Takeo has just run into a merchant who recognized him as Tomasu he managed to convince him that it wasn't him, but the thought crossed his mind to kill him and dump his body in the alley. “How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?” Narrator (Ch. This habit is one often used by the Tribe to blend in and obtain information, so Takeo's instincts are proven admirable.
The inability to speak makes a person look weak and unintelligent, so other people are more willing to speak private information in his presence. This quote reveals Takeo's motivation behind acting mute: it makes the others think he's dim-witted, so they will reveal more information to him.
“The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.” Narrator (Ch. Written by lucy matthew and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. The first novel in the epic Tales of the Otori series, Across the Nightingale Floor is followed by Grass For His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
He has love in his heart and death at his fingertips. Read more warriors, has the magical skills of the Tribe - preternatural hearing, invisibility, a second self - that enable him to enter the lair of the Tohan. But sixteen-year-old Otori Takeo, his family murdered by Iida's. Its surface sings at the tread of every human foot, and no assassin can cross it. In his palace at Inuyama, Lord Iida Sadamu, warlord of the Tohan clan, surveys his famous nightingale floor. Set in a mythical, feudal, Japanese land, a world both beautiful and cruel, the intense love story of two young people takes place against a background of warring clans, secret alliances, high honour and lightning swordplay. Lian Hearn's stunningly powerful bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor, is an epic story for readers young and old. Description for Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori 1) Paperback.
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