In adversity, the characters are revealed. Each is revealed in the group, and if fear and fatigue increase tensions both in humans and in the dragons, they also grow them to give everything to reach their Grail. As usual, Robin Hobb excels in this kind of interaction and wonderfully describes these situations. We suffer, we cry, we dream with his characters and like them was only one desire, to see finally appear Kelsingra.
With the two last volumes I finally really got completely into the story, the tension mounts, empathy with the actors too. I do not know if it's because of the universe or something, but what is sure is that I'm really happy to see the Robin Hobb I had loved in Royal Assassin / Adventurer the sea and I had lost in the Soldier Shaman. The only possible conclusion strongly on!