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Alfyn, Chapter 3

Alfyn's crisis of faith. This was a very good chapter, but not because it was a good story, but because it showcases the moral dilemma which is one of the better story telling tropes. In the end, it usually benefits character growth and we empathize with our character or the situation they were dealing with.

The Chapter started rather earnestly, we cut immediately to Miguel who is suffering rather than have Alfyn reflect upon what he should do now that he has arrived in Saintsbridge. Ogen appears and story telling makes us believe he is somewhat sinister with motivations, but it pieces together relatively quickly that he's been burned in the past for helping others.

I've learned that Travel Banter tends to foreshadow a lot of the unfolding things to come. Primrose basically told me that Ogen was a good man with a sad past before it was even revealed, and I knew Miguel would turn against us as a result.

Alfyn's Story is a bit of a conundrum. It's more of a series of shorts rather than one arching story line. He's the first character not to have a reason to go somewhere for Chapter 4 and seek closure. I suspect we will meet Ogen again, and he mentioned the "other like me" which would be Alfyn's role model, so we'll likely see him as well.

Best guess, Alfyn's story concludes with repaying his hero's kindness. As far as complete story telling goes, Alfyn's story continues to lack that drive and motivation for a hero's journey, but in separate bubbles the individual Chapters are good.

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