On Malacandra, Oyarsa takes a more direct authoritative role among the people. He has been watching over and ruling all things except the King and Queen and on this day he will hand his rule over to them. It is also clear that Perelandra rules his (her? its?) planet differently than does Malacandra. Maybe hearing their voices is done in the same way. Lewis posits that we cannot see them, that when they want to be observed they stimulate the areas of our minds that would ordinarily be responsible for vision. There are two of them speaking and their voices are the same. They show themselves in a few different way which are all interesting. Finally they arrive and greet the other creatures regally. Countless animals arrive and stand to one side of the area land which is referred to as “the holy mountain” (168) and is apparently not forbidden to the King and Queen. They make themselves more visible to honor the King and Queen their first two attempts (as great and terrible stormy creatures and has wheels) are unacceptable but finally become embodied resembling large people with singular expressions and differing colored auras. They converse much and tell Ransom this is the day the King and Queen take over ruling Perelandra from the Oyarsa. Ransom’s travels bring him to meet two Oyarsas who turn out to be his friend from Malacandra (who is called Malacandra when, as well as Perelandra’s own Oyarsa.
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