Joanie shares a little about what she knows of her own folklore in The Space Between Section 35. However, it’s not the same as what Le Comte knows. Not exactly.
Le Comte St. Germain had decided that Joan wasn’t a time traveler up to this point. I am then confused by why he wanted her. Was this a mission of revenge, or was it based on something his Melisande had told him? The latter wouldn’t be surprising.
Breaking down The Space Between Section 35
We start the section with Le Comte St. Germain and Joan in his carriage. I don’t think they know that Michael is after them at this point, as Le Comte seems far too calm. He offers Joan some brandy, potentially as a way to calm her nerves.
This is when Joan starts to talk about the “old ones,” which is something that gets Le Comte’s interest up. He didn’t think that Joan could time travel, but she certainly seems to know about the magic and the theories behind the magic. Joan even mentions the 200-year rule.
I do have to admit that I was curious about what Le Comte knows about this rule. While it seems to be in the Scottish folklore, nobody else has traveled purely by 200 years each time. Sure, Roger and Bree have, but then they were able to go further back in time. I would be surprised if Le Comte really thought 200 years was all that was possible, unless that’s all that he’s been able to travel so far. There’s still so much that we don’t know.
Now we know that Le Comte is taking Joan to the caves. He thinks to himself how he didn’t want to frighten her, but the trip to the caves will do that. So, if he didn’t want to frighten her, what did he want? And why did he go about it in this way?
Could the section be used in a TV adaptation?
I would need to see this section used if The Space Between was ever adapted. There’s just so much going on between le Comte St. Germain without a lot being said. We get to find out about the stories that Joanie has been told growing up — and it makes sense that she would know the tale from the song once sang at Castle Leoch — and we get the mention of the 200-year rule.
A lot of this chapter is internalized, especially with where Le Comte it taking her. I can see a way around this, because we don’t actually need to know where they are going as long as they get there. A simple “I’m sorry for scaring you” or something along those lines would work well to close the scene.
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