Τhanks for the compliments. Maybe I should re-read the chapter to find those hints myself, but it wouldn't hurt if you mentioned them, too.
Yeah, I liked the scene with the super-sight as well.
Interesting idea. I wouldn't say that the Book of Ankoria is inherently evil to corrupt Perry, but it sure would enjoy it to steer Perry down dangerous paths... not necessarily dangerous for himself.
And then we come to the matter of the poisoning. Oh my... Maybe, it wasn't a good idea to post this without reading it again after months. I had forgotten about the Guardian's mentioning the poisoning. I wrote that before Thingguy's reveal and did not remember to at least consider to change it. I could alter that scene if we come to a decision against the poisoning. So, there are a couple of matters we should decide upon.
Although I believe we have accepted Thingguy's dual Thingguy idea that doesn't mean Luke's disease should be the result of the same reasons. And either way, Joe and Marty have not been explained. This whole chapter is built on the basis that we can go either way with them. Are they inexperienced young men who don't know to trust the instincts of those wiser than them? Or are they evil minions of thedude planted there to spy and plot their doom? I don't know. What do you think?
Maybe, we should conduct this conversation in a more private way, by the way.