So, I'm re-reading Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. Love the heck out of it, only this time, I'm taking my time and reading every word, instead of my usual method of just scanning a paragraph and getting the intended meaning out of it.
I finished Wizard's First Rule yesterday and a plot-hole jumped out at me. I'm surprised I never caught it before (I've read WFR about five or six times).
What the heck is Siddin doing in Tamarang?
So, let's lay out some context. Richard and Kahlan, our protagonists, go to the Mud People and have a spirit gathering. During the gathering, they are told by the spirits that Darken Rahl is outside the spirit house, killing people. He arrived there by riding on a red dragon. Afterward, Rahl takes the young boy Siddin with him, saying he's for a friend. This friend is Demmin Nass, who earlier was shown to be a serial child molester with a predilection for young boys. (Also, why does Rahl speak Mud People?)
When next I hear about Siddin, it's from the point of view of the young girl Rachel, in the castle at Tamarang, who thinks to herself about the odd looking young boy. Note, that she thinks about this several days BEFORE Darken Rahl is shown visiting the castle so as to obtain the last box of Orden.
So Rahl must have flown to Tamarang on his dragon and dropped off Siddin, even though Demmin Nass is not at Tamarang and doesn't think to get the box he needs. He flies off, apparently unnoticed by anyone because when he does arrive later in the middle of the feast the Queen holds, she's surprised, wondering why he's here early?
So guys, is this really a plot hole? It doesn't really change anything to the overall storyline - Siddin himself is completely superfluous, you could cut out his kidnapping and nothing would change in the story. Am I missing something?
I finished Wizard's First Rule yesterday and a plot-hole jumped out at me. I'm surprised I never caught it before (I've read WFR about five or six times).
What the heck is Siddin doing in Tamarang?
So, let's lay out some context. Richard and Kahlan, our protagonists, go to the Mud People and have a spirit gathering. During the gathering, they are told by the spirits that Darken Rahl is outside the spirit house, killing people. He arrived there by riding on a red dragon. Afterward, Rahl takes the young boy Siddin with him, saying he's for a friend. This friend is Demmin Nass, who earlier was shown to be a serial child molester with a predilection for young boys. (Also, why does Rahl speak Mud People?)
When next I hear about Siddin, it's from the point of view of the young girl Rachel, in the castle at Tamarang, who thinks to herself about the odd looking young boy. Note, that she thinks about this several days BEFORE Darken Rahl is shown visiting the castle so as to obtain the last box of Orden.
So Rahl must have flown to Tamarang on his dragon and dropped off Siddin, even though Demmin Nass is not at Tamarang and doesn't think to get the box he needs. He flies off, apparently unnoticed by anyone because when he does arrive later in the middle of the feast the Queen holds, she's surprised, wondering why he's here early?
So guys, is this really a plot hole? It doesn't really change anything to the overall storyline - Siddin himself is completely superfluous, you could cut out his kidnapping and nothing would change in the story. Am I missing something?