A Twist and a Tell

The twist in Neuropath was completely unassumed. When it turned out that one of the steady characters turned out to be the villain I was definitely thrown for a loop.

So I should have seen what would became of the meeting of Maithenet (the uncle), Inrilitas, and Kelmomas (the two nephews, sons of Kellhus). All three are of the Dunyain - the sect of people who train themselves to read the minutiae of body language and expression and harness the power of pure reason - so the meeting was sure to be momentous. Still, I never would have guessed that one of those three would lose their momentum completely.

Yet, such sleight of pen is always obvious in hindsight. The character that bites it in this chapter is also the one who had earlier said something about being as dour and terrible as possible. Amid his ramblings, he also said something or other about sacrifice. And he did not strike me as one who spoke without action.