Amanda’s Reviews > Rites of the Starling > Status Update

I said I didn’t want to feel bad for Andreas. I do. But he failed Caspia. Not by killing her but by shutting out his daughter.

I’m just now realizing king Cross wants to kill Ransom because he’s the silver eyed warrior who killed Emry.

“It had started with water”

That’s why Caspia and Xandra got sick when they first came to Calandra, they drank the water.

Also, Luella’s claim that the monsters had magic is making more sense. They do have magic, corrupted magic, from the water.

But why are the “humans” not affected by corrupted magic?

“Of all the women in this realm, it had to be you”

Sir you chose her.

If one of the orbits is in Allesaria and that’s what King Cross is trying to find, is the reason Mae was supposed to the Sparrow because she was more expendable than Odessa? Though it doesn’t excuse his absolutely shitty treatment of Odessa.

A waterfall in Ozarth that falls into a giant hole? Did Odessa already find an Orbit?

Okay, just going with the assumption that Caspia and Andreas are Odessa’s parents. Clearly Caspia has shared with Andreas about the magicians and the orbits and destroying them to free Calandra. And that’s probably what he wants to find in Allesaria. But that still doesn’t explain why he’s so terrible to Odessa. Especially since it seems Caspia failed and Odessa will be needed to find the Orbits..

Is the sickness everyone gets while sheltering in the tunnels related to Lyssa?

Ahhhh when will Odessa find Caspia’s book and resources (I’m even more sure it’s her mother, thanks Gable!)

I cannot reconcile the vile King Cross to Andreas.

Green Blood. I mean this is probably not that shocking given all the other mentions of enhanced hearing and fast healing etc, but I’m not at all surprised. I’m guessing the one-eyed bariwolf is Xandra. Which obviously means Luella didn’t create Lyssa.