But of course, if Doughlass' wrote that she might have to face up to how she's dissing her own food source.

She clearly doesn't know shit about what it's actually like to live a hunter gatherer lifestyle, because she ignorantly idealises the hell out of it.

"The Acharites forces," Ceolmund corrected. "I have never blamed your entire people, and those who actually carried it out have long since died. But the Sentinels have never apologized or atoned."

"It was the Brotherhood of the Ax, wasn't it?" Timozel said. "And we haven't apologized either." He stood up and bowed deeply. "On behalf of my brethren, I am deeply sorry for our actions against your people."

"I accept your apology," Ceolmund said, "and extend my forgiveness."

*applause for this and both fics*

"Forgiveness is the thing required to save Tencendor's soul" my arse. Forgiveness is the exact opposite of a theme in this trilogy. Raum isn't telling Faraday it wasn't her fault. The Avar never forgive the Acharites. The Icarii don't explicitly forgive them either. They just kind of wander back in and start seducing every woman in sight (but none of the men). Axis, the central figure in the fucking stupid Prophecy, sure as hell never forgives anyone. Even when he has someone at his mercy he doesn't relent and let them live. He just kills them, usually in the most horrible way possible.