[Gemini]

Personally I'd disagree with the researchers. Filing a book under one, or two, dead Bards' names seems to be rather misleading, and Bards have this emphasis on the truth. Even if they're not outright lying, misleading might also be seen as lying in Bardic eyes as you're deliberately guiding a person away from the truth. I can't imagine a Bard actually doing that.

Yes, but you also have to think that these 'researchers' might have misinterpreted the filing system of the bards. Records may not have been filed under the names of the person who wrote them but under who the record concerns. Also meanings of sentences are often lost in translation, so after translating something from Annaren, insted of it being "This is about Maerad and Cadvan" the researcher has interpreted it as "This is by Maerad and Cadvan". Therefore it may have happened the way i theorised and it wouldn't have been a "lie" on the Bards part.

Plus, i'm just trying to depress you all with the thought that Cadvan and Maerad's lives may not be spared in the end :D i just love depressing people :D jk

[whitesilkbreeze]

Haha, very good. That makes more sense. I'd still not think so because of the first-hand information that makes up the content of the Riddle of the Treesong. Although I suppose perhaps Maerad and Cadvan would other people eventually so perhaps they might know.

Like Rachida's existance. Why would either of them tell anyone, even Hem who is of Elemental blood, when they promised they would not? Unless Ardina herself goes and tells the world, but I don't see why she would.

[Gemini]

But, they could have written things down of their journies at different points just in case neither of them survived :rolleyes: who's to say that Cadvan spent the whole time in Busk's library searching, what if he wrote down part of their story there and filed it away for safe keeping? Also , us having no idea what happens in the Singing, maybe they start writing down some things then and die before the end?

[whitesilkbreeze]

I can't imagine Cadvan sitting down and thinking, "Hmm, I really ought to write down everything that's happened to us, including Maerad's feelings I insist on not returning." :p

Perhaps they do write things down in The Singing. If we know they write things in The Singing, that implies we actually have the book in front of us, which means we could just go to the ending and find out once and for all. :rolleyes:

[Silvia]

No Some people like to keep a journal just because its not mentioned doesnt mean it doesn exist does it? and it would be a wise thing to do considering whats happened to them. :confused:

[whitesilkbreeze]

Perhaps he does, perhaps he doesn't! Alison is the only one who would really know. :p I just can't really imagine him doing that, is all.

[Jane Drew]

There is a part in the riddle

Just after Mearad kills the bard near Lirigon


when Cadvan tells Namaridh that he hopes someday the full text of their journey could be made known to the world... perhaps if he hasn't written it at the time the Riddle took place it was certainly in his mind to do so in the future. Plus, they've had to explain their story over and over again at the different schools, it's almost like a myth already.

[soul_elements]

Back again. After like two weeks. Anyway, I reckon that Maerad and Cadvan write (or at least start writing) the books mentioned in the Appendix thing because they want to warn future generations (including us, I guess) about evil and what evil beings can do. Why am I thinking about Star Wars? Sorry, random thought just then.

[yodee]

Anyway, I reckon that Maerad and Cadvan write (or at least start writing) the books mentioned in the Appendix thing because they want to warn future generations
Does that mean both Maerad and Cadvan will be alive at the end of the singing :confused: because when do they actually start writing the books mentioned?

[owleye]

well they could have write it but then someone else could but they would of had to tell them so they would have to be alive :confused:

hmmm, i think i have confused myself