Fan has been through
quite a lot in these last few chapters, and it feels like she’s risked her life
so much, to the point where she pretty much is (to some degree) giving up her
freedom to help Quig’s family. She has single-handedly managed to save this
troupe from near death with the acrobatic family of doom, saved them from a
presumably slow and painful death by poison, and as of our most recent chapter
read, given herself up to the Quig’s family friend, agreeing to work as a
servant.
From early on, Loreen
makes Fan aware that she’s going to be necessary for something. Loreen
continues being really mean and just plain terrible to Fan, especially as she
approaches her near-death experience. It isn’t until after Fan saves her that
Loreen warms up to her. We never do really get an explicit sense of whether
Loreen does like Fan or not, though. Could it be that Loreen just wanted to be
cold so that Fan wouldn’t be emotionally perturbed?
Meanwhile, Quig has been
the complete opposite of Loreen, always watching over Fan, nursing her back to
health, telling her about his past, and so much more. There was definitely a
strong connection that developed with these exchanges. Maybe that’s why Quig
seems so off and out of character as Fan departs. He’s developed a strong
connection with Fan, and yet, he knows that he;s going to have to abandon her
if he wants to help his own. He can’t face Fan after all that’s happened, and
it hurts even more as this is probably the last time they’ll ever see each
other again.
I can’t help but wonder
how Fan feels about all of this? The way the narrative is told, we get bits and
pieces (cut off since we’re being introduced to the new family and all), but I’d
really like to delve deep into Fan’s thoughts and hear her narrative.
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