You are in luck if you want Amel talking, bc he DOES.
When we first learn his name in QOTD, heās already talking to Maharet and Mekare about how they might need his help:
āExcept that several nights later, an evil spirit came to us, one which we called Amel. Enormous, powerful, and full of rancor, this thing danced about the clearing before our cave trying to get Mekare and me to take notice of him, and telling us that we might soon need his helpā¦āĀ
āThis Amel, in particular, was maddened by our āneglectā of him, as he called it. And he declared over and over again that he was āAmel, the powerful,ā and āAmel, the invincible,ā and we should show him some respect. For we might have great need of him in the future. We might need him more than we could imagine, for trouble was coming our way.ā – Maharet, Queen of the Damned
We actually hear quite alot from him in that book! He is a major catalyst in the origin of the vampire species.Ā
Tiny Prince Lestat spoiler ahead
And then we hear alot from him in Prince Lestat, too, in which he is AGAIN a catalyst in the next chapter for the
For the most part, yes, I am grateful for that blessing EVERY DAY. Seriously. Every SJWā¢ argument that passes my dash, I breathe easier when I see that itās not for OUR fandom.
Fiction =/= Reality. Fiction has been used for centuries to explore and investigate things we love about Reality, things we don’tĀ understand, even things weĀ find repulsive about Reality. Fiction is in fact Speculative Reality: āWhat if X happened to Y? How would that improve our understanding of X and Y?ā
To investigate the text thoughtfully is one thing, but our fandom veterans -myself included-Ā can see that a lot of this SJW Cultureā¢ seems more about ācalling out,ā choosing a Problematicā¢ topic to battle with (there are tons in our canon to choose from!) and using that as an excuse to attack, rather than the desire for a rational discussion. They oftenĀ do this in the name of Righteousness (for popularity? Or justĀ their own satisfaction?), but there are so many Problematicā¢Ā topics that are NOT simply blackĀ or white,Ā topics which have been argued about long before the internet, and will continue to be argued aboutĀ forever!Ā Iāve seen good blogs deactivate (orĀ go on hiatus) for being dogpiled forĀ the slightest headcanon or SJW disagreements, and thatās not what I want to promote in our fandom, regardless of whoās right.
Sometimes, I just want to enjoy something without feeling bad about it. Thereās plenty to feel bad about in the world and while in some cases SJWs are useful when they try to attack EVERYTHING, they take the fun out of life.
Life, literature and art have always been problematic. True art provokes. What, do these SJWs want a nanny-state? Or how about a Puritan Revival?Ā
Yes, fight for whatās right, but donāt get in the way of others trying to enjoy stuff.
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