I think you know the answer to this ... I didn't love Yaone very much at first, but when she and Doku defied Kou's orders and came after him, I loved that she had overcome her need to obey and her caution for the sake of a person she loved - even though it was that same person's orders.
(That's actually a theme that C.J. Cherryh likes - the good servant who proves how good s/he is by defying orders or conditioning to do what really needs doing.)
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Date: 2010-01-30 05:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-30 09:24 pm (UTC)I think you know the answer to this ... I didn't love Yaone very much at first, but when she and Doku defied Kou's orders and came after him, I loved that she had overcome her need to obey and her caution for the sake of a person she loved - even though it was that same person's orders.
(That's actually a theme that C.J. Cherryh likes - the good servant who proves how good s/he is by defying orders or conditioning to do what really needs doing.)
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Date: 2010-01-31 03:58 am (UTC)(I finally have one of her books! Now I have to read it.)