On the old forums I made a post about this, but since they no longer exist, I’ll write something again.
The final chapter of The Soldiers of Halla has been talked about and discussed quite a bit. Some love it. Others hate it. Some understand it fully. Others don’t get it. I’m not going to explain it all here because I’d prefer that readers draw their own conclusions. But I will make a few comments. First off, I don’t consider the ending to be a cliff hanger. Not even close. The story is very clear about what is going to happen next, and that is that Bobby will soon go to Solara and Courtney will not be far behind. To understand how the events described in the last chapter could have happened, you have to look at the end of the second to last chapter. Bobby lamented to Uncle Press that after all they had been through, it seemed unfair that the Travelers were not being allowed to live the normal lives they fought so hard for. All they wanted was a little bit of time to live those lives, which in the general scheme of Halla, wasn’t much . . . and Uncle Press agreed with him. How that was able to happen, and what all the implications are, I’ll leave that up to you to debate and decide.
I’ll say one other thing, and that’s about the guy who delivered Bobby’s journals to him in the hospital. Short of actually writing his name, I pretty much described exactly who it was. From the events that unfolded in the hospital room with Bobby and Courtney kissing and being interrupted, to his physical description, to Bobby recognizing him, to him saying that he had nine other journals to deliver, there is no other possible person that could have been…but Uncle Press.
Markus says:
400th post!!!!!
i will be a Traveler says:
that still doesn’t answer my question. how do the YELLOW faces appear?
Markus says:
its ok Darkness, im not leaving. :]
Markus says:
ok, you make a texting smily face with out the space in the middle. i only put that so you know what im talking about. : ) (take out space in middle)
i will be a Traveler says:
and Darkness don’t be sad. and i told you they would have to add another one.
Darkness says:
um.. Markus i gotta leave too. whenever my parents are ready.
Markus says:
ya, they will….
Markus says:
ok, its cool. :]
Darkness says:
400th posters! yipee!
Markus says:
lol, i know!
i will be a Traveler says:
: ) i wonder where we’re going out to eat?
Markus says:
Ahhh, that sounds good.
i will be a Traveler says:
sorry. i’m really hungry.
Markus says:
me too. I wanna make a grilled cheese sandwhich…..
Darkness says:
you know one place that is the best? go one take a guess. hey! that kind of rhymes!
Darkness says:
meant on
i will be a Traveler says:
um….. Olive Garden? Sizzler?
Darkness says:
first on correct! lol!! i’m having fun!
Darkness says:
meant one.
Markus says:
lol, me too! i am hungry though….
i will be a Traveler says:
mmmmm…. Olive Garden DOES sound good. you’re making me even hungrier! stop!!!
i will be a Traveler says:
i’ve never had a three-way conversation online before!
Markus says:
Yogurt island is also really good! Wait, we gotta stop, or else this blog should be called “Good Foods”
i will be a Traveler says:
what was your fav. things about Pendragon again, Markus? answer quickly i gotta go soon.
Markus says:
I have….
Darkness says:
i gotta go. bye!
Markus says:
ok, Mark Dimond, Cloral, When saint Dane burns his hair (REVENGE!) and a book territory!
i will be a Traveler says:
bye! i gotta go too!
Markus says:
bye…. :[
i will be a Traveler says:
ok! thanks! bye! check in an hour or so!!!
Markus says:
ok. :}
i will be a Traveler says:
: [ *crying* lol!
Markus says:
lol :]
Markus says:
434th post!
i will be a Traveler says:
lol! sorry it took me sooo long. we went ot KFC(yum!) and then spent forever at a movie store. much of the thanks to me. they were having a sale. hey. you’re a guy. you like to read. have you evr read Alex Rider? i’m on the 3rd one. i don’t see how guys think it’s only for them
random person says hello says:
Alex Rider?!! i love that series!!! and i don’t see how guys think they will only enjoy it!!! i’m on the 3rd one too!!! awesome!!! what part are you at? and i’m a girl
random person says hello says:
Alex just realized that the CIA agents Carver and Troy were looking for a nuclear bomb. and that was the end of the chapter and i haven’t started the next one.
random person says hello says:
that’s the part where i’m at
i will be a Traveler says:
oh!!! i just got to that part a while ago!! cool!!!!
i will be a Traveler says:
oh!!! i just got to that part a while ago!! that’s totally cool!!! and the stupid computer will probably put something exactly like this sorry. : [
i will be a Traveler says:
hey Markus? you there?
i will be a Traveler says:
hey Markus? you there? hello? and the stupid com. is probably gonna put something exactly like this up. sorry i keep acidently pressing Submit twice.
random person says hello says:
who’s Markus?
i will be a Traveler says:
he’s the dude i was talking to earlier. helped me with some things. hey! i have some questions for you about Pendragon. who’s your fav. character? what’s your fav. territory? what’s your fav. part? if you could make an 11th territory what would it be and what would it be like?
random person says hello says:
hmmmm…… my fav. character would have to be ……….. idk. i guess ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!! i can’t chose i fav. they’re all too awesome.
i will be a Traveler says:
that’s what i said!!!!
random person says hello says:
my fav. territory would be Zadaa? no. um…… Cloral? maybe. uhh idk. i love them all except Quillan. don’t like that place. too much electronic stuff. and nasty games. my fav. part would be…… probably in the 10th one where Uncle Press is explaining about Solara. it was a bit confusing but right then it was like wow. that’s what all this was about. i still don’t get why they said their greatest move was creating Bobby. well, if i could make another territory. there would be no school. maybe just a little. we could read all day and go into the books and expirence them in the flesh like what you said up there. i looked.
i will be a Traveler says:
hey! aren’t you the person who begs d.j. to come to boise or meridian?
random person says hello says:
yeah. don’t tell.
i will be a Traveler says:
i won’t but you may want to slacken the all caps a bit.