meridian_rose

What an intriguing trilogy of fics - more like 3 chapters of a book, each leading into the other.

I found your handling of the tribunal and the various "crimes" so interesting, as well as the judgments Kat handed out for each. Some I agreed with, some I wasn't sure about (the robbery and assault decisions I struggled with a little), but the others seemed very reasonable. It was nice to see that Kat is still very young and can make mistakes, but is, often with Honor's advice, open to repairing them.

I was fascinated with Honor's back story concerning his mother's death, and his siblings, and interested that Cal still seemed to be holding back a lot of information. Honor's history explains a lot about how he became the way he is.

I really liked the little touches that illustrated how important Honor is to Kat, and how devoted he is to her.

The entire suicide issue is provocative, and I think you handled it very well. There are so many reasons a person can make that decision. Sometimes it can be averted by an outward change in the person's life circumstances - money, job, friends. Sometimes a person is in such chronic despair that none of those things make a difference. Sometimes, in my opinion, it can be a very reasonable choice, such as when one is facing a terminal illness. It's an issue that invites discussion, and I'm a little conflicted about it.

Suicide is a selfish act in many respects because one's death will profoundly affects everyone around them in ways they often can't anticipate. Yet - when someone is in that place, they can only see the darkness, and want to end the pain. I don't think there's ever a desire to hurt others, a person just can't see any other way.

3 years ago a co-worker of mine committed suicide, leaving behind a 7 year old child, a husband, her twin sister and her parents. She had struggled for years with suicidal thoughts and attempts. Afterward, those closest to her in the office really struggled with both anger at her, grief, and guilt at what they might have done to prevent it.

I'm sorry to go on so long, but the issue is one that's very important to me.

Thanks for posting these amazing and thought-provoking fics.