LordOfMortals Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 During the Alethi party in the beginning of both books Szeth notes how the Alethi elite are at first hesitant to hear the Parshendi music but soon after hearing it lose all sense of propriety and decorum and begin dancing and partying with abandon and Jasnah seems to be absorbed in the music when she decides to halt the assassination of Elhokar's wife and play it safe for a while. One has to wonder if the music was influencing the emotions of those in attendance and if the Parshendi musicians were there to render the Alethi more docile in order for Szeth to have more success in his assassination of the King 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polkinghornbd Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I believe the book says the nobles all got drunk, and that was what made the people lose their sense of propriety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfMortals Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Szeth believes it's a result of to much wine but I'm not sure it seems like they are all a little to captivated by the music. We've seen other parties with Alethi drinking and they don't seem like the type to let loose like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natc Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Didn't they basically just call an emergency five minute meeting (essentially, actual time elapsed aside) and go "we need to kill this guy"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemci Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Didn't they basically just call an emergency five minute meeting (essentially, actual time elapsed aside) and go "we need to kill this guy"? If that's the case, why was Szeth, the only Shin around, at the feast, dressed specifically in white clothing? It seems to me the Parshendi must have planned the assassination before the evening's celebration - it's possible Gavilar revealed to them before the treaty was signed that he would try to 'bring back their gods' (not entirely sure what that means, or if Gavilar meant what the Parshendi understood). The Parshendi may have gone through with it with the expressed purpose to kill Gavilar, because they otherwise would not have gotten close to him again if the Alethi found out what the Parshendi had planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charononus Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 I believe the book says the nobles all got drunk, and that was what made the people lose their sense of propriety. Szeth believes it's a result of to much wine but I'm not sure it seems like they are all a little to captivated by the music. We've seen other parties with Alethi drinking and they don't seem like the type to let loose like that. It's the wine, the other parties we see are in a kingdom at war that is also fracturing. Galivar's party was a more unified country that wasn't at war. I think that's enough of a difference for alcohol to be the main contributor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamEternal Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 It's the wine, the other parties we see are in a kingdom at war that is also fracturing. Galivar's party was a more unified country that wasn't at war. I think that's enough of a difference for alcohol to be the main contributor. Still, the parshendi are strongly connected to the Cognitive Realm, and Jasnah compared their drums to the rattling of the beads in shadesmar, so perhaps their rhythms can influence the Cognitive Realm and human minds throught it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfMortals Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 Still, the parshendi are strongly connected to the Cognitive Realm, and Jasnah compared their drums to the rattling of the beads in shadesmar, so perhaps their rhythms can influence the Cognitive Realm and human minds throught it.Thanks CognitivePulsePattern that's another great point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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