I was thinking about what might happen in future books -- to Nita in particular. And I started to get a bad feeling about what might happen.
Consider this. In almost every book in the series so far (except perhaps AWA), Nita has borne the brunt of whatever has happened, and paid the highest price.
- in SYWTBAW, Nita was the one to successfully read from the Book and drive away the Dark Power (an act that even the Senior Wizards regarded as dangerous.)
- in DW, Nita was the one who had to repay the power used in the "blank-check" spell from the last book, and was nearly eaten by a shark.
- in HW, Nita gave several years of her life to power the shield spells against the Lone Power (the long-term effects of this have not yet been realized)
- in WD, Nita's mother died, almost forcing Nita into a pact to give up her wizardry to the Lone Power
- and finally, in WH, Nita invoked the Binding Oath to force the Lone Power to help them -- an act that, it is hinted, will have dire consequences for Nita.
Does anybody else get the feeling that Nita's not going to be around much longer? It seems that DD keeps hinting that something's going to happen to her soon...
Why does all the bad stuff happen to Nita, anyway? She's usually the one to act, while Kit is still standing there thinking. If it wasn't for her, they probably would have been killed off several times by now. But I guess her very impulsiveness often gets her into bad situations (like in DW) or forces her to pay the price in order to combat the Lone Power (as in HW). Still, the Lone Power seems to be going after her with a vengeance, while Kit is left relatively untouched. I have the feeling that she may not be able to hold up much longer...
Nerine
Consider this. In almost every book in the series so far (except perhaps AWA), Nita has borne the brunt of whatever has happened, and paid the highest price.
- in SYWTBAW, Nita was the one to successfully read from the Book and drive away the Dark Power (an act that even the Senior Wizards regarded as dangerous.)
- in DW, Nita was the one who had to repay the power used in the "blank-check" spell from the last book, and was nearly eaten by a shark.
- in HW, Nita gave several years of her life to power the shield spells against the Lone Power (the long-term effects of this have not yet been realized)
- in WD, Nita's mother died, almost forcing Nita into a pact to give up her wizardry to the Lone Power
- and finally, in WH, Nita invoked the Binding Oath to force the Lone Power to help them -- an act that, it is hinted, will have dire consequences for Nita.
Does anybody else get the feeling that Nita's not going to be around much longer? It seems that DD keeps hinting that something's going to happen to her soon...
Why does all the bad stuff happen to Nita, anyway? She's usually the one to act, while Kit is still standing there thinking. If it wasn't for her, they probably would have been killed off several times by now. But I guess her very impulsiveness often gets her into bad situations (like in DW) or forces her to pay the price in order to combat the Lone Power (as in HW). Still, the Lone Power seems to be going after her with a vengeance, while Kit is left relatively untouched. I have the feeling that she may not be able to hold up much longer...
Nerine
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