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I wonder if you would have wanted me if you found me like that: vibrant and loved and alive.

This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. I suppose both are a sort of gentle violence, putting down in ink what scorches the air when spoken aloud.

all around her were whispering, laughing, otherworldly voices. They called to her—but called a different name, a dangerous name…

AELIN PERHAPS

like cmon, Kaltain’s head throbbing everytime she sees the ring “pulse”? no bueno, also i forgotttt Perrington told Kaltain basically to poison Celaena

MORE WYRD FACTS FOR PIECING SERIES TOGETHER:

-on yulemas-
Today is the day on which we celebrate the end and the beginning of the great cycle. Today was is the day on which the Great Goddess gave birth to her first born, Lumas, Lord of the Gods. With his birth, love was brought to Erilea, and it banished the chaos that arose from the Gates of the Wyrd.

getting into the meatttt, Nehemia has been able to speak the common tongue all along, i totally forgot!

why do i feel bad for Kaltain?

Cain choking himself to keep himself from speaking, him always gaining muscle and being bigger than the last time Celaena saw him, all the ebony rings, like WHY wouldnt she think ITS HIM? or atleast that hes an extension of whatever evil may lurk in the castle

me peeping stuff in the reread:
But Duchess wasn’t enough— not when Dorian was still unmarried. Her head had been pounding for the past week, and today it seemed to throb with the words: not enough. Not enough. Not enough. Even in her sleep, the pain seeped in, warping her dreams into nightmares so village she couldn’t remember where she was when she awoke.

(Kaltain POV)

In the center, stood a stag, magnificent and virile. Gazing sideways at Elena. The symbol of the Royal House of Terrasen, the kingdom that Brannon, Elena’s father, had founded. A reminder that though Elena had become Queen of Adarlan, she still belong to Terrasen. Like Celaena, Elena went, no matter how far, Terrasen would always own a part of her.

my girl ‘Celaena’ whooping butt and taking namessss

WYRD
there’s an idea that before the goddess arrived, there was life— an ancient civilization that somehow disappeared. Perhaps through the Wyrdgate. Ruins exist— ruins too old to be of Fae making. The gates are both real and invisible things. Humans could not see them, but they could be summoned in access using the Wyrdmarks. They opened into other realms, some of them good, some of them bad. 2/2

WYRD
An alphabet/symbols strung together changing meaning depending on the marks around it. The force that comes together and governs countless worlds. An old term for fate/destiny. Wyrd isn’t a religion (in most places) and the Mother Goddess is a spirit from another world, she strayed through something called a Wyrdgate and found Erilea in need of form and life. 1/2

If you can still hear me wherever you are, my love, my tormentor, hear this:
It was never my intention to murder you.
Not in the beginning anyway.

Dorian and Chaol so cutesy

“you were led here tonight, but not by me. I was led here, too. Someone wants you to learn; someone wants you to see…”

hmmmm

"You must listen to what I tell you. Nothing is a coincidence. Everything has a purpose.
You were meant to come to this castle, just as you were meant to be an assassin, to learn the skills necessary for survival."

Also there are 8 guardians. The gargoyles
on the clock tower. They guard the portal between our worlds.

facts i feel i need to remember:
“Ah! Times rift!” below the queens sarcophagus
No fae had married into the havilliard line in a thousand years.
Gavin the first King of Adarlan and Elena Galanthynius Havilliard, the first princess of Terrasen, Brannon’s daughter and Gavin’s wife and queen (also Elena is half-fae)
Damaris, G’s sword, slain Dark Lord Erawan in the fierce wars and almost split continent 1/2

yeah upon further inspection ASSASSINS BLADE SHOULD NOT BE READ FIRST!

throne of glass is soooo good, but reading AB first really dulled it the first time around! i’m loving it this time!

I’m coughing now, but I do my best to hide it. I don’t want Kai to worry. Several Healers and Scholars document my progress daily. Foul-tasting herbs are forced down my throat in the hopes that they will aid my chances of survival.

I read in Father’s letter how he gave a dose to Ava when she was born. He was so terrified of having a weak child that he did everything he could to prevent it. But Ava was only a child—she could not survive the sickness.

Whattttttt???? Then Kitt took some too??

Kai rushes to his brother, voice choked. “No! You were supposed to dodge, Kitt!” Dazed, the king looks down at the stoker buried in his chest. Touches shaking fingers to the gushing wound. My whole body trembles as I watch blood seep from Kitt’s touch, bathing scribbled words in scarlet beneath his fingertips. His wide green eyes lift. “I… forgot.”

When their weapons meet again, and they stand face-to-face, a slight smile is shared between them. This is how they know each other—this is how they remember themselves. Before me are the brothers who taught each other to love with a sword in hand and a muddy ring beneath their feet. They found companionship in what they could control, and in this moment, that is each other.

sad

“The roses,” I sputter. “What did you do to those roses?” “They were laced, and you delivered them for me.” The damning words slide easily off Kitt’s tongue. Then a rattling cough spews from his mouth. “Izram will be the first infected kingdom.”

omg

My voice is choked. “You knew about Edric’s plan for the Resistance?”
“Calum sent you to go find the tunnels beneath this castle, and Father used me to ensure you did.” He shakes his head. “I was stupid enough to think you wouldn’t use me like that.”

this is an absolute shit storm

I stare at the woman who raised me when the queen could not. The paling of her face is odd. She would have taken care of my mother when she was pregnant with me— My heart sinks, heavy with a sudden realization. Paedyn was born eighteen years ago, the daughter of Queen Iris and my father’s Mind Reader. And yet, I am a year older than she. My throat goes dry.

whhoooop there it is

“People of Ilya, we gather here today to join Kitt Azer, king and savior of Ilya, and the lady Paedyn Gray in holy matrimony. Bear witness to their union and abide by the power granted unto them.”

this is soooo wrong and kai dont even know he has NO CLAIM to the throne

“Holy shit.” I glance over at Kai to find his features arranged in equal parts shock and repulsion. “Took you long enough,” I sigh. “You’re fucking related,” Kai spews. There is something like awe in his voice. Because this is hope. This is a way out of a marriage neither of us wants. “You can’t possibly go through with this ceremony.”

EASEL IS A BAD GUY? WHY AM I GETTING THAT VIBE

This isn’t a goodbye, Father. Only a good way to say bye until we meet again. Because I will haunt you in every lifetime. A shadow of the woman you loved, trapped in the body of an Ordinary you hate. I smile. His eyes widen as though the torture has already begun. Until then, Father.

teaaaaa

“I know it sounds crazy, but Calum admitted it—” “We are half siblings,” Kitt finally blurts. I blink at my husband, then down at the ring on my finger.

atleast the kiss was closed mouth i guess