Trivial question About Birgitte

[Winespring Patron]

How will Birgitte react when she finds out that Mat successfully navigated in Finnland, accomplished his mission, and safely escaped? It appears that she has a bit of an ego about her past exploits; will she be envious that Mat succeeded where Jethari Moondancer tried and failed?

[francy]

I don't think so, personally. I think she'll be relieved that her friend got through safe and sound. She likes Mat...

 

Do you think she has an ego about her past? I always got the impression that she was self conscious about it - worried that she couldn't live up to the "Birgette's", and her other selves, of legend.

[Goldstar]

Well, she sure as hell wasn't happy when she found out the story of her exploits in the Tower of Ghenji were no longer told...

[Winespring Patron]

I don't think so, personally. I think she'll be relieved that her friend got through safe and sound. She likes Mat...

 

Do you think she has an ego about her past? I always got the impression that she was self conscious about it - worried that she couldn't live up to the "Birgette's", and her other selves, of legend.

 

I'm not saying she will go as far as snubbing Mat or "marginalizing" his feat but I got the feeling she will be very startled that he accomplished a complex "suicide mission" (by her estimate) in half a day. You are right that she considers Mat a dear friend and seems to already treat him like one of the "Dead" Heroes. I'm sure that if she wasn't riding herd over Elayne she would have tried to talk Mat into letting her accompany him on the rescue expedition.

[JKN-SW]

Well he has his luck and his ashandarei. Without those two he wouldn't have made it out, so she doesn't have to feel too bad about it, really. I think she will be impressed that he went there, considering nobody ever made it out before.

[LazyMonk]

Birgitte might feel a tad little annoyed by Mat succeeding where she failed, but mostly she'll be relieved to see him back in (almost) one piece.

Birgitte is one of the most level headed, cool-thinking and practical characters in the books. once Mat explains Finnland's nature to her (shifting rooms and corridors), that only his ability to warp chance got them through, she'll realize she never had a chance.

[FarShainMael]

Besides, she'll be too lost in admiration of his new-found 'ugliness'.