar

Especially over time like this. And a good editing rarely does any writing any harm.

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