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Yasila recruits Shal to be Nasthilia’s commander when she rules Helia (?) The contenders are brought to the throne room Bersun reveals himself as Andren&Rivenna poisons Ruko Andren uses the SoulStealer spell to become Ruko They lace the walls w Dragonscale&Rivenna is stabbed w Hurun-Tooth which returns the Guardians+they bind them to the walls w the Ketuan songs Neema found for him

WTF I just realized if Andren is playing Bersun since the duel that means he allowed the exile of Yana HIS OWN DAUGHTER which makes it10x more horrible
I wonder ifYasilia knows the truth since she visitedBersun many times&has the imperial suite
As conflicted as I am abt how I feel abt Yasilia a part of me feels bad for her bc she’s lost EVERYONE her parents Yana Ruko Pyke Andren-ish & she’s holding onto Nasthilia

ALSO it is revealed that Neema has the Raven fragment, Cain has the whole Fox, & I think Ruko has a piece of the tiger bc he can talk to something in his head

The Hound Trial had them scaling a wall Cain came in 1st Neema 2nd Ruko shows compassion&saved Tala from falling Fenn was captured by Hounds Ruko chokes Cain during their fight&i think the unconsciousness wakes up the Fox who takes over full time; (Bc they are all tied they go to the Dragon Trial Neema sees a vision of her exiling herself Ruko sees the throne Neema tells him about the Raven warning of the Return

It was so good when Neema was talking with Ruko after the Dragon Trial He was trying to be nice by offering her a spot at court but when she told him about failing to kill him&stop the Return he was comfortable talking so coldly to her which revealed to her that he can be compassionate but his armored side wins out I like that she told him to start thinking for himself

The Hound Trial had them scaling a wall Cain came in 1st Neema 2nd Ruko shows compassion&saved Tala from falling Fenn was captured by Hounds Ruko chokes Cain during their fight&i think the unconsciousness wakes up the Fox who takes over full time ;( Bc they are all tied they go to the Dragon Trial Neema sees a vision of her exiling herself Ruko sees the throne Neema tells him about the Raven warning of the Return

Ruko wins his fight w theVisitor killing him Neema realizes she has to take the throne to stop the world from ending The 2nd part of the monkey trial is an interpretive performance Neema channels Sol to put on a performance that paints her as a Raven empress SO COOL The emperor goes to the prisons to visit the prisoner Benna heard TURNS OUT Bersun is actually Andren who trapped Bersun’s bro Gedrun to steal his face

In the BearTrial they are interrogated&physically challenged Tala tellsNeema her wife took their kid off the island&she blames Neema Neema comes in2nd of the trialHavoc drops out TheMonkey trial is a exhibit of their artCain&Neema are scheduled to fight During TheFox takes overCain&Neema slices her neckCain says has all the fragments of theFox in him butNeema figured He slips in&out of control&doesn’t trust himself

Cain is being watched by the other Ravens & gets a visit from Sol in the form of the book of tales Spl tell Cain the tale of the Fox leaving the Hidden Realm&never being able to return so it had to find hosts so it could return when they sleep The Gox chose Cain when he was a baby left in the cold Cain is in disbelief&throws the book out the window but it transforms in Sol & flies away

Havoc is such a p.o.s
I’m so sorry I suspected Fenn in the beginning
I luv Cain + Neema
Tala is over Neema & I’d feel the same way if I were in her position It seems like Neema could have a chance at winning lol
At the end of the last chapter Sol said something weird hinting at getting rid of Cain so he’s have Neema to himself eeks