Questionable Questing

Well they called themselves power and family, and while that was definitely a lie or at least an exaggeration, it isn't that far from the truth. The dragon isn't just power, it's ambition. It's chasing more. More power, more money, more wives, more family. It seeks more not for some nebulous goal, but the purist of it is the purpose itself. Chasing the dragon's tail so to speak.

While the wolf, is less about family and more about settling. ABout being satisfied with what you have. With staying with your pack and building that up, by breeding your wife, mother, and daughter's, lol, rather than chasing something glittery at the ends of the earth. The wolf sees the dragon as a distraction from what really matters, while the dragon sees a simpleton.

And sorry it took me awhile to answer, am busy doing laundry, cooking brownies, and looking after a very needy puppy. lol

I like that dragon chasing a tail metaphor. What do you think of their personality?

The puppy is cute and it trying to get brownies?

Puppy is currently still teething, so he's chewing on everything paper, toes, and his current obsession electrical cords. He really likes eating Iphone chargers and I caught him chewing on the cord to the vacuum earlier.

Foolish creature

La criatura tonta indeed.

But while I do see the dragon and wolf ultimentaly being feed from and partially formed by Hurrik's innermost emotions and insecurities, you can tell they are their own entities at times by some of the little mistakes they make. Like for example when the Dragon offered glittery gold as a temptation I knew right away that was a mistake. Since while Hurrik likes gold and won't turn it down.

He doesn't care about the look of it or the feel of it. He doesn't chase wealth for wealth. What he likes is the power it holds. The power to build castles, form alliances, and ultimately the freedom it offers as basically portable power. He doesn't have any sentimentality about it, so the world glittery is wasted on him. It's a nice example of a little mistake you can miss if you're not paying attention.

There is no way Jackal thought of that intentional detail but if you noticed it than he is doing something right subconsciously

What about the wolf?

The magic of the subconscious for the win. lol.

I like how the wolf was always hiding behind the Dragon. Because that leads to an interesting question. Is it really hiding? Or stalking its prey? Is it the innocence of love and the dignity that can be found in raising a family and doing everything in your power to stay together? Or is it a ravenous beast who's just as hungry and ruthless as the dragon yet hides its true form behind empty platitudes?

The interesting part about the wolf is how much it seems to twist and flow depending on how you look at it.

I really like that. So what would you say the Wolf really is in line with that, good and bad?

A little bit of both. lol. And I know that seems like a coop-out and in some ways it is, but the big thing about the wolf is that while it does have a darker, eviler side if you let it, that side is chained too and restricted by the pack. It's the wolves without a pack that are the true dangers.

I'm going to note the Dragon didn't mention blood sacrifice as a natural part of a mother's love

In a lot of ways the dragon is a lot less sneaky about it's flaws. lol. But brownies are so good. my only complaint is when you cook them you have to let them cool for like thirty minutes.

Yikes. Ya want to hear me complain about Moniker Smith Bloodlines some more? Its the vampire VN where so you'll have them say the vampires are draining the soul out of people and turning them into evil horny bitches. But, they don't do evil shit. They don't hurt people, they don't uncomfortably push boundaries, they don't use force, they don't hypnotize. It is all said not done