I wonder if Siz's relationship with Tosha is a bit like her stars, thinking about it.
It's considered normal to be afraid of the dark. The dark is often associated with the unknown, with evil, with everything scary. But for Siz, it's a misunderstood necessity- without it she wouldn't see the beauty of the stars. And even when other people see the stars, few see them like she does. They don't see the patterns, the consistency, the stability.
I think with that kind of mindset, it'd be easier to ...compartmentalize, I suppose, Tosha's misdeeds. Perhaps the line between Dark Arts and other magic is less defined than others say, maybe the fear that surrounds them is just the fear of things they don't understand. Maybe his love of tea and languages and everything else are the shining stars that give her stability, even if (and maybe especially if) no one else can see it.
It doesn't change the fact that he's a psycopath, of course. But different perspectives see different things.
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Date: 2015-09-01 01:21 am (UTC)It's considered normal to be afraid of the dark. The dark is often associated with the unknown, with evil, with everything scary. But for Siz, it's a misunderstood necessity- without it she wouldn't see the beauty of the stars. And even when other people see the stars, few see them like she does. They don't see the patterns, the consistency, the stability.
I think with that kind of mindset, it'd be easier to ...compartmentalize, I suppose, Tosha's misdeeds. Perhaps the line between Dark Arts and other magic is less defined than others say, maybe the fear that surrounds them is just the fear of things they don't understand. Maybe his love of tea and languages and everything else are the shining stars that give her stability, even if (and maybe especially if) no one else can see it.
It doesn't change the fact that he's a psycopath, of course. But different perspectives see different things.