Deerskin

After our discussion yesterday it became clearer to me that not only was Lissar's mother an obsessive self involved parent, but that she would use any means to get what she wanted. Which seems to be in her case life eternal. Whether through her daughter or her painting. Lissar's father as evil and wicked as he may seem to us, could have been under some sort of spell. If you infer that her mother was indeed a witch, it would make sense that in some way she held him in thrall one way or another. Over time as she began to believe her looks were fading, perhaps she thought she would lose his love and adoration. If this is so, would it not make sense for her to ensure that he would always view her as he had from the start of their relationship.

I know how disturbing it was for me to read how Lissar was treated, but it was also disturbing to read what happened at the "wedding" of Camilla. The King becomes a broken man, having to listen and face the truth of his own actions caused this. I felt it was the weight of that knowledge, and the death of the "mother" that did this to him. If he had been under some sort of spell, it ended with the dark woman's disappearance, and with the truth spoken by Lissar. Lissar in essence drained the wound that had been festering since her father raped her. By letting the rage and pain go, Lissar is then able to live a true and full life. One in which she can marry, and live and love while learning that there are people she can trust not to hurt her.