Malazan Empire: Question about Paran's action - Malazan Empire

Jump to content

Help

Page 1 of 1

You cannot start a new topic
You cannot reply to this topic

Question about Paran's action

#1 Isotopesam

Recruit

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 4
Joined: 10-November 10

Posted 10 November 2010 - 09:51 AM

Hi, I finished GotM recently and just started DG. Obviously, things are getting clearer. However, I have a question.

I don't understand the whole part after Paran touches the dead hound's (killed by Rake) blood. More precisely, his actions. Why does he want to save the hounds that are trapped in dragnipur? If Rake hadn't intervened, Shadowthrone would definitely have killed Paran, am i right? So, why?

And why does he use Oponn to rescue the hounds? I'm guessing because Oponn was using him a tool all this while and he wanted to get back at them. But I think, Oponn did him a favor by giving him a second chance. Otherwise, Paran would have to pass through Hood's gate. So, why the hate?

#2 Gothos

Map painting expert

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 5,428
Joined: 01-January 03
Location:.pl

Posted 10 November 2010 - 09:54 AM

The chained hounds would've toppled the big wagon to the side, making pulling it a lot... harder. Hounds wouldn't relent in attempting to break the chains, ever. Paran virtually averted Dragnipur failing (more to come on that in later books).

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

#3 Isotopesam

Recruit

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 4
Joined: 10-November 10

Posted 10 November 2010 - 10:06 AM

#4 Adhara

Lady of Black Magic

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 129
Joined: 11-January 11
Location:Lost
Returning to my origins

Posted 12 January 2011 - 11:25 AM

I would never have imagined that. I was surprised by Paran´s action, too. But now I have a new question: How did Paran know that? Simply he entered Dragnipur, and realized that the wagon needed to be balanced? Too smart for an average guy trapped into such a nightmare world!
And what will be Anomander´s response? Oh, thank you for balancing my punishment car? Or it will be like I´m going to kill you for free my prisoners?

When the arrow is on the bow, it has to go