We as a fandom don't talk enough about Cardan doing whatever the fuck he can without thinking of consequences all just for Jude and keeping her safe.
Like looking out for her when the royal family was getting slaughtered because (and I quote)
It’s not safe for you here.
Then putting a whole and the most important ally's court on line just to get Jude back from the Undersea,
Those were the terms under which Queen Orlagh would return you. Balekin chose the Court of Termites as the target, the Undersea attacked us, and your Cardan let her. There was no mistake.
Then how Cardan fought hard to keep Madoc from taking Jude when he was there to rescue her mistaking her for Taryn, as Madoc said,
He fought hard to keep you. “Half my knights never made it out, [...] We got in easily enough, but the brugh itself closed around us. Doorways cracked and shrank. Vines and roots and leaves obstructed our way, closed like vises on our necks, crushed and strangled us.”
Then one of the second best and most underrated scenes ever where he literally shielded Jude to keep her safe,
High up the wall, two inset doors open, revealing a round hole. All I have time to do before a spray of darts shoots out is point and make a sound of warning.
Cardan steps in front of me, pulling his cloak up. The metal needles glance off the fabric, falling to the floor. For a moment, we stare at each other, wide-eyed. He looks as surprised as I am that he protected me.
And of course, the most iconic scene,
Then Cardan’s voice comes. “Do not touch her.” [...]
“She is my wife,” Cardan says, his voice carrying over the crowd. “The rightful High Queen of Elfhame. And most definitely not in exile.”
Not to mention the fact that he accompanied her and was offended to know anyone thought he'd let his queen go alone,
They seem rattled when they realize who he is. And
somehow he finds that to be the thing that annoys him most of
all, that they thought he wouldn’t be bothered to come, that he
would leave this to Jude.
I'm just saying, Jude protected him half the time because she had to but my boy did so because he couldn't imagine being terrified for her, thinking some harm might come to her 🥺
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He blinked at her in confusion, blinked again when it clicked, and said a little too loudly, "Oh. Then Andrew and Kevin—"
everyday I think about neil just assuming kevin was gay IMMEDIATELY. this man is so oblivious and has no social skills at all but looked at kevin and was like
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