This chapter managed to pull off a complicated narrative trick: the story-within-a-story. I liked how both Vatis's recital of the Sordid Tale of Monalvo the Kind and the content of the tale itself reinforced each other. I rather suspect that Vatis sees a part of himself in Montalvo, as they have a similar lifestyle. That's a good detail, as it forms a point of junction between the two stories
“ he was not desperate to play Gron again, not after the dungeon incident” — Nice
This chapter managed to pull off a complicated narrative trick: the story-within-a-story. I liked how both Vatis's recital of the Sordid Tale of Monalvo the Kind and the content of the tale itself reinforced each other. I rather suspect that Vatis sees a part of himself in Montalvo, as they have a similar lifestyle. That's a good detail, as it forms a point of junction between the two stories
Thank you for the kind words. If you like stories within stories your gonna like this novel there's a few along the way
The names and the development of characters in this chapter are really good. Nicely done.
Thank you!