Well, here’s something weird! Jade keeps turning up in The Faerie Path books - but do I ever actually say what she looks like? If not, does anyone have a mental image of Jade? I’m partly asking because a couple of you were thinking of an actor for Jade in the potential movie - so, what does she look like, do you think?
This is especially strange, because I have files of lots of details of people, places and things in Faerie and beyond - you know, a full description of Earl Valentine, a full description of The Royal Palace and a full description of the Amber Prisons and how they work - but for some strange reason my entry for Jade is blank. I think the Dark Arts have been at work here!
Oh, and I do rather like the idea of the same actor playing Mr Palmer and Oberon - in heavy disguise, of course. The only problem I see with this is that I always imagined Anita’s parents being late thirties or early forties - but I had Oberon down as a little older…what do you think? (Yes, I know Faerie folk live forever - but at what age do you imagine them stopping - or at least slowing right down - getting older-looking?)
Yay I got it right! Mr. Jones, Rathina said in the 4th book that even Gabriel was once good. when you were writing,did you imagine Drake starting the Dark Arts when he found that he could gain alot of power if he got into the Mortal World(aka use Tania’s gift) or earlier. and if, in since Eden taught him how to use it, Drake could work the Oriole Glass, couldnt he have gone into the Mortal World using it instead of needing to get Tania out of it and then use her way? sorry I’m just very inquisitive…
so i was a little right?
AFJ. I’m trying to remember that far back! If I remember correctly, Gabriel only started with the Dark Arts after Tania vanished - he was planning on using them to find her. I think the reason he was wary of using the Oriole Glass himself, was that he wasn’t sure how dangerous it was - so it was far safer to get someone else to use it, right? Doing it the way he did, he never had to risk his own neck if something went horribly wrong. Plus he knew the “Anita” he had found was a quite different girl from his own betrothed princess, and he didn’t want to have to spend a lot of time in the Mortal World making friends with her when he could just sit back and let someone else do all the work - and this was once again, because he really wasn’t sure the magic would work.
mr.jones i wanted to ask you something why did edric use the dark arts in the wrong way i know he learned it from watching drake but he knew that he used it the wrong way so why did he use it? did he know that it could posiably turn him bad? and is that what happened to drake was he once good and then mistreated the mystic arts and turn bad????
AFJ. Well, the way I see it is this. Everything in Faerie is “alive” - even stones and water and air and crystal - it is alive because it is “inhabited” by spirits. (You often hear Faerie characters mentioning “spirits”). The Mystic Arts work by a person spending a huge amount of time and putting a lot of energy and effort into learning how to befriend these spirits - as Eden did. Once the spirits are your friends, you can ask them to do certain things for you - magical things. But you have to “ask” and they can say no. Learning how to do this takes a long time and a great deal of work and patience. The quick way of doing it is to use force to make the spirits obey you - this way is the Dark Arts - the Dark Arts are basically a system of conjurations intended to force the spirits to obey you. The spirits don’t like this and although the spirits in themselves are neither good nor bad, forcing them to help you against their will can cause a backlash - which can basically fry your mind. As to whether Drake started out bad - well, I think he was a little bad right from the start - after all, he did only want to marry Tania to get at her “gift”. Edric used the Dark Arts because that’s the only way he knows how to get things done - and he simply doesn’t have the time to learn to do it properly.
oh thankyou that makes things more clear but if anyone can learn how to do the mystic arts what is Eden’s “power” you know like how Tania can walk through the worlds, Rathina can touch isenmort, cordelia can talk to animals, hopie is amazing with herbs and knows when she has made the right antidote, zara could do things with her vocie, sancha can read other peoples soul books. what can eden do?
Okay that makes sense!
Eden is way better at harnessing the powers of the Mystic Arts than almost anyone else (except for the King - and possibly Valentyne, although I’m not sure about that as they’ve never had a contest!). So I guess you’d say her “gift” is the talent to be better at it than most people. And I think maybe you’re underestimating quite how hard it is to be an adept at the Mystic Arts - its kind of like being a good runner - you might practice all the time, and even get to the Olympics, but you’re never going to be Usain Bolt - Eden is the Usain Bolt of the Mystic Arts. And that’s definitely a gift!
oh ok i think i get it. its also kinda like how hopie is better than almost everyone a healing?
Does everyone in Faerie have a gift?
no at least i dont think. i thought that it was just oberon titaina and the 7 sisters?
thanks for telling me that allan… i understand now. im on The Seventh Daughter and its addicting!
btw allan u should definatley put some more of your artwork on marisas website
AFJ. Liz is right - only the princesses have “gifts”.
but i thought that titania and oberon have “poweres” too like titania can talk to some one through a pool of prue water and oberon is amazing with the mystic arts?
Absolutely correct, Liz - although Titania’s gift of seeing and speaking with people in still pure water was a wedding present to her from Oberon. But you’re quite right - The King has some pretty impressive “gifts” of his own.
yah thats one of the many resons he is one of my faveroits! he can do so many cool things! i forgot can eden do that thing where he incased a peson in the golden stuff and froze time for that preticular person? i think i remember oberon telling her to go and do it to as many people as posiable but i cant rember is that right?
ps sorry if i miss spelt any thing!
you mean the Gildensleep? No i don’t think so i think that Oberon and Titania sort of transfer their power to Eden, so that she can help.
oh yah! and i did not say the name cuz i thought i would spell it wrong!
Um so Eden’s gift is basically the King’s gift….. unless Oberon has more gifts of his own…. does he??
Than how can Bryn talk to animals?
AFJ. I don’t know the full extent of Oberon’s powers, but I do know his powers exist because he is linked to Faerie - which is why when he got depressed about the loss of Tania and Titania, the whole Realm was plunged into gloom for 500 years.
Yes, Eden’s gift is similar.
AFJ. Alissa - Bryn communicates with some animals the way that anyone who spends time with animals can - he doesn’t actually understand specifically what they say to him, nor can they specifically understand exactly what he is saying to them - whereas with Cordelia, she genuinely speaks the language of most animals and can have real conversations with them.
oooh i was wondering that! oh and did eden and valentiene really love each other? or was it just liking 2 powerfull families like with tania at first?
AFJ. Well, Liz, as far as I can tell, Valentyne and Eden didn’t really “fall in love” in a romantic way - she was drawn to him because he was such an adept in the Mystic Arts, and he was drawn to her because he sensed that she had astounding potential in the Arts. The more time they spent together, the more they respected one another and enjoyed being together and - yes - a kind of love certainly grew between them - a quite reserved and austere love, some might think - but one which entirely suited them both.
ok thank you but then why did he leave eden when she really needed help? didnt he worry about her?
i always forget that eden has a husband… btw ur cat is adorable allan. i cant have any becuz my mom is allergic
AFJ. Liz - if I remember correctly, he went back to his home in the west to try and find something to help - and, yes, I’d imagine he was quite worried about her.
oh that makes more seince. sorry i ask so many questions! im very talkative!
Jess if you want a dog, then there are a few breeds that it’s not fur
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you see i am allergic to fur and lots of stuff. we got a shih-tzu so
i was not allergic to them i have two.
i did not know that!
So why did Eden not really care about the Earl until he got sick?
AFJ. I’d need to re-read the early books to be certain - but I think Eden was kind of annoyed with Valentyne because when the Great Twilight came down, he wanted to go to his home in Caer Mynwy, while she stayed behind in the Royal Palace getting all weird and reclusive and white-haired while she worked to find the Queen. But a lot of you guys have read these books way more often than I have, so if anyone remembers it differently, let us know.
do you rember why edens hair turned gray and what color it used to be?
Her hair used to be black and her grief over letting Queen Titania through the Oriole Glass turned her hair white.
oh thankyou Zoey i would re read it but i have way to much summer reading!
I know I had SOOOOOO many books to read!!!
i havent finished my report yet and i start school mon! and by the way mr.jones im doing my summer reading on the faire path!
you’re welcome. i read all the time so i have to reread just to havee something to do
me too zoey i have a hard time finding books i like though
Yeah seriously…. my mom’s making me read adult books like ‘Sula’. Have you ever read the City of Bones.
no is it good????
Yeah but its really complicated to explain.
k ill look for it!
Cool!
yup but i have not been able to find it!
I have heard of it, but the title sort of drew me away from it. Is it about a main character girl/guy who has powers, or a fairy girl, or something like that???
i still cant find it…have any of you heard of the black book of secreats????
I found it it’s at my library, Lower Macungie Library, and Emmaus Public Library, so are you looking in your libraries if you have any???