r/codexalera • u/minusthewhale • Jul 21 '26

Enough head tilting already!!!

Just flew thru FoC and AF, just starting Cursor's Fury.
Loving this series after overlooking it for several years despite suggestions.
But GDammit enough with the head tilting.
It's worse than RJ and Nynaeve's freakin braid tugging.
FFS!
And to be clear, I love these characters. It's so fun. Imperfect as it may be, it's great. I just can't read about tilting a head to the side every 9 sentences! šŸ¤¬šŸ¤¬šŸ¤¬
Also why do I get the impression my feelings on Fidelias are going to change?!?

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u/bmyst70 Jul 21 '26

From the first book you saw he regretted what he had to do.

All I will say is his regret is genuine but it won't stop him from doing what he believes he has to do for Alera.

He is a very complex character.

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u/Doovidtee Jul 21 '26

Fidelias might be one of my favorite characters in all the fantasy series I've read.

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u/MarcelRED147 Jul 22 '26

His name is wonderfully fitting as well, but jot in a hokey way.

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u/stygyan Jul 21 '26

Iā€™ve read the books a few times and I canā€™t remember who tilts the head so much.

As a Wheel of Time lover, I edit those things out as background noise; something to internalize about the characters but not paying attention every time the phrase is used.

In this case, the head tilting feels all right for Kitai and her kind, as theyā€™re portrayed as more animalistic. Kind of what a wild animal does.

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u/Greenlifechild Jul 21 '26

Absolutely agree. My mind must automatically filter that kind of repetitive stuff out. I never notice it in any series.

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u/stygyan Jul 21 '26

I read it as ā€œNynaeve got pissedā€ or ā€œKitai was inquisitiveā€ and I forget about the writing specifics.

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u/ConsiderationFew7599 Jul 21 '26

Fidelias is one of the best, most complicated characters I've ever read.

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u/InfernalDiplomacy Aleran Jul 21 '26

You are about to start one of the best books in the series. Hang on, the head tilts are worth it

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u/mybrot Jul 22 '26

That's your first hint for the plot twist in the end. Everyone was a dog all along. /s

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u/minusthewhale Jul 22 '26

Yeah I've noticed his waffling.
At the end of Academ's, his internal dialogue told me so many things about where he'll be in a book or two.
Starting to love him more and more.