Status Updates From The Witch Who Chases the Sun

What in the Scarlet Witch is happening here

“The Oracle of Barberry Castle, who rejected her family’s legacy by plucking her own eyes out so she could forget the cursed Sight that saw into the future.”

Girl what

‘“I feel like I am obligated to let you know, Annie,” Chely interjects, sounding slightly sheepish, “that cup you’re using is the one I usually use for necromancy.”

Anne pauses before immediately dumping the entire measuring cup into the fire.’

Um

‘“He’s one of those people who are gifted at things they did not like to do and terrible at the things they did want to do.”

“Just like you,” Maev said poignantly.

“I don’t know what you mean,” Chely said.’

Relatable

‘“The Chalice was used by Brutus Barberry in the First War as an execution tool for alchemists,” Maev murmured. “Anne didn’t know that, so I understand why she didn’t throw it away. I hear the ghosts talking. Ark’s parents were killed by that chalice. The captain doesn’t have the heart to tell you. It’s kind of messed up that you’re using it like a teakettle.”’

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“...Brutus Barberry massacred Aixauhan alchemists in the thousands, all by himself. It is said he brought back tons of plants from where he murdered innocents and planted them around The Barberry Castle like trophies. It is also rumoured he took human specimens with him. Hid their bones under the plants that eventually became red after drinking in the blood from them.”

Is her grandpa Netanyahu???

‘“...The Yamalans are not humans. They are deceptive creatures. They are merely pretending to be humans.”

Anne blinked. “That is what you always say,” she screeched. “But if human nature is so abhorrent, why would anyone want to become one? You’re contradicting yourself, Grandpa.”’

Is her grandpa related to Trump or

“The man had a huge hole in his chest. Chunks of flesh and meat detached from the rest of his torso, falling to the ground like rotten fruits from a tree.”

Ewwww

“A generation of magicians who learned hatred at camps like these, not knowing their true enemy was not the outsider, but their own families who would sacrifice them as soldiers in the name of the Crown for a pointless cause.”

Jesus this is depressing

“Cai-Li would someday come to say how one views others is a mirror, that it shows no quality of those one looks down upon, but rather a projection of who one perceives oneself to be.”

I like this

“Chely finds the guest room has en-suite facilities attached, mysteriously detaching itself from the wall like a tunnel leading to another dimension.”

WANT

“The flame answers the alchemist’s gentle call to burst out sparks of red and orange. They’re giddy from finally being put to use. Chely can hear their laughter and thanks.

They start complaining to Chely all at once about how Anne neglects them. Chely offers them sympathetic smiles without taking sides. Fire is temperamental....”

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‘“But Anne herself doesn’t have a magician lineage family name, either,” Naomi says to Chely. “The folks around here aren’t exactly kind. Some say she’s a bastard of one of the lineages, and that’s why she’s bitter and mean...”’

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I'm really into how character driven this is, but I still wish it was a little faster paced...