(urth) TSH: Ted's identity

[James Wynn]

>And it still seems possible that whatever "wet" thing he had with him
>when he appeared to Doris could have been a wolf skin...
>although why was it embroidered with his initials?

The most obvious explanation is that it was a handkerchief into which
Ted was crying. That explanation seems *too* obvious in light of that
Doris would not name it, but a wolfskin does not seem to be a likely
embroidered item unless Ted's mom didn't want him to lose it when went
to Faeri camp.

J.

On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Craig Brewer <cnbrewer at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Roy said:
>>The list of characters at the end gives his name as Ted Griffin.
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> Doh. Totally forgot to check. And you're right about the different descriptions of Skotos, as well (another oversight).
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> But what about his connection to the werewolves, if there is one? He appears to Bax in the woods the same time he meets Lupine. And it still seems possible that whatever "wet" thing he had with him when he appeared to Doris could have been a wolf skin...although why was it embroidered with his initials? Obviously, its being wet is supposed to help us identify it, but I feel dense for not quite getting it.
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> And do we think he's actually dead and what Bax/Doris see is his ghost? Or has he just relocated to faerie like Black seems to have done? The list of characters specifically identifies Ambrosius as a "murdered" sorcerer, so if Ted and Ambrosius are the same, we're seeing his ghost?
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> But even more than that...why is Ambrosius or Ted even in the story, for that matter? I can't quite figure out their significance, other than as an added bit of strangeness.
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