: We have talked about this in depth before, but never
: seriously. What exactly is Mydred insinuating with the
: "strange bedfellows" crack at the begining
: of 'Shiver'? There is certainly some kind of
: insinuation here, and it makes Shiver pretty angry.
: As GURPS sugests, I think that Shiver was angry with
: Myrdred because he revealed that she was indeed
: Ravana, something that perhaps was not meant for
: mortal ears. And yet this still does not explain what
: the "strange bedfellows" comment was all
: about.
: I believe that Shiver and Ravana are either different
: souls trapped in the same bodies that Shiver. There is
: a plethora of stories one could write to explain this.
: For instance perhaps there was once a great sorceress
: named "Ravana" who, upon being mortally
: wounded, forced her soul into the body of her
: apprentice (Shiver) who was more than happy to
: assimilate Ravana's power. Another example could be
: that Ravana was a great sorceress but a hideous one
: and thus chose the most beautiful maiden she could
: find (Shiver, who also happend to be a vain and
: powerhungry one) and entered her body without
: realizing that Shiver's soul would be strong enough to
: resist her's to some degree. Thus the "strange
: bedfellows" could be refering to Ravana and
: Shiver, two women with radically different
: personalities, sharing the same body as bedfellows
: share a bed.
: Before you rebuke this as nonsence, consider Shiver's
: drastic moodswings and Ravana's alternate name,
: "The Voiceless One." he mood swings could be
: the differense between Ravana controlling and Shiver
: controlling. "The Voiceless One" could be
: taken to mean that, as Ravana's soul has no body of
: it's own, it does not have a true voice.
: This is pretty far-fetched but I thought I'd just throw
: it out here for you guys to chew on.
I know I've said this before, but every dictionary will tell you that bedfellows means close ally or associate. And so two men could be bedfellows and not gay. It has nothing to do with anything sexual, but yeah its possible to consider a loved one a befellow, but they may also be considered an ally too. Example: Churchill and Ike were bedfellows though I don't they were having sex. Yes, Mydred might be insinuating that perhaps Shiver is knockin boots with Soulblighter, but don't you think SB has got more on his mind (like the destruction of the world) then to be makin whoopie with Shiver? As for the other theories, I havn't thought of it that much. Shiver is a strange character, but what were the mood swings you were reffering to?
