Speculation: The stranger is Pera, turned; Elspeth has been somehow kept unconscious (maybe Alec, or just repeated blows to the head) for the three days required, and Pera’s power evolved enough to make Elspeth not recognize her. It’s a bit of a stretch. Maybe instead the stranger is just another Volturi witch? I don’t think any of the so-far-named ones have had powers that let you do that. It’s a bit annoying to keep having these new powerful witches introduced just in time for their powers to be used.
Props for the writing on Elspeth’s reactions to the stranger. I did a few double-takes there, wondering if I had missed something.
No :P But I will keep updating on schedule so you don’t have to wait forever for each cliffhanger to be resolved (...and immediately replaced).
Note: If anybody shares my love of spoilers, aversion to surprises, and hatred of the itch of not knowing what’s next, you can contact me privately with questions and I will actually answer them, if you agree not to independently spread the information.
I don’t think any of the so-far-named ones have had powers that let you do that.
The character and power have been named before, but one could be forgiven for forgetting them. (Pun intended.)
Note: If anybody shares my love of spoilers, aversion to surprises, and hatred of the itch of not knowing what’s next, you can contact me privately with questions and I will actually answer them, if you agree not to independently spread the information.
Wow. This is so awesome. I’ve never seen an author offer to do this before.
No :P But I will keep updating on schedule so you don’t have to wait forever for each cliffhanger to be resolved (...and immediately replaced).
And that is the great frustration.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great story, and I thank you for writing it.
The character and power have been named before, but one could be forgiven for forgetting them. (Pun intended.)
Would it be too spoilerish for you to point me in the direction of the reference? (Am I correct in assuming that once I saw it I would recognize it? I don’t feel like rereading all of Luminosity and Radiance at this time.)
See chapter 21 of (condensed) Luminosity, and chapter 1 of Radiance. I don’t know enough about your skill at catching stuff to know if you will catch it.
Thanks for the reply. The only common thread I can see between Luminosity 21 and Radiance 1 is Joham, and I can’t see any mention of his power. Maybe I’m just missing it.
It seems you are. Nahuel’s eldest sister is mentioned to have witchcraft that diverts notice from herself by becoming uninteresting, so the stranger is probably her. Again I wonder how the Volturi captured her. Jasper said the Volturi had one of Nahuel’s sisters with them to block Alice’s vision of the attack, so either that was her or they searched for Joham and captured some or all of the sisters. If the eldest sister has been in Volturi possession for over five years, then maybe she recently did something that got her sent to the cells, or she got captured recently and isn’t willing to cooperate.
As old as she is, she probably has a pretty good grasp on her witchcraft, so if it’s possible then she should be able to escape by herself, if not then perhaps Elsepth can help her. It will be interesting to see what kind of personality you have going for her. In canon I think it’s said that Joham has made them think of themselves as goddesses, although that belief may have been stunted by their capture and—I presume, Joham’s death.
I read the first chapter of Radiance again and I assume the only reference to the stranger is that Alicorn provides names for Nahuel’s sisters for the first time: Allirea, Noemi and Iseul.
New chapter (7).
Will you stop ending on cliff-hangers already!
Speculation: The stranger is Pera, turned; Elspeth has been somehow kept unconscious (maybe Alec, or just repeated blows to the head) for the three days required, and Pera’s power evolved enough to make Elspeth not recognize her. It’s a bit of a stretch. Maybe instead the stranger is just another Volturi witch? I don’t think any of the so-far-named ones have had powers that let you do that. It’s a bit annoying to keep having these new powerful witches introduced just in time for their powers to be used.
Props for the writing on Elspeth’s reactions to the stranger. I did a few double-takes there, wondering if I had missed something.
No :P But I will keep updating on schedule so you don’t have to wait forever for each cliffhanger to be resolved (...and immediately replaced).
Note: If anybody shares my love of spoilers, aversion to surprises, and hatred of the itch of not knowing what’s next, you can contact me privately with questions and I will actually answer them, if you agree not to independently spread the information.
The character and power have been named before, but one could be forgiven for forgetting them. (Pun intended.)
Wow. This is so awesome. I’ve never seen an author offer to do this before.
And that is the great frustration.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great story, and I thank you for writing it.
Would it be too spoilerish for you to point me in the direction of the reference? (Am I correct in assuming that once I saw it I would recognize it? I don’t feel like rereading all of Luminosity and Radiance at this time.)
See chapter 21 of (condensed) Luminosity, and chapter 1 of Radiance. I don’t know enough about your skill at catching stuff to know if you will catch it.
Thanks for the reply. The only common thread I can see between Luminosity 21 and Radiance 1 is Joham, and I can’t see any mention of his power. Maybe I’m just missing it.
It seems you are. Nahuel’s eldest sister is mentioned to have witchcraft that diverts notice from herself by becoming uninteresting, so the stranger is probably her. Again I wonder how the Volturi captured her. Jasper said the Volturi had one of Nahuel’s sisters with them to block Alice’s vision of the attack, so either that was her or they searched for Joham and captured some or all of the sisters. If the eldest sister has been in Volturi possession for over five years, then maybe she recently did something that got her sent to the cells, or she got captured recently and isn’t willing to cooperate.
As old as she is, she probably has a pretty good grasp on her witchcraft, so if it’s possible then she should be able to escape by herself, if not then perhaps Elsepth can help her. It will be interesting to see what kind of personality you have going for her. In canon I think it’s said that Joham has made them think of themselves as goddesses, although that belief may have been stunted by their capture and—I presume, Joham’s death.
I read the first chapter of Radiance again and I assume the only reference to the stranger is that Alicorn provides names for Nahuel’s sisters for the first time: Allirea, Noemi and Iseul.