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Warriorborn
TaurosElan:
The reference to "batman" is in the traditional dictionary sense of the word. "a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant."
Without the reference to the cat-like eyes I'd have said the half-souled reference was more akin to the berserkers referenced in the 2nd Dresden novel. That is, people with a soul of a beast, but a human shell.
Aesir:
I don't recall anyone aside from the cats referring to the warriorborn as halfsouls, and its humanocentric to think that cats care if a soul is human. On the other hand if the warriorborn have some cat genetics as evidenced by their cat-like eyes, superior sense of smell & hearing, high cat-like metabolism, and their feline-like grace, then that might explain why the cats refer to them as halfsouls, because part of their soul is that of a cat, and the human portion doesn't matter to a cat, only the feline portion. ;D
Quantus:
Half-soul appears (8) times in the novel, always from Rowl. Personally I think they are being called "Half-souled" because only the Cat half counts from Rowl's perspective.
Phaeton Seraph:
--- Quote from: TaurosElan on October 05, 2015, 04:41:26 PM ---The reference to "batman" is in the traditional dictionary sense of the word. "a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant."
Without the reference to the cat-like eyes I'd have said the half-souled reference was more akin to the berserkers referenced in the 2nd Dresden novel. That is, people with a soul of a beast, but a human shell.
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I think that a batman is the land forces version of a naval steward. Once someone reaches a certain rank they get someone to take care of their needs. Like a mini-major domo you take on the road.
Dina:
I disagree, I think in this case it means that Sark is somewhat under mind control and that is what makes him different.
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