I have a question for those reading the latest chapter of Envy's Slave

[emraldeyedauter]

Link to chapter if you need it

Hi all,  Okay well I initially liked chapter eight that I posted yesterday but after a couple of comments on lj and another site I realise I may have confused people about the price nine must pay to get Rose back.

In the chapter he must give up one of his future lives and it will be stored in a special box that comes from Gallifrey.  When I was writing this I was envisioning that nine would stay the same.  

From comments I've had it seems that people think nine will regenerate into ten which is not the case but perhaps my writing suggests otherwise

Perhaps I need to make it clearer in the chapter.  Was thinking along the lines of the device forcing him to expel regeneration energy which instead of changing him is collected by the box.  I guess kind of like ten sending the energy to the hand in the jar in Journeys End except that nine has no control over it, just has to let it happen.

Suggestions are most welcome as I'd like to get this right.

Comments

[qtrhorserider.livejournal.com]

I understood what you meant. Also I remember in, I think it was "Age of Steel" that the Doctor blew on the crystal from the TARDIS to recharge it and said that it had cost him 10 years of his life but thought it was worth it. I figured it would be sort of like that.

[emraldeyedauter.livejournal.com]

Oh yes of course I remember that bit. Not quite certain how it will go just yet but very glad that the chapter came across okay.

Like most authors my writing is important to me so I worry a bit if I think that something is wrong or I haven't perhaps expressed myself properly. Thank you for your reassurances. I'm hoping to work on and finish the next chapter in the next few days. Cheers Marg.