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You also got me rooting for a romance between Martha and Alan! Don’t know whether that was intentional or whether us readers were just like “get them together.” XD
I don’t remember Marthalan!! Everyone says it’s there but I didn’t see it at all. XDXD Not saying it’s bad, I just didn’t detect it.
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I think it was hinted at, especially towards the end. I keep getting this urge to look it up for you and then I’m like wait a second, TNPT doesn’t have a website or a fandom or anything yet lol
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TNPT doesn’t have a website or a fandom or anything yet lol
Then I shall be the substitute for the wiki/fandom, gimme a sec
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This is a list of all the suggestions of romance between Alan and Martha – that I can find.
This excludes any interactions which can just as easily be platonic interactions, such as Alan and Martha’s discussions of Charles, dragons, or the Faithful.
At one point, Alan makes a plan to save Martha from prison, which makes her a damsel in distress. This trope can have a romantic connotation. I couldn’t find one quote to encapsulate this plot point with a strong romantic connotation, though.
Chapter the 9th
There was a lone occupant in the room. A young woman sweeping. She looked to be about Alan’s age. Perhaps a little bit older. When Alan entered the room, she paused and (timidly) called for her father, then returned to sweeping. [I felt like mentioning their similarity in age can make readers suspicious.]
[…]
As soon as Alan had said that, a gasp came from behind. He turned to see the young woman… Martha had again paused her work and was staring at him. Her eyes found his hair, and she wore the familiar expression of someone connecting the dots. When she noticed Alan looking at her, she blushed and returned to her work again. This time with a little too much enthusiasm.
Chapter the 12th
The wizard glanced back to where Martha was. The girl stood there, staring at them. When she saw Alan looking back, she blushed and looked away. She did look like she was guilty of something. But then again, her father had made it clear that he did not like The Faithful.
Chapter the 16th
“Hey,” Alan called.
The Humlers turned around.
“Thank you for taking me there. I thought I would never see my dad again.”
Martha smiled her timid smile. “You’re welcome.”
“I guess… I will see you around then,” Alan told her.
Martha’s smile faded and she turned and followed Eric into the stables.
Alan groaned inwardly. If only the Humlers and his father weren’t some of The Faithful. Things would be so much easier.
“She’sss cute, isn’t she?” Oliver said.
“What?”
The gorb grinned. “You were looking sad there, mate.”
Alan gave him a disgusted look. “I was just saying thank you to her. She’s the reason I got to see my father today. Just because I say thank you to a girl doesn’t mean I like her.”
“Oh.” Oliver glanced around as if looking for a way to escape.
Chapter the 17th
Perhaps she should explain more about why she went out. Explain that it was because of that young soldier she had gone out with today. [I just added this because it sounds like it means something else in a different context. XD]
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Ted shook his head. “I don’t know what to do with you anymore, Martha. I expected much better from you. You should be old enough by now to make your own decisions. You’re old enough to be married now!”
Chapter the 30th
Perhaps he should have gotten Trance from the stable, but that would have required entering The Faithful’s village and explaining what he was going to do to his friends. Martha certainly would have been one of them, and Alan couldn’t. He felt that she and the rest of them would try to stop him. [Specifically references Martha over the others.]
Chapter the 33rd
Martha felt a little silly, no one had heard of either of them since Mr. Wherl was kidnapped and Alan disappeared. She blushed. Hopefully, no one would think she had feelings for Alan.
But at the same time, that feeling wouldn’t go away. She wondered if she should push the topic further.
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Then I shall be the substitute for the wiki/fandom, gimme a sec
I love how that took you exactly eleven minutes XD
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Wellll actually that took me an hour, but I started before you mentioned needing a wiki. XD
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*sighs* How could you, I’m so disappointed in you
jk XD
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Thank you very much for the feedback! I few comments/questions I have on it:
You also got me rooting for a romance between Martha and Alan! Don’t know whether that was intentional or whether us readers were just like “get them together.”
Not completely intentional. When I started working in this I put my foot down, saying ‘no romance’. The reason why being too many works of fiction have romance in and it isn’t something that I’m big into. But then Alan and Martha just seemed like they would end up together and I became unsure. The more I wrote, the more they seemed to fit together. I found myself starting to ‘root for them’. And then with all you girls starting to root for them, I really considered letting it happen. There is a very good chance they will be married at the end.
Alan and Charles–as well as Alan and People Who Don’t Play Major Roles In The Story But Who Are Still There–need a little bit of work.
I assume you mean characters like Thom it the recruitment officer at the beginning?
I’m also mad at you for leaving off where you did. *glares*
Hmm. I might include some more in the final version. I’ll see what people think when I share book II.
I think that Alan needed more time to grow in his faith. I know that as a “baby believer” I would not be strong enough to accept what Alan accepted. And I might not realise that Christ can be my strength. So…I loved the ending but maybe not so soon? On the other hand, it goes to show how powerful it can be when someone trusts God.
I did want to give him more time. In the original, it was a month. But for this one, Cyrus was pushing for it to all happen sooner.
I think they were to stay true to what you believe. We see this in Martha’s story, Alan’s story, and in Eric’s story. They were all faced with decisions regarding their faith, and we saw the consequences–positive and negative–of each choice.
I was hoping someone would notice this connection! You are the first who noticed it without me pointing it out.
I really really want Marthalan to become a thing.
I made them a shipping name. ^
I used to think this was just a thing Ninjago fans did, prompted by an episode where Nya developes a dance for her and Jay and then nicknames it ‘The Electric Jaya’. But I guess not.
Marthalan is a bit of a mouthful, why not shorten it to Malan?
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
@linus-smallprint Nope, shipping names are common in virtually every fandom community. Sometimes they’ll combine the names, and sometimes they’ll take words that have to do with the characters and use that instead.
"When in doubt, eat cheese crackers."-me to my charries who don't even know about cheese crackers
This is a list of all the suggestions of romance between Alan and Martha – that I can find.
Wow.
Some of those were not meant to be that. Martha was always just a little older than Alan even before I had any ideas of putting them together. I can see why everyone (including myself) ends up wanting them to marry.
You missed one:
Chapter the 28th:
“I’ll try not to.” Grinning Alan made his way back to his tent. He kept an eye out for his dad amount the people in the village. He saw Martha, to whom he gave a small wave, but he did not see the wizard anywhere.
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
Wow.
This is why I’m considering library science. I care too much about putting everything together in a complete set, organized by literally any concept.
And then with all you girls starting to root for them, I really considered letting it happen.
XD Count me neutral. I didn’t notice this potential ship on the first read-through, and I still feel like it’s not on my radar despite finding the quotes. This may be because I’m not big into romance, like you. (You can do whatever you want with them, to be clear. :p)
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(You can do whatever you want with them, to be clear. :p)
I know. But I think they would end up together, so I think I will let it happen. Sometimes it’s just interesting to watch your characters do their own thing.
Sometimes it is necessary to paint the sky black in order to see the stars.
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OH OH OH I have an idea. Martha is always described as super timid, but she should have a dragon for a steed by the end of the series. That was her first fun interaction with Alan, talking about dragons.
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