I thought we could have a little discussion on Buggs speech to Seren Pedac in DOD. It's the scene right after the two Alco-gods melted and Seren is a bit flustered. She asks Bugg how he thinks Kilava could hope to defend her unborn child if three ancient gods could not.
p. 107 DOD:
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"I am not sure I understand you."
"Kilava would have invoked her presence, Acquitor. One that embraced you. Now if you still insist on simplistic comparisons, then I tell you, she would have been as a stone in a stream. The water may dream of victory, may even yearn for it, but it had best learn patience, yes? Consider every dried stream bed you have seen, Acquitor, and judge who was the ultimate victor in that war of patience.
Now I understand the idea of presence, and the conservation of power, because convergence is an unwanted result.
But I fail to see how one lesser gods "presence" can be "more imposing" than another, theoretically, greater gods "presence". I remember there being talk earlier of unborn life and pregnancy having a great power of its own, and Kilava's blessing having an effect, but I still fail to see how Kilava could have been a "stronger stone in the stream" than the two drunks and Mael. It was the deck that was reaching out, an apparently very powerfull force that treats gods like pawns... or candles.
This post has been edited by Aptorian: 06 September 2009 - 04:25 PM