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Flames of the Dark Crystal liveblog pt 5

Flames of the Dark Crystal by J.M. Lee because they escaped Vassa, what now?

Last times in book: Naia and Gurjin tried to rescue their friends from the clutches of skekSa the Mariner and skekZok the Ritual-Master aboard skekSa’s turtleship Vassa. The rescue goes... bad? And Naia gets her head smashed in by skekZok. At skekSa’s urging, Gurjin manages to take Naia’s healing powers and save her from death. Naia accidentally dreamfasts with Vassa, as she has been known to do, and convinces the giant turtle to resist skekSa and let the Gelfling go. It worked and as the Gelfing escaped on the good ship Onica’s Ship, urSan the Swimmer joined them.

Chapter 5

Naia wakes in the Valley of the Mystics where there’s a lot of Mystics.

Memories flowed like a river from the furthest reaches of her mind. Originating deep in the Swamp of Sog, where she’d been born in the heartwood of Great Smerth. One of two, her mother and father had told her. Destined to follow in Maudra Laesid’s footsteps as maudra of the proud Drenchen clan, while her twin brother would leave the swamp to serve the Skeksis at the Castle of the Crystal. She would learn to heal while he learned to protect with a sword. And she would stay in Sog, while he would leave, to join the other Gelfling on the outside in the great world beyond the swamp.

That had been her dream for so long. To go on an adventure. To see the world and find her place within it. She’d finally been able to pursue that dream. Set a course for it and chase it down, like a star twinkling on the far horizon.

Naia has been on this very important journey for a while so its easy to forget she started off as a fantasy princess Wanting Something More.

Anyway, she’s out of it for a while. She remembers having her head bashed in by the Ritual Master and either hears or remembers Gurjin saying something cryptic about it not being the right time.

When she finally comes to her senses, its twelve days later. Gurjin has been trying to heal her since they arrived wherever they are, with the instruction of urTih the Alchemist.

Naia still doesn’t know how to feel about that whole situation with him taking her healing powers but since its the reason she’s even alive, she doesn’t dwell.

Amri is sitting beside Naia when she wakes up (and in fact, she realizes that she’s been out a while based on how long his hair has gotten) and they get into a little argument about who is getting who hurt. Amri clearly has some emotions about Naia getting hurt saving him and he’s not great at conveying it.

The argument brings Kylan and Gurjin who are so very relieved that she’s woken up. Gurjin hugs her and reveals how they got wherever they are from where they were, the ocean.

And the answer is that urSan the Swimmer just had them dock at Ha’rar, put them all on a raft, and then towed the raft upriver. urSan urStrong.  Although she argues that its more that the river isn’t that swift but still. Strong.

Also, there’s a description of urSan’s robes and its a real nice touch.

Her robes were silver and blue and green - hues of the Silver Sea - strung here and there with obsidian cord that shimmered like the Black River.

Its a good touch that she’s decorated her robes like the waters she swims so often. Or perhaps urUtt decorated them.

Naia also notices that urSan is missing the hand corresponding to the one skekSa lost fighting the Gelfling.

That’s another thing Naia just has to try not to let bother her.

Naia asks where here even is and because she’s an urRu, urSan doesn’t just answer. Because urRu never answer questions.

urSan moved closer to Naia, lifting her locs and smoothing her forehead where her wound had been with a gentle, strong hand. Then she stepped back, out of the way so there was nothing between Naia and the doorway.

“See for yourself,” she said.

The cave was one of dozens clustered throughout a walkway that curved along a spiral-shaped canyon. The morning was cool in the bottom of the valley, with dew glistening, and the air was sweet with incense and wildflowers. The way the morning sun caught the dust reminded Naia of being below water, surrounded by rippling golden shafts and curtains of light. Punctuating the gentle valley were towers of stacked stones, conjoined into pillars by time and the elements. The boulders and monuments were of every size, some coming up only to Naia’s knee, while others towered high overhead. Some were covered with cloth, intricately embroidered and sewn, others painted and engraved with more symbols of time and space.

‘Cool but I still don’t know where I am’ is a thing Naia could have said.

Naia sees one of those crystal veins within the rocks, a healthy one, and comments that there are places still unaffected by the Darkening.

Gurjin mutters “seems that way” and seems bothered.

There’s been something up with Gurjin this whole book, something he’s not telling Naia. Something about his momdra so I don’t know if this crystal thing is involved in that earlier thing.

Gurjin then changes the subject, saying that Amri has started calling this place the Mystic Valley.

Because its a valley. And its full of Mystics.

Who Naia suddenly notices. They just tend to blend in with the rocks.

One Naia recognizes as urLii the Storyteller. And he’s supposed to be in the Grottan Sanctuary, keeping skekLi stuck on a rock.

Turns out that the Emperor noticed skekLi’s absence and sent reinforcements to the Caves of Grot to rescue him.

Now Naia has yet another thing that she has to not dwell on. Because she’s kicking herself at the missed opportunity. They had one of the Skeksis out of action but now he’s back in the mix. Maybe the Gelfling should have killed skekLi.

(Although, funnily enough, according to the new Dark Crystal adventure game, skekLi just threw up his hands and retired into spiteful neutrality after being saved. Sparing him was the best, funniest, moral choice.)

As far as urLii knows, Maudra Argot managed to flee with the Grottan during the Emperor Strikes Back.

Naia tried to hold on to hope. Because of their travels to Grot, they’d found the Sanctuary Tree. They’d been able to send Kylan’s message dream-stitched among its pink petals. And of course, if they hadn’t gone to Grot, she wouldn’t have met Amri.

She reached out and caught his hand, squeezing.

“I’m sorry,” she said.

He pulled away and pushed his hands into his cloak. “Me too. We just have to believe in Maudra Argot. She didn’t get to be the oldest living maudra for nothing... she’ll figure something out.”

Okay, cool. Amri is acting weird too.

I bet he’s freaked out over Naia getting hurt saving him.

Talk about your feelings, dude.

Anyway, Kylan introduces Naia to urZah the Ritual Guardian and urTih the Alchemist.

urZah tells Naia, with eyes that seem to be looking past Naia, that Master urSu wanted to speak with her and Gurjin when she woke up.

The Mystic Master. Naia hadn’t known such a creature had even existed until that moment, but when urZah spoke his title, she knew there was no one else she wanted to meet more.

Hey. Same.

I want to see urSu in his prime. Pre-single dad urSu. Before he got his dad bod, I assume.

“Follow the ravine until you see a spiral stair overgrown with medicine moss. But you should be forewarned,” urSan began. “Here in the valley, a friend of yours has been recovering from a grave injury. We did not reveal his presence until now because we feared it might upset you. He is not well, and there is nothing you can do. But the Master is tending him, so when you go to see the Master, you will also see your friend.”

Naia was already on her feet.

“A friend? Who?”

“It is urVa,” urSan said. “urVa the Archer.”

Who has hurt the poor arrow giant??

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I won't let myself go anymore

— Мне кажется, наше поколение так зависимо идеями о идеале, но мы не должны быть идеальными.

Практически весь вечер я провела в размышлениях над этой цитатой. Знаете это чувство, когда постоянно к чему-то стремишься, а потом каким-то невероятным образом, сама того не подозревая, на некоторое время просто забываешь об этом. И понимаешь, что ты живешь. Ты живешь не своей вечной зацикленностью на одном и том же, не вечной паранойей. Ты просто здорово проводишь время. 

Сегодня С. отвела меня в кино на пару фильмов. Я просто забыла о внешнем мире. Это было так: сначала мы посмотрели один фильм и сразу перебежали в другой зал, где уже шла реклама нового. Я не знаю, не знаю, как сказать... Я впервые за несколько лет отвлеклась, это так странно и непривычно. Сразу столько мыслей: как я посмела забыть о своей цели, но и, с другой стороны, я отпустила... Что? Кого? Я отпустила саму себя. 

И вот я приезжаю домой, вижу эту фразу. Мы не должны быть идеальными. Легко это говорить тому, кто идеален, ну или хотя бы близок к этому - подумает миллион человек. Я не исключение. Но, если взглянуть с такого ракурса: ты не думаешь постоянно о своей фигуре, внешности, о еде. Ты думаешь о том, как здорово быть частью чего-то (частью университетской жизни, частью группы), как восхитительно просто жить. Никто не говорит о том, что ты не думаешь об этом, просто в секунды забытия ты думаешь об этом...  Нет, ты даже живешь этим. Сложно порой описать какие-то чувства. Но, действительно, почему мы так зациклены на идеале? Чтобы чувствовать себя увереннее, из-за низкой самооценки, чтобы стать счастливее. Сегодня как раз преподаватель рассказал нам, что такое "счастье". И в это понятие не входило "быть идеалом" или "иметь прекрасную внешность". Но для нас это равноценно жизненной цели. Мы не можем просто быть нормальными: сидеть перед ТВ/ноутбуком с куском пиццы; мы не можем пойти в кафе и заказать то, что хотим, как все другие твои друзья или знакомые; мы не можем просто забыть об этом. А даже если забываем, оно все равно возвращается. И не важно, через 5 минут или через 5 часов, важен сам факт. 

Наши чувства, стремления необратимы. Все, что мы делаем - мы делаем из-за вынужденности. Сами себя заставляем? Это так. Мы заставляем себя идти к этой цели, чтобы в итоге получить ценнейший подарок. Нет, скорее даже, дар. И для каждой этот дар означает что-то свое, но путь до него чаще всего один и тот же. И никакие оправдания не собьют нас с пути, если желание превышает даже возможности. Оправдания — это ложь, которую вы говорите сами себе. А мы такого не потерпим. Оправдания для слабых.

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