No it's not far fetched. It was everyone's fault. f**k.
I was hoping it wouldn't happen but... I saw this as a likely possibility awhile ago but put it in the back of my head. It was only logical, of course, given the King's anger. Execution really shouldn't have been the biggest surprise. And when Ronny avoided addressing Tyler and Reldo said "Oh well nothing changed lah", I knew it was a lost cause.
Well shit.
"It was not revenge that he chose, in the end. He knew that no amount of killing, or torturing of priests, would bring his lover back or undo the past. He knew that, if he struck now, he would be struck in return. Revenge was not the way forward. The cycle must be broken, and someone had to give. He looked around him, the village, the prison, Reldo, and the wilderness in the north. What a horrible world."
I love this paragraph, especially the last two sentences. They pack such a punch.
"Edward shook his head and stared at Reldo angrily. ‘I hope you’re proud of yourself, proud of when you could have done something, did nothing.’ It was not clear who Edward was addressing to. It could have been Reldo, Ronny, the society, the world, or indeed, God"
And this too. These words encompass all his hatred and the lost of hope for all that he had believed in, and all that he had grown to hate, and how that all had broken his soul.
I feel so bad for Edward, and it's funnily tragic how Tyler had died so, so long ago and it took Edward so long to find out. The thought of him holding onto someone who he thought was alive, but was truly long gone, is ridiculously heartbreaking to me.
I wonder what became of Edward after, though honestly I really don't know since you have a whole new chapter still to post. The only thing I can think of is that either he became friends with the bears and deer and became wolfman, or he drowned himself. Or threw himself off a cliff. Or ungh. I like how your chapters are relatively unpredictable. It keeps me on my toes.
Besides those two quotes, the other majorly well written passage was of course, the letter. All I can say is that was really moving. I hope you cried when you were writing that, LOL. Just fyi, I didn't like I always don't, but I had to take a break because my eyes were burning.
Thanks, Circle. You're a sadist, and I love it.
Anyways, surprisingly amazing, complete job on a rather short chapter. Don't keep us waiting.
Fishie