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Graham Burgess, Member, on 4 June 2002
This talk was intended to follow-on from one I gave to this group on 1st August 2000 entitled `The Philosophy behind Environmentalism'. In that talk I suggested that the phenomenon of western environmentalism could essentially be traced back to 19th century romanticism, and had, at its core, a concern for the aesthetics of nature. I'm afraid that I was largely misunderstood as meaning that environmentalism was concerned merely with aesthetics (and thus not with anything as credible as science). This was not my meaning at all and I hope that this talk may set the record straight.
As an environmentalist I was, and remain, concerned that issues which do not have a scientifically credible basis for challenge ought not to be justified using spurious, and often apocalyptic pseudo-scientific predictions instead, because this will ultimately undermine faith in environmental prediction across the board (and this appears to be happening already). However, if we are to reserve our scientific analyses for those issues where they most properly apply - say, climate change, GM food or the unresolved issues of nuclear waste - we must find a proper basis for separating off those issues where it does not so readily apply - say, preserving Antarctica, resisting whaling or preventing further destruction of the British countryside. I must stress that I am a passionate supporter of these latter issues, but feel that a different justification is called for.
My thesis, then, is that in such cases the loss is essentially an aesthetic loss and my aim today is to show how this is not a mere aesthetic loss, but a profound aesthetic loss.
Accordingly I intend to trace the origins and progress of what I see as the defining elements in Romantic aesthetics. These will fall under three distinct, though not unconnected headings.
1. The origins of philosophical aesthetics and the importance of beauty in nature.
2. The indispensable role of the artist in shaping the values of society.
3. The fundamentally artistic nature of mankind.
I will try to show how such ideas were combined in the minds of men such as Ruskin and Morris to create a conscious mechanism for social change of which, I believe, the modern environmental movement is one of a number of direct beneficiaries.
1. The origins of philosophical aesthetics and the importance of beauty in nature.
For this I looked to Kant's Critique of Judgement; for, apart from being the seminal work on philosophical aesthetics, it is also one of the few which considers the beauty of nature (as opposed to that of art).
Kant discerns two types of beauty: free beauty and dependent beauty. The latter concerns those subjects in which there is a concept of what the object has to be, i.e. a concept of its perfection. This prevents a free and pure judgement of taste. Free beauty, on the other hand, includes such things as music not set to words, flowers and the wildness of nature. In such cases the free play is unconstrained by rules and thus taste, writes Kant `can exhibit its perfection in projects of the imagination'.
Such a philosophic position, quite new and in accord with the youthful Romantic movement adequately sets the scene for men such as John Ruskin to subsequently pronounce that `All beauty comes from Nature', and to champion the more irregular and organic medieval building styles whilst attacking the `stiff regularity' of classical architecture, not to mention that of 18th century Enlightenment culture in general. Indeed, Kant's philosophical position in this regard exemplifies the Romantic/Enlightenment division; free play of the imagination in nature on the one hand, versus regularity and rules on the other.
2. The indispensable role of the artist in shaping the values of society.
The next important assumption that ranked high in the ideas of Romanticism is that of the crucial role of the artist in determining the values of the future and, in the case of Romanticism in particular, attitudes toward the beauty of nature. Thus, if, as Kant held, our perception of beauty were dependent on our imagination, it would be primarily artists who could focus the popular imagination.
It had been noted by Plato that the works of poets (particularly Hesiod and Homer) exercised an undue, and to Plato, unwelcome influence on the fundamental values of 5th century BC Athenian society.
Shelley, in his essay `A Defence of Poetry' (`Poetry' for Shelley meaning something more like `art'; from the Greek poieo, to make, to do, to create), claims that it is artists who `behold the future in the present'.
John Dewey, writing in 1934, makes a similar point
Literature conveys the meaning of the past that is significant in present experience and is prophetic of the larger movement of the future. Only imaginative vision elicits the possibilities that are interwoven within the texture of the actual. The first stirrings of dissatisfaction and the first intimations of a better future are always found in works of art.1
A more up-to-date example might be the influence of the imaginative works of 1950s science fiction writers and artists on the space programmes of the 1960s, culminating in the moon landings. Scientifically there was little point in sending men to the moon but the imagination of influential sections of the developed world had been `caught' by that of the authors and comic-strip artists of a decade or so earlier. Indeed, the satellites upon which our own society now seems so heavily dependent were themselves first conceived by the sci-fi writer Arthur.C.Clarke.
And just in case there remain any lingering doubts as to the enormous influence art can have on popular perceptions, I need only point out the tactics now used by advertisers. Advertising today is, as we are all aware, far more subtle than it once was. It has recruited art and artists to effect exactly such profound changes in future values, perceptions and aspirations in precisely those ways suggested and even lauded by those I have cited in this paper. It has worked spectacularly well, but for one thing. Art has been turned into a tool for commercial ends rather than for, as Morris puts it `the beneficent progress of civilisation'; a tool for the corralling of imagination rather than for its liberation. It would, after all, not sound in the least incredible but merely rather cynical to pronounce advertisers as the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
It is by no means incredible, then, to suggest that such sentiments as recognising the vulnerability of the beauty of nature may have been aroused by the earlier work of romantic artists.
3. The fundamentally artistic nature of mankind.
Under the influence of Hegel and Feuerbach, the notion of man's free and unconstrained productive activity becomes for Marx, the essential attribute of humanity and that " Spontaneous, voluntary activity is his element, and in such activity he expresses himself as an artist. . . and forms things in accordance with the laws of beauty." (Tucker)
This is, at any rate, what man would do were it not for the fact that he is largely forced to engage in `alienated labour', whereby he is compelled to produce things for others in which he has no possibility of expressing himself and is at the same time surrounded by products of other people's alienated labour which do not reflect either himself or even the imaginative endeavours of others like himself. He is thus doubly alienated, both in his work and in the made environment, and cannot, therefore, realise his true nature as a creator.
The basic truth of such an analysis was generally uncontested, at least among artists, philosophers and social reformers.
The importance of countering this is twofold: Firstly, that it prevents basic human fulfilment in creativity and production; secondly, that it eliminates the appreciation of the creative work of others and of the beauty of nature, resulting in a careless attitude towards them.
Civilisations, reasons William Morris, have hitherto sought to enhance the beauty of the world, yet this destruction is taking place fastest in those places apparently most `civilised'. How can that be? For hundreds of years our civilisation created a wealth of beauty; indeed, is this not what defines it as civilised: its art, its architecture, its music, its literature? But now it seems, observes Morris, as though civilisation were `eating her own children'. He concludes that such destruction must result from ignorance and carelessness rather than from malice or as an inevitable consequence of civilisation. However, as long as people remain single-mindedly focused on accumulating wealth and prestige - among the rich and influential - or compelled to work long hours at meaningless tasks, simply to afford to eat - for the poor, art will be neglected and considered superfluous. A society which neglects art and truly creative work ceases to value beauty, and destruction easily follows uncontested.
An appreciation of the true value of art is thus the essential feature of an appreciation of beauty in nature without which there is no motivation to protection. Hans Georg Gadamer, in his essay `The Relevance of the Beautiful', holds that
` A deeper analysis of this aesthetic experience teaches us that . . .in fact we can only see nature with the eyes of men experienced and educated in art.'2
The blocks to a general appreciation of art are manifold, but, in Britain at least, there is evidence that, over time, the late 19th century Romantic artists did have an effect. Indeed it was as a result of Ruskin's proposals that we now have national parks and the National Trust, and as a result of Morris that we have the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. The so-called `Arts and Crafts' movement which sought to embody the aims of Ruskin and Morris grew up, aiming to create simple buildings and everyday objects fitting their purpose and environment while at the same time giving local workmen a degree of artistic freedom. And although it often found it expedient to compromise the ideals, it was a worthwhile artistic enterprise which unfortunately faltered during the First World War. Similar ideals were carried forward in the Garden Cities movement, The Commons Preservation Society, The Ramblers Association and were embodied within British socialism at least until the 1930s. Indeed, the legacy of these late Victorian thinkers is ultimately unknowable, although certainly profound. Gandhi, for example, was inspired by Ruskin, as were countless artists and authors of the twentieth century and their ideas have become a significant part of the background of our thinking.
There are no grounds for complacency, however, and my main concern is that as we steadily get further from its source, and as we become progressively less aware of the true mechanisms involved, the effect will become weaker and the careless forces of greed will again break loose - it already feels like a losing battle. The environmental movement is a direct descendent of this tradition, yet it seems that it hardly knows itself. If only it could see itself as a part of a long and worthy tradition, a tradition which has achieved an enormous amount by being honest and proud in its motives, it may yet reverse its declining credibility.
Graham Burgess
1 Dewey.J: Art as Experience. Perigee. NY. 1934 pp.345-6
2 Gadamer.H.G.The Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays. Trans. N.Walker. CUP.1986 p.30
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Davey.P. Arts and Crafts Architecture. Phaidon. 1995
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Gadamer.H.G.The Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays. Trans. N.Walker. CUP.1986
Hegel.G.W.F: Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics. Penguin 1993
Hume.D: The Essays of David Hume. Grant Richards. London 1903
Kant.I: The Critique of Judgement. Trans. James Creed Meredith. OUP 1952
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It took two nights, but they were finally ready for the vampire teleconference to go ahead. Sookie was sitting between Eric and Russell at the large conference table in Nora's office waiting for the conference to begin. Her nerves were shot despite both Eric's and Russell's reassurance that everything would be fine. She had spoken to Jason earlier in the evening and he had told her everything was quiet. They hadn't seen nor heard from Niall or Warlow since the night they discovered the truth.
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Nora's fingers flew over the touch screen on her phone as she sent messages to everyone she knew as well as trying to call a few more. She shook her head as no one answered or replied, a sense of dread welling up inside her as each message went unanswered. Roman grit his teeth and pressed the button to put Warlow on speakerphone so they all could hear. He trusted his vampires to remain silent.
"I'm sure you're working to confirm what I told you," Warlow said with another laugh. "All I want is Sookie and her niece. Neither of them will be harmed. They'll be mine. They'll live better lives than they do now, especially the fairy girl. Her father can't afford much for her. She watched her aunt kill her mother, not a good situation for a growing girl."
Sookie bit her lip to keep from screaming at Warlow through the phone. She raised her eyes to Roman's to see what he would say. "They're property of vampires," Roman replied, using the law to try to reason. Really, he'd rather burn down the dimension where Warlow resided, but he needed to keep cool. "Sookie is Russell's child, and Susie as well as Jason are both claimed by multiple vampires. They have the protection of the Queen of Louisiana, are claimed by Eric the Norseman, and I have the paperwork for Russell Edgington and Sookie Stackhouse both also granting their protection," he looked pointedly at Russell when he said this.
Russell nodded as he felt Sookie squeeze his hand. He could feel his child's fear and wished he could comfort her, but they couldn't reveal their presence just yet. He sent his reassurance through their bond as he continued to listen to the creature who demanded his child.
"Yet, contractually, they're mine, so even with your reasoning, they're to come with me," Warlow responded. "I want delivery, Roman. I want what's mine or Mississippi will just be the start. We will destroy every vampire in existence until she is all that remains if we must."
Sookie squeezed Russell's hand to the point of pain as she listened to Warlow speak. There was no way they would allow her to remain if those were the choices.
"Let me see. I bet you're not listening to me alone, are you? If you're where I believe you are, I assume Ms. Gainesborough's there. Hello, Nora." Warlow continued.
"Good evening," Nora greeted, after getting the sign from Roman.
"And if Nora's there, so is Mr. Northman, yet he won't greet me, so I'll say, 'Hello, Eric,' and move on. I wonder…is Mr. Edgington there? I bet he is! Good evening, Russell. If he's there, are you there, love? My sweet Sookie, say hello," Warlow crooned.
"I am not yours!" Sookie said, anger clear in her voice.
"Oh, the timbres of your voice," Warlow cooed. "I can only imagine how you'll sound when I make you scream in ecstasy. Come to me with your niece. You may care for her and raise her as you see fit. I've been alive longer than your Guardian, and if I understand, you've been sent to orgasmic height by him, I'd bet I could take you even higher."
Sookie looked to her maker for what to do. Her mind was on overload. How did Warlow know she'd fucked Roman?
"If you don't," he continued, "you can guarantee that every vampire who dies will die by your will. If you will it, they will be fine. Just come to me. We can even negotiate your niece. Maybe exchange her for your cousin — or did you not know Hunter was living in my realm?"
Sookie's head snapped up at the mention of Hunter, "What have you done to him?" she hissed, her fangs snapping down in anger.
"Nothing," the voice came through the phone. "But he is in line to breed one of our women. He's almost the age we allow, a few more months and he'll be sixteen. He'll be kept on his back for years. Do you really want to do that to him?"
Sookie felt pain wash over her at the thought. She didn't want that for him, but she also couldn't condemn Susie to the same fate. She was an innocent child, as was Hunter. "How did you get him?"
"Oh, my Sookie, I can't give away all of my secrets. So why don't you chat with everyone there. I'll keep this phone. You let me know if you want to save your cousin and keep vampires from finally dying."
Sookie was speechless as she listened to his words. This was a whole lot worse than she had first thought. She barely registered the call disconnecting or Eric's hand squeezing her knee in comfort, so lost was she in what Warlow had said.
"Sookie?" Russell prompted.
"What am I supposed to do?" Sookie asked, directing the question to the room in general.
"We'll figure it out," Eric assured her softly.
"He has Hunter…" Sookie said, her mind stuck on that.
"Sookie," Russell said, getting her attention. He waited until her eyes were locked on his. "We will figure it out, but we need to focus and work on the problem."
"What problem? Just fucking turn her over!" one of the vampire on the monitor boldly suggested. "No one has to die. Mississippi was wiped out for no reason but her!"
"Shut the fuck up, New Jersey!" Nora growled. "We are not handing her or her family over."
"So you'd let Roman and Eric be killed? For her? I don't want my state destroyed," another voice growled from a different monitor.
"Sookie is a vampire in my state, making me her Queen, and I am telling you all now, I am not handing her over to them!" Nora snarled.
"Then do not expect us to support your decision. You are willing to kill off the entirety of vampires to keep one from living what he indicated would be a life of luxury. Don't think we will let this stand!" New Jersey said harshly before disconnecting her call.
"She's no doubt contacting all of her vampires. Expect an influx of hostile vampires from New Jersey after this, Nora," Roman warned. "Allow me to make clear to the rest of you, and guarantee I will be calling Phoebe too, as Guardian I am saying I do not want anyone taking this into their own hands. We will have solidarity."
Roman turned to look at Sookie for a moment before continuing. Her face showed her fear, her unease. He had not yet seen that look on her, and she had reduced a vampire a hundred and fifty times her age to a shaking pile of burnt skin on a table in the conference room. "The Authority will back its Chancellor and its Spokeswoman. I will discuss strategy with the chancellors, but expect to mobilize your vampires. We will have some for defense, but the majority will be coming to fight the Fae and the Tuatha de Danann."
"This is madness," one of the vampires shouted. "Give Warlow his whore and save the rest of us!"
"Really, Illinois?" Roman growled. "Warlow isn't the only one willing to take out a monarch."
"You would kill us for her?" Illinois questioned. "Is she that good at sucking your cock?"
Roman growled and stood up in his seat. But another hand was suddenly on his shoulder, pressing him into his seat. A fairy had teleported into the room. "You talk about my Granddaughter that way again, Illinois, and I'll rip your fangs out and wrap you in silver before I stake you. Know this would all happen before you're awake enough to defend yourself. I know where you sleep," the middle-aged fairy growled. "Would everyone like to know the address? Or does no one else here know about your home in the Blackwell Forest Reserve?"
"I…I…" Illinois sputtered, at a loss for words.
"Granddaddy Earl!" Sookie exclaimed, having regained her voice.
"Fintan actually," he corrected sheepishly. "You and I need to have a long talk about your origins, Sookie," he said. "In the meantime, I will speak with the chancellors, the Norseman, and my granddaughter about strategy." He glared menacingly, "None of you will move against us!"
"Guardian, you can't allow this fairy to threaten us like this," Illinois blustered.
"I can do as I wish, Vampire," Fintan growled.
"He is only supporting what I ordered, Illinois," the Guardian said with a shrug.
"This is outrageous!" Illinois argued, anger clear on his face. "You would take the side of this fairy over your own kind. I don't care how well his whore of a granddaughter fucks you! Your duty is to us, the vampire race."
"It is my duty to the vampire race I decide what is best. I do not feel it is in our best interest to kowtow before Dagda and Niall," he replied scathingly.
Illinois snapped his mouth shut as he heard the firmness in Roman's voice. The fairy-vampire whore would get them all killed, but as far as Illinois could see the Guardian was following his cock. The bitch really must be a good fuck if Roman was risking open warfare.
Fintan glared at the monitor before instructing, "I have information and bring help. Why don't we call the rulers back later?" While Roman nodded, Eric was looking at Sookie.
For the second time in as many days Sookie was at a loss of what to say or do. Her grandfather, the man she thought had died over thirty years ago was standing before her and he was a fairy, a fairy named Fintan.
While Roman disconnected the calls, Fintan looked to his granddaughter. Though both seats beside her were taken, he somehow slipped beside her, fearlessly blocking Russell's view of his child. He crouched down. "It's very nice to meet you, Granddaughter. We have much to speak about," he introduced. As he spoke, his appearance slowly shifted into his typical self, a slightly younger more muscular man, and shifted back. "I am sorry it has taken me so long to be able to see you again."
"Why are you here?" Sookie asked, a hint of bitterness in her tone. "Or perhaps I should ask who you really are?"
"Can we speak in private, please?" he asked her, voicing the question loudly enough that everyone could hear and leave the room or indicate a space for them.
"No," Sookie replied, not even trying to hide the distrust in her voice. "Whatever you have to say to me you can say in front of my maker and friends."
"Fine," he magicked a chair for him to sit in right behind her and waited until she was facing him to begin. "When your Grandmother was a girl she fell in love with a man. You've seen images of Earl I'm sure. Pictures of them dating, before they married."
"I have," Sookie said. "Granddaddy Earl was a handsome man and Gran loved him very much."
"Well, your Gran was a beautiful woman, Sookie. When she couldn't have a baby, she and your Granddaddy agreed to have someone help. I was in the woods by your house one day and she just captivated me, so I offered to help. I have the same ability as Claudine; I can make myself look like anyone, so when your Gran asked me, I did," he explained.
"Why are you here now?" Sookie asked. The news that her Gran had cheated on her grandfather, even if it was with his permission, was a shock to her, but she didn't have time to dwell on it at the moment. She would deal with that bit of news with Eric's or Russell's help later. For now she had to deal with Warlow and his threat.
"There's more, Sookie," he continued. "Your daddy, my son, Corbett, married Michelle but at some point when my father Niall discovered neither Corbett, Linda, nor Jason had fairy abilities, he decided his granddaughter Claudine would replace your mother. She made herself look like your father's wife. They got rid of Michelle and Claudine took her place… as your father's wife." He waited for the truth to be understood.
"Claudine was my mother?" Sookie said, not sure if she heard him right. He had to be wrong; Susie couldn't be both her sister and her niece.
"Yes, Sookie, she was. They killed my son and dropped Jason's mother's body off at the scene, enabling Claudine to do as she pleased since you were one of us," Fintan closed his eyes; his pain from losing Corbett obvious on his face. He had been forced to leave, but he had loved his son.
"Why?" Sookie asked, tears filling her eyes. "Why would they do this?"
"Niall," he supplied, shaking his head. "My father is willing to do anything to get his way. He was angry with me . . . when I used my time to be here in this realm, and when I was willing to father Adele's children. You see, I'm a half-breed like you. Eight hundred years ago Niall took a human lover, and my brother and I are the result."
"What does he want?" Nora asked, injecting herself into the conversation.
"He needed to fulfill the contract you found, Sookie. My brother and I were birthed to fulfill this contract, but we had never had a female from our lines who had fae ability. Claudine was ordered to step in," Fintan sighed.
"So Claudine stepped into my daddy's wife's shoes and raped him, just so Niall could give a female heir to Warlow!" Sookie snapped, narrowing the whole things down to its basics.
"Then when you were turned, the same was done to your brother. Once Niall realized you were thinking about returning to the States, he ordered your death."
"The poison," Sookie whispered, turning her eyes to Russell. "It was him."
"Yes," Fintan answered. "I think I got to the boy's flat just hours after he had left. I tried…"
"Why didn't you come to us then?" Sookie hissed, her anger growing with each passing second. "For eight months I suffered while we tried to find a cure or someone who knew of one."
"I knew you would destroy me, and then I wouldn't be here to help you now," he responded.
"If I would've died, then what?" Sookie asked.
"Then I would have taken down my father before joining you in the Summerlands, child," Fintan replied. "Do you think this is easy?"
"I don't think any of this is easy," Sookie said. "I think I've had my life planned out before I was even born."
"As have I, child," he said. He wanted to reach out to her. She reminded him of his Adele, so strong and stubborn.
"What of Hunter?" Sookie asked. "How did that monster get him?"
"That was my granddaughter, Hadley. When the vampires were about to war with the Fae because of your turning, Niall confronted her and told her Hunter would be safe with him in Fairy. He said he could protect her; instead he gave the boy to Warlow. He was not a part of the contract, but he was meant to appease the Tuatha de Danann, to keep them from destroying the Fae," Fintan explained.
At this Eric's eyes widened and his fangs extended in anger. "When I was speaking with Niall, thirteen years ago, he said he would protect Sookie from Russell…"
"By giving her to Dagda and fulfilling the contract," Fintan replied with a nod.
"You saved me in more ways than one," Sookie said softly, turning her attention to Russell. She gave her maker a warm smile before turning back to Fintan. "Niall knew that I had been turned. He knew where I was the entire time."
"Yes," Fintan replied. He watched Eric for a moment, as the Viking looked like he wanted to rip someone's head off. He struggled to calm himself, realizing the part he almost played.
Sookie reached for Eric's hand and squeezed it hard. "Why did he not try to rescue me?" she asked, needing to know everything he did.
Fintan sighed. "As far as I know, he didn't find you worth the risk. The Fae are having a hard time breeding, and to send any Fae into a vampire stronghold would more than likely mean losing a few Fae. I didn't realize where you were until after you were turned."
"Why didn't he tell Eric where I was?" Sookie questioned. "Surely he knew Eric would've come for me."
"Plausible deniability," Fintan replied. "They said Claudine couldn't sense you. They said they had no idea where you were. The bonds can be explained by how quickly you were taken out of the country and how contrived the blood bonds were with both vampires' blood in you. However, Claudine always knew where you were, Sookie. Your Eric being so preoccupied only worked to the Fae's favor; or did they not tell you how much they paid my father for his loss of you?"
"Nora said they put a price on my 'death' the night after it happened," Sookie said, nodding towards her Queen.
"A hundred million," Eric replied quietly.
"I wasn't worth that," Sookie said, her eyes widening as she heard the sum placed on her life.
Fintan looked at her, truly she was priceless. "Regardless, it was what he demanded and what they paid."
"You gave them a hundred million dollars!" Sookie said, looking from Eric to Roman.
"And I would again, dear," Roman added.
Sookie smiled softly at Roman before turning her gaze back to Fintan once again, "There's more though, isn't there? It wasn't just money they wanted."
"Nothing. Unless… well, Niall saw how you were strengthened by vampire blood. Claudine felt your powers grow, your spark strengthen. You had half Fae power, but with the vampire blood? You are as powerful as a full-blood fae, if not more."
"So I was right," Sookie said softly, turning to face Eric. "That was why Claudette magicked you."
Fintan looked to Eric surprised. "She took your blood?" With his nod an affirmation, the fairy examined him. He knew the Viking wouldn't want to be viewed with pity. "You're very good, Norseman. Most they use do not survive," he said respectfully.
"They're draining vampires?" Nora asked.
"Mostly from areas where The Authority does not have jurisdiction. South America, Africa, South Asia. Areas where they would not be missed," Fintan supplied.
"To what end?" Nora questioned. "They're not drinking vampire blood to strengthen their abilities just so they can sit around and have tea. What are they planning?"
Fintan smiled sadly. "Remember, Nora. I'm a breeder as much as Sookie. Claudine was set to be his heir. I don't know their end game."
"Well, you must have a theory, an idea at least," Nora said.
"The only thing I can imagine is either breeding or war," Fintan responded.
"Why have you come to us now?" Nora said, asking another question plaguing her mind.
"Claudine, Niall's heir, is dead. Warlow is joining Niall again and both are on the offensive. If you expect to survive, you will need my help. I would not see my granddaughter or great-granddaughter further injured."
"What of the brother?" Nora questioned. "I believe Eric met him, though I do not know his name."
"Claude was the bane of Niall's existence; he was too obsessed with being significant to the human population and getting laid while refusing to sleep with any female, let alone a fairy. Now with his sisters dead, I imagine Niall is finding Claude very helpful at this point." Fintan sighed, thinking of his nephew. He had tried to help the boy so often, but Claudine and Claudette had always pushed him away.
"What help can you give us?" Nora asked. "What do you want in return?"
"I gave you information to start, and I can bring you to Fairy and to Danann. In return I want the safety and happiness of my line. Sookie, Jason, and Susie need to be protected, and I'd prefer not to be eaten."
Nora looked to Roman; he was in charge there. She would follow his command.
"Of course, old friend," Roman said. "They already have our protection, and in all our years as friends, I have never once bitten you," he joked.
"You know him?" Sookie said, shock clear in her voice.
"I did not know he was your grandfather, Sookie, but I have known him for centuries. Your grandfather once saved my undead life," Roman added.
Sookie nodded, but said nothing. She was on information overload and didn't know up from down.
Fintan leaned forward and placed his hand on her cheek. Despite her vampire nature, she still drew strength and calm from her kin's touch as he gave it. "All will be well, child."
"You can't promise me that," Sookie replied softly.
"No, but I will do my best, and as Niall's son I do not come without my own set of skills," he replied. "I am sorry… I never wanted you to know the truth of your origins. I wanted to protect you."
"You can't protect someone from the truth," Sookie said with a small smile. "It'll always come out eventually."
"Of course, sweet Sookie," he replied. "Did you know Sookie was my mother's name? I was happy to be there for your birth, and happy to name you for your ancestor."
"Why didn't you stop Claudine then?" Sookie asked.
"My son… he was so happy. I thought I would be able to protect him and you," he responded.
"So what happened?" Sookie questioned. "If you were there, where was Granddaddy Earl?"
"Earl passed away. He'd had a heart attack when he was 45, before Jason was even born so I came to live with and take care of Adele. She was so upset. The kids didn't know and she didn't want to tell them."
Sookie nodded at his explanation, "So what do we do now?"
"Now we need to plan a strategy. Warlow won't threaten and not follow through," he looked to Roman and Nora, since he was a guest here.
"We need to know everything you know about him." Nora said. "We can't go into this blind."
"Everything I know. Okay. Dagda Warlow is vicious, more bloodthirsty than a vampire, and probably just as hard if not harder to kill. He is a smooth talker, always has been, but he is brutal. He has no problem decimating people, his own included, if necessary. He is very strong, has the Fae attraction ability and the fighting power of a Britlingen. He can go between realms and be invisible if he wants. Warlow will not be an easy entity to destroy."
"Doesn't that sound like fun," Nora snorted. "What of the rest of his people?"
"Various skills along the same lines. Most can use invisibility. Most are strong and excellent fighters. There's a reason why they're Niall's work horses, but Warlow is not just strong, he's intelligent."
"Brain and brawn, a deadly combination," Nora said.
"Exactly," Fintan agreed. "He is ruthless and will be deadly."
"What are we going to do?" Sookie asked, directing the question to no one in particular.
"We need to speak with Warlow. His attacks now will be random and large-scale to try to draw you out, Princess. We need to draw his attention somewhere so we can go behind him and stab him in the back. If he is as powerful as the fairy says, that will be how to destroy him," Russell replied.
"You won't let him get me or Susie?" Sookie said, talking directly to Russell.
"Never," he and Eric replied at the same time.
"Nor will I," Fintan added.
"None of us will, Sookie," Nora said, agreeing with the others. "Right, darling?"
Roman nodded. "We need to call the monarchs — get them to understand the situation and our expectations."
"At some point," Fintan added, "I expect I'll have to help you get into Danann."
"So in the meantime?" Sookie questioned.
"Just as I said — we need him focused."
"How're we gonna do that? Sookie asked.
"You need to call him," Eric supplied.
"Now?" Sookie asked wide-eyed. She wasn't sure if she was ready for that just yet. She needed at least a few minutes to think.
"Tonight," he said with a nod and a gentle squeeze to her knee.
"Okay," Sookie replied softly as she leaned back in her chair.
"Take some time. Figure out what you want to say. We need him to focus here rather than on destroying random vampires," Roman added.
"What am I going to say?" Sookie asked, looking to Russell and Eric for guidance.
"It depends on where you can take it. Part of it will be feeling out his responses. You might need to say you want to meet him first, or get to know him before you agree. You might need to challenge him right off," Eric supplied.
Russell snorted, "See if he wants to date first?"
"I hate this," Sookie admitted, her voice small. "Why can't they just leave us all alone? It's not safe for me to meet him though."
"It might be under the right conditions," Fintan supplied.
"If he can travel to any of the realms, how will we stop him just taking me?" Sookie asked.
"I can help there as well," her grandfather answered, "but you will need to trust me as it will involve magicking you."
"The last time someone used magic on me, I ended up almost dying," Sookie said, recalling her poisoning.
"That is why I need your trust. I would never hurt you, blood of my blood, but, if you want, I can let you read my mind."
"I'm sorry, but, yes," Sookie replied, a slight look of shame on her face. "I learned the hard way how people can be deceitful."
"Feel free, child," Fintan replied, opening his mind to her.
Sookie took his face in her hands carefully and slipped into his mind. She saw his history play out, what Niall was really like, his hunger for power, and what he was willing to do to keep it. She saw everything Fintan told her was true. She saw it all.
"He's telling the truth," she said softly as she pulled back.
"You're certain there's no way for him to deceive you with his thoughts?" Eric asked, being cautious. He thought of Rene, Hugo, and the fae telepathic ability.
"There are ways to get around my telepathy," Sookie admitted, "but his mind was completely open. There was no deception in his mind, and he hasn't been glamored. He was being honest."
Eric nodded, satisfied if she was.
"You want to trust him?" Russell asked in Romani.
"I do," Sookie replied, switching to the language herself. "Do we really have a choice?"
He shrugged, resolved to keep an eye on the Fairy. He didn't care who knew him or who trusted him. He'd need to prove himself to Russell.
"We'll work with you for now," Sookie said.


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1. Monastery
First stop today was Khumjung Gomba, A Buddhist Monastery. Most people in the Mountains are Buddhist; many of atoms came over the centuries.
2. Bob's Hat
Bob's Where in the world did you get that hat? Are those wings on the side? Did the Guloe really ask you to write "Not made in Nepal "on the back?
3. Mong la
After a steep climb in the morning, we were rewards with a rest stop at Mong la. Buddhist stupa, prayer flags, terrific views and fresh mints made the memorable stop.
4. Ama Dablam
The view of Ama Dablam is Spellbinding. While not the tightest, it is surely one of the most picturesque mountains in the Himalaya
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Medications and Treating Sturgeons
There are many off the shelf treatments from various companies that can be used in garden ponds, that are deadly to sturgeon. Most are algaecides for the control of 'green water' or 'blanket weed' and some are for treating koi/carp parasites.
Read the label and if in doubt check with the manufacturer. Yes, they do have to tell you what is in it (Health and safety). If they are unable or unwilling to tell you what's in it then do not use the treatment.
Treatments to avoid with sturgeons
Sturgeons have few problems or diseases but are susceptible to some parasites. If in doubt over treatments seek advice before it is too late. If treating other pond fish move the sturgeon and other sensitive fish to a separate tank use a safe treatment on them. Leave at least two weeks after the final treatment before returning fish back to the main pond.
Treatments to avoid include:
- Copper sulphate, CuSo4.
- Organophosphates *
- Treatments containing Formalin / formaldehyde
- Potassium permanganate
- Any treatment that states not to be used with Golden Orfe (Leciscus sp.) or Rudd (Scardinius reythrophathalmus) is more than likely to kill sturgeon.
* These chemicals can be dangerous to humans and have been banned in the U.K.
Treatments to use with sturgeons
I have listed the treatments that I have found to work. If using koi cures reduce the dose by 30%, as koi are hardier. Always supply extra aeration when treating and reduce feed levels by half, this puts less strain on their oxygen requirements. Always use a microscope to identify parasites so you can use the appropriate treatment.
- Skin parasites: Check with microscope. A strong salt bath **
- White spot: Check with microscope.Malachite green. It does not need to be used with formalin.
- Costia (Ichthyobodo): Check with microscope. Milky white mucus. Salt (NaCl) see below
- Skin flukes (Gyrodactylus) and gill flukes (Dactylogyrus): Check with microscope. Praziquantel, Flubendazole, salt (NaCl) see below
- Fungus: Looks like cotton wool. Malachite green (the best) or Methyl blue.
- Fin rot or wounds: Acriflavin or Malachite green painted on.
- Bacterial gill disease: Chloramine-T @ 10gms per m3 (220 gallons)
I have had no problems with these treatments but you should check water conditions after treating as it may affect your biological filter. If in doubt check with your local vet and ask them to refer you to a fish specialist.
** Salt is the safest treatment as it involves the least stress and the best results.
1.5% = 15gm per litre or 2 1/4oz per gallon for 15-30 minutes will normally kill most parasites and remove gill mucus. Try this dose first!
3% = 30gms per litre or 4 1/2oz per gallon. Do not use this dose with Sterlets or other potamodromous (freshwater only) species.
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Though their impact isn't being felt yet, New York's new laws expanding rent regulation won't make it any easier for young people or families to find housing. Economists across the political spectrum oppose rent control; the measures are promoted mainly by politicians looking to broaden their voting base. The last thing New York needs now is laws that will inhibit the constrained housing market.
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"Rent laws distort the market, encourage tenants to stay in apartments bigger than what they need, and discourage owners from performing maintenance."
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