Blood 13

Chapter 13
So here is the long-awaited Chapter 13, and first, I wish to apologize for the delay. In my defense, it's not because Chapter 13 is so bad, or so long . . . it's because it's so boring. Nothing freaking happens, and the dialogue is utterly useless on multiple levels. Reading this chapter feels like stuffing your mouth full of damp, lukewarm paper towels.
Anyway, on to the, er, “action!” All the Useless Nobles leave, but Richard has Brogan, Lunetta and Galtero stay because . . . they're Important Characters. Galtero, not being a complete moron, apologized to Richard for his earlier churlishness, which apology Richard accepts.
Richard then demands to know why Brogan has been abducting people. Brogan says they were just trying to find out what was going on in Aydindril, and specifically, the status of the Mother Mindrapist. There's some chatter where Brogan says how awesome it would be if she was still alive, and Richard repeatedly dismisses the idea. Under Richard's questioning, Brogan finally admits that he can't remember the Mother Mindrapist's name or appearance, although he realizes that this must be due to the death spell.
Brogan continues to say how great it would be for Richard if the Mother Mindrapist was somehow found alive, and how maybe Richard would marry her, and – wait; what? Where did that come from? Has Brogan somehow forgotten that Mindrapists are feared and hated because they can rape your brain with a touch? And that their husbands (whom the callously kidnap from their families) are lobotomized slaves? \~/ Richard finally tells Brogan to knock it off.
There's some pointless chatter that serves only to establish that Brogan rules Nicobaritaly in all but name, and Richard knows this. Richard tells Brogan that he is to stay at his palace until he decides to accept Richard's terms and surrender Nicobaritaly.
There's another bit of pointlessness (ye gods, this chapter is full of them) where Brogan gives Richard his knife and asks for a silver coin in return, saying it's a custom of his land and symbolizes his intent to comply with Richard's wishes. This is either foreshadowing some manner of nefarious coin-based doin's, or extremely ham-handed attempts to show Nicobaritaly's culture. I think you can guess which I'm betting on.
More pointless chatter (make it stop! MAKE IT STOP!) establishing that Richard knows Lunetta is a sorceress, with Brogan once again coming across as reasonable and Richard as less so. Honestly, if not for the Mad Inquisitor thing Goodkind keeps beating over our heads, I would have no problem with Brogan being the protagonist. He's by far the smartest and most reasonable person we have yet encountered. Heck, a novel about Brogan, Inquisition and all, would probably be a lot more interesting that what we have.
And with a final flair of pointlessness, this pointless chapter ends.
That was . . . terrible.
Drinks: One. You know why? Because nothing freaking happened!
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