[owleye]

the story ending is really good

[Eled Idhil na]

dreamer - Well you could be in this universe and died yesterday. As you speak of quantum mechanics, then you must know how they have the string theory wherein there are something like 11 different worlds quite parallel to our own if the theory were true and in that case, there is the possibility you could very well have been in this universe but died yesterday, as yesterday has not existed yet in our time but has in another.

Haha, and what's wrong with my little story? It wasn't full length and it was just a little blurb of randomness for fun ;) I apologize if you did not approve as you seem to be rather set against my answers. :(

[Bridie]

dreamer no offence but you are being far to literal with the story- its fiction!

[dreamer]

dreamer - Well you could be in this universe and died yesterday. As you speak of quantum mechanics, then you must know how they have the string theory wherein there are something like 11 different worlds quite parallel to our own if the theory were true and in that case, there is the possibility you could very well have been in this universe but died yesterday, as yesterday has not existed yet in our time but has in another.

Haha, and what's wrong with my little story? It wasn't full length and it was just a little blurb of randomness for fun ;) I apologize if you did not approve as you seem to be rather set against my answers. :(dreamer no offence but you are being far to literal with the story- its fiction!OK, full apologies to anyone I've accidentally insulted and/or upset. I didn't mean to upset/annoy/insult anyone at all.

Eled Idhil na, I didn't mean to say I didn't approve of your story, full apologies (grovelling possible if required, tell me if it is!). I'm not deliberately setting myself against your answers, I just tend to be rather ... let's say 'fond of spirited (possibly intellectual) debates' (read possibly argumentative, tend to be fond of proving my point of view). I do like it, it's just that I tend to lose the spirit of things in a quest for exact accuracy (2nd personal fault I've admitted in this post).

As far as I'm aware, the many-world interpretation consists of the theory that at points, the world splits into 2 or more universes , known as a multiverse, where 1 mutually exclusive thing happens in each universe. Example: I'm about to cross a road and there's a car coming: The universe splits and divides into 2: Universe 1 where I stay on the pavement and the car goes past, Universe 2 where I step out into the path of the car. Of course these two universes would then split again, especially Universe 2, where the car brakes and I don't get knocked down (Universe 3) and a universe where I get knocked down (Universe 4). Universe 4 could then split again into: I'm not injured (Universe 5), I've got minor injuries (Universe 6), major injuries (Universe 7) I die immediately (Universe 8). The reason why I mentioned the whole 'in this universe thing' was to clarify the point that my example was a universe where I'm writing this as a living, breathing human being, and so I could not have died the previous day.

bridie, thank you for reminding me that this is a forum for a work of fiction (and no, before anyone asks, I did not intend that sarcastically). Sometimes I need a little reality check, before I get too carried away. Thank you for providing that. :)

Maybe we should drop this whole conversation, before it escalates into a major online row. Again, full apologies to anyone I've accidentally insulted and/or upset.

Sorry,

dreamer

P.S. bridie, sorry about misquoting you, I was kind of stressed because of a Biology test I had today (panicking about failing it etc.). As well as that, well my emailed-home goegraphy homework hasn't turned up, it's important ( contributes to my end of year exam grade) and I have a sneaking suspicion I accidentally emailed it to my headmistress.

[Bridie]

i remined you that its fiction m'dear. but dont worry i didn mean to sound offended ect because im not im just having an amazingly crap day.

[owleye]

oooooooooo whats wrong?

[Bridie]

mehh i just fell out with my friend again but it was really bad this time.

[Eled Idhil na]

Haha, you're a cool girl dreamer. Don't worry, I took no offense. I was just worried I had insulted you or something in some unknown way lol. ;)

[dreamer]

Thanks, Eled Idhil na. I was worried I might have insulted you. As I said, I have a tendency to be pedantic, scientifically exacting, and a little argumentative. Just tell me off next time I get like that again, please!

I do like your stories, especially the second one. I had an idea as for how Maerad and Cadvan might get together (hopeless romantic, me sometimes). Here it is, in outline form:

Maerad and Cadvan travel to Den Raven
Just before they go to fight Sharma, Maerad decides to admit the truth to herself and Cadvan, that she's in love with him, because she knows she may not get another chance to tell him the truth.
Cadvan temporarily dumbfounded, then overcomes shock to tell her that he's been in love with her since Rachida.
Agree to discuss all their feelings after defeating Sharma, but Maerad kisses Cadvan, just before they enter the city.
They fight the Nameless One, singing a duet to release the Treesong.
Resulting white flame springing up around them causes Den Raven to begin to fall to pieces.
Maerad and Cadvan flee, but soldiers attack just before the city's gates. Cadvan shouts to Maerad to get out, to leave him, to let him hold off the soldiers.
Maerad runs out of Den Raven. Building collapses over gates. Maerad turns round at noise, sees gates and soldiers buried under rubble. She can't see Cadvan. Mounts her horse, saying farewell to Darsor. Tears are streaming down her face, at losing the man she holds dearest.

Maerad rides to Innail, collapsing upon arrival. (2 months journey)
Silvia and Malgorn take her in and care for her.
Fevered for 1 month (dhillian stone Silvia gave her keeps her alive).
Eventually recovers, but is slowly dying of a broken heart, over the next month.

Meanwhile, at Den Raven, Cadvan is still alive, miraculously unhurt (rubble just missed him).
Darsor finds him, tells him Maerad is still alive, but believes him dead. Darsor doesn't know where Maerad's gone.
For the next 3 months, Cadvan and Darsor ride to Norloch. They free Nelac and depose Enkir. Enkir pernamently exiled.
The Bards of the First Circle want Cadvan to be First Bard. He refuses, and persuades Nelac to take up the offer the Circle have made, asking him to be First Bard. Nelac accepts unwillingly, knowing he has to redress the Balance in Norloch.
That night, Cadvan dreams of Ardina. She says 'The woman you love best, my kinswoman, is dying. No-one can save her, apart from you. She has one more month in this world, and then she will pass eternally beyond the Gates. You must ride to the School of Innail, with all haste. I will grant you safe passage through the Cilicader, on the same condition as before: tell no-one of Rachida's existance.'
The next morning Cadvan departs from Norloch. He begins the most punishing journey a Bard had ever made or will ever make, riding from Norloch to Innail in half the time for an average journey, in just 1 month.
Cadvan arrives in Innail.

Silvia greets Cadvan and tells him about Maerad. He asks to see her. Silvia leads him to Maerad.
Maerad is sitting in a courtyard, singing the most sorrowful lament ever heard in Edil-Aramandh. She cannot see for tears.
She hears a voice, singing part of 'Mercan's Quest'. It is the part where life returns to Mercan, when Tirion's tear falls on his face. The voice is Cadvan's, but she cannot see him. She cannot bear to sing any more.
Blinded by tears, she asks 'Have I at last gone beyond the Gates? Can I be released from my pain, my pain of utter loss? Can I see the man who I love best, Cadvan of Lirigon?'
Cadvan, sitting beside her, gently brushes away her tears. He answers her, 'You can be released from your pain, and see me, your Cadvan, if you raise your head. You are not beyond the Gates, but in Innail'.
Maerad looks up, into Cadvan's eyes. She cannot believe what she is seeing, so she reaches out a hand, to make sure that he is real and not a vision. Her fingers brush his face, and she knows he is alive. Cadvan leans down and kisses her.

Any thoughts on my plot? Sorry about the length, but I couldn't really cut it down. I actually got a lump in my throat, like I wanted to cry, when writing that,especially the end (almost crying).

[Bridie]

Im also almost crying from reading it! it was brilliant dreamer. :)