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nightcourtreader · 3 months

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Can we stop saying that the acosf bonus chapters centers around Elain when that is not the case what so ever.

It’s Azriel’s bonus chapter. SJM refer to it as such. I have seen an Elriel refer to it as “Elain’s bonus chapter” and that’s just fucking crazy. Yes Elain did feature in the first half of Azriel’s bonus, but elain wasn’t the only character besides Azriel in this bonus chapter.

A lot of people like to disregard the second half of Azriel’s bonus. Gwyn also featured in the bonus, can we start calling it Gwyn’s bonus chapter then and start stating that Gwyn was the center of it? Especially since SJM used the same sentences for mates in the acotar series & CC series in the bonus chapter in regards to Gwyn and Azriel?

That bonus chapter was written specifically for Azriel. To me, it was obvious a set up for AZRIEL’S love interest. SJM specifically brought attention to Azriel’s bonus chapter in a live and said she left bread crumbs through out it. It has some significance, the author wouldn’t want to put emphasis on it otherwise.

The connotation between Azriel and Elain was so negative in the bonus chapter, it was obvious that the bonus chapter showed how unsuited the two would be with each other. Then you get to the bonus chapter with Azriel and Gwyn and it’s so much more positive. The first half of the bonus was obviously not meant to be in a good light, not in terms for Elain’s character but in terms for a relationship between Elriel.

The bonus also showed us AZRIEL’s mental state. It just gave more insight of him. That’s the whole point of the bonus.

So no, Azriel’s bonus chapter is not centered around any other person besides Azriel himself. We got the insight to be in his head & his thoughts. No one else’s. If SJM would have given Elain a bonus chapter and Azriel would have been in it, no one would have said that that chapter centered around Azriel and start labeling it “Azriel’s bonus chapter”. It would’ve been just hers.

In feysands bonus chapter did they speak about Elain? Absolutely. Yes, Rhys said let’s focus on one sister before we deal with the other. But they also spoke about BOTH Elain AND nesta. Which only took up like 3 pages of a 9 page bonus chapter. The rest of that bonus chapter, feysand talked about the pregnancy, Feyre talking about nightmares and paintings, Nyx, Rhysands last name. Majority of that bonus was about feysand. It was not centered around Elain. It was centered around feysand.

Yes, both bonuses mentions elain and features her in it. But no, acosf bonus chapters are not centered around her. If SJM would have gave Elain a bonus chapter then yes, that bonus would have been centered around her since it would be coming from her pov, but she didn’t get one.

And acosf is not centered around Elain either. I saw claims of that as well. A lot of people, myself included, thought that Elain was going to be seen more since her and nesta were suppose to have such a close relationship in the beginning of the series, but once you read acosf you can see that’s not the case.

Half the time Elain was in acosf, honestly it was nesta insulting her. Calling her a dog, loyal to whoever fed her. Saying she finally grew claws and becoming interesting. That Elain was nothing but a doll to dress up. Saying Elain was always oblivious to things. Nesta and Cassian both saying how the black gown in the CON was such an ill suited thing for Elain to wear. Elain being cut down about helping to scry even if she stated she wanted to and then Azriel not saying it to her face. But nesta made it clear that she didn’t Elain doing it to her face. Then Cassian thinking Elain lied about tending to the gardens in the early portion of acosf.

I just don’t think Elain really contribute much to the plots in acosf, because she wasn’t really there on most plot points and I think SJM made it clear Elain wasn’t right for the night court. It can be very intentional on sjm’s part that Elain is less in acosf because of that. I might be wrong about saying it and it has been a while since I read acosf. But to me the major plot points for acosf were of course nesta’s personal healing journey, the valkryies, the dread trove, Briallyn/the blood rite/the illryians, Cassian becoming a courtier, other worlds/daglan, nesta’s death magic and death weapons, feysands pregnancy, the deal with eris. And majority of those plots, Elain wasn’t really a part of them.

I think it was intentional SJM didn’t but Elain more in the limelight of course. Since it’s nesta’s book and all, but I just think that Elain isn’t in acosf as much as some people make it out to be. Because honestly, based off what we got in acosf and without the bonus, and with SJM said it was obvious who the next book is about. I would still think it’s Azriel. It’s my opinion, I could be wrong 🤷🏽‍♀️. You may think differently. But it’s not a lie when people state that Azriel was in acosf more than Elain was.

Elain lives in the river house with feysand. If it was in feysands pov of course we would have gotten more Elain. But nesta, Cassian, and Azriel all live in the house of wind. A place were they all train & where nesta goes into the library to work. You can see why Elain was featured less in acosf since nesta, Cassian and Azriel weren’t really around her much.

And now, nesta is more close to Cassian, Azriel, Emerie and Gwyn than she is to Elain so Cassian, Azriel, Emerie and Gwyn were the ones who showed up the most in acosf besides nesta, cassian and feysand.

To me, there was a clear divide between Elain and the IC. Yes acosf makes it clear that Elain is not fit for the night court but I just don’t see it as a major plot point for acosf, more like it’s a major plot point for Elain’s book whenever we get it. 🤷🏽‍♀️

#acosf #azriel bonus chapter #feysand bonus chapter #nesta acosf #elain acosf #gwyneth berdara

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ephemeralsx · 1 year

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rhys in the feysand bonus chapter in acosf:

…"I'd never do such a thing. You must be thinking of your other mate."

He literally pulled the “must have been your other girlfriend”-card, he’s so dramatic and i love it

#rhysand the dramatic high lord #acotar #acotar memes #rhysand #acosf #feysand #feysand bonus chapter

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oversizedbats · 9 months

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ON MY KNEES BEGGING SCREAMING PRAYING PLEADING THAT NESTA AND CASSIAN GET TO BE MORE THAN BACKGROUND CHARACTERS AND THAT ACOSF WASN’T ALL WE’LL EVER GET FOR THEM

#these bonus chapters are making me so hopeful #either that or nesta is insignificant so she only gets a bonus chapter LOLLL but idk….#and I know I was complaining about the potential of feysand being key players!!! yes it sounds hypocritical #but they have had so much page space and they had way too much of it in acosf so I rest my case

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helloitsme43 · 1 year

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Rhys' actions in ACOSF are a trauma response

Warning Major Spoilers for whole ACOTAR series

I know he didn't always make the greatest decisions in ACOSF, but he had just spent 50 years doing the unthinkable in the name of protection. It makes sense that after he gets back from under the mountain he still goes to wild lengths for the safety of his family. So in being harsh with Nesta he was trying to protect her from herself the only way he could think of as well as (albeit selfishly), trying to protect Feyra and Cassian from how her pain might impact them. Even in the bonus chapter, I feel like he was trying to protect Azriel from the pain of Elain possibly choosing her mate over Az eventually and from any chances he would have issues in a blood duel due to Lucien's unrevealed heritage. On top of just regularly wanting to avoid any conflict in the name of protecting his family and court. And finally, I think he did the best he could with the pregnancy as well. There would have been a fear that Feyra stressing about the danger she could not change could have harmed her or the baby and he likely didn't want to take away her joy in the pregnancy either. So even though there may have been different perspectives/options in all of these cases I think what he did makes sense and he deserves leniency.

#acotar spoilers #acotar theory #acosf #rhysand #acosf theory #acosf spoilers #acosf bonus chapter #feysand #pro rhysand #pro inner circle

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alessiazeni · 1 month

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Capitolo Bonus La Corte Di Fiamme E Argento Feysand

Avviso: Partendo dal presupposto che non ho studiato per diventare traduttrice, quindi ci saranno SICURAMENTE dei possibili errori di traduzione, grammatica, punteggiatura e/o ortografia, questa è la mia versione tradotta in italiano dei capitoli bonus dei libri di Sarah J. Maas.

«Beh, è andata meglio del previsto» ammise Rhys una volta che tutti se n’erano andati, reclinando la testa contro il braccio dell’ampio divano dello studio. Nesta e Cassian erano tornati alla Casa del Vento, dove mia sorella aveva promesso di trovare un modo per iniziare la ricerca del Forziere della Paura. Il mio compagno aggiunse ironicamente “Nonostante il disastro tra Elain e Nesta.”

Ero tornata dalla chiacchierata con mia sorella sul piccolo, il bambino, trovando Rhys sdraiato sul divano, un braccio posato sugli occhi, probabilmente per trovare un momento di pace dopo aver sopportato l’esuberante euforia di Cassian ed Azriel.

Mi sedetti sul divano di fianco a Rhys, alzando le sue gambe muscolose sistemandomi sotto di esse. «Elain ha mostrato un po’ i denti» osservai. «Non me lo sarei aspettato.» O ciò che aveva detto riguardo al suo trauma persistente. Avevo intenzione di parlarne con Nesta, quante volte mi ero concentrata solamente sul mio terrore durante la sofferenza di Elain?

Rhys mi guardò con occhi semi aperti, il ritratto della grazia oziosa. Ma disse lentamente «Come ti fa sentire?» scrollai le spalle, reclinando la testa contro i cuscini «In colpa. Ha addossato tutta la sua rabbia contro Nesta, ma me la merito anche io.»

Elain ed io ci eravamo avvicinate molto dopo la fine della guerra con Hybern. È vero, potrei non essere mai andata a bere qualcosa con lei nello stesso modo in cui lo facevo con Mor e a volte Amren, ma… beh, con un bambino in arrivo, non potevo comunque più bere. E anche se non sono mai corsa prima da Elain con dei problemi o per consigli, avevamo una pacifica, amichevole comprensione. La trovavo una piacevole compagnia.

Mi chiesi se si sarebbe offesa per quel giudizio. Io sicuramente l’avrei fatto.

Rhys chiese «Hai mai visto Elain così?»

«No.» mi morsi il labbro inferiore. Lo sguardo di Rhys seguì il movimento. «Voglio dire, è stata coraggiosa quando serviva, ma non è mai stata polemica.»

«Forse non le è mai stata data la possibilità di esserla.»

Girai la testa verso di lui. «Credi che la stia soffocando?»

Rhys alzò le mani. «Non da sola.» Osservò lo studio mentre pensava. «Ma mi chiedo se tutti hanno costantemente creduto Elain dolce ed innocente, al punto da spingerla a comportarsi così, per non deludere tutti quanti.» Sospirò verso il soffitto. «Con il tempo e la sicurezza, magari vedremo emergere un altro suo lato.»

«Suona pericolosamente simile a quello che Nesta ha detto sul fatto che Elain stia finalmente diventando interessante.»

«Forse Nesta non ha torto.»

Guardai Rhys in cagnesco. «Credi che Elain sia noiosa?»

«Credo sia gentile, e sceglierei sempre la gentilezza alla cattiveria. Ma credo anche che non abbiamo visto tutto ciò che ha da offrire.» Un angolo della sua bocca si alzò. «Non dimenticare che il giardinaggio spesso risulta in qualcosa di bello, ma serve che le mani di qualcuno si sporchino nel frattempo.»

«E che vengano punte da spine» riflettei, ricordandomi di un mattino dell’estate precedente, quando Elain arrivò a casa, il palmo destro sanguinante a causa di diverse ferite causate da un roseto testardo che le aveva bucato i guanti. Le spine le si erano infilate sotto la pelle, lasciando schegge appuntite che dovetti rimuovere.

Non osai menzionare il fatto che se avesse usato i guanti incantati che Lucien le aveva preso per lo scorso Solstizio, niente gli avrebbe forati.

Sospirai, accarezzandomi distrattamente la pancia ancora piatta. «Concentriamoci sull’aiutare una sorella prima di iniziare con l’altra.»

«Concordo.» biascicò Rhys.

Lo fissai. «Dovevi per forza guardare Nesta come se la volessi uccidere, prima?»

Si mise seduto, l’anima dell’innocenza. «Non so di cosa tu stia parlando, Feyre cara.» Si sporse in avanti, l’aria luccicò brevemente quando lo scudo attorno a me venne abbassato. Le sue labbra mi accarezzarono la guancia. «Non farei mai una cosa simile. Devi pensare al tuo altro compagno.»

«Sì. Quello crudele, iperprotettivo, mezzo fuori di testa.» Sorrisi mentre mi baciava la mascella, poi il collo. Mi si piegarono le dita dei piedi.

«Crudele?» mormorò Rhys contro la mia pelle. «Mi ferisci.»

Gli permisi di adagiarmi sui cuscini, assaporando il suo peso mentre si sistemava sui gomiti. «Sembri felice» disse, il suo sorriso dolce e tenero in un modo che in pochi nel mondo fuori Velaris avevano mai visto.

«Sono felice» dissi. «Sono felice che la nostra famiglia possa condividere la nostra gioia.» A prescindere da quanto fosse diventato difficile il rapporto tra me e Nesta, aveva rischiarato qualcosa nel mio petto quando ci aveva fatto le sue congratulazioni.

«Se credi che sono iperprotettivo» disse Rhys, i capelli scuri che gli scivolarono in faccia «allora aspetta solo che Mor torni da Vallahan. Non lascerai mai la casa senza qualcuno che ti accompagni.»

«Credevo che Azriel e Cassian sarebbero stati quelli di cui preoccuparsi.»

«Oh, saranno tremendi. Ma Mor probabilmente aggiungerà un secondo scudo attorno a te e verrà a controllare sei volte al giorno per assicurarsi che mangi e dormi abbastanza.»

Gemetti. «Che la Madre abbia pietà.»

«Hmmm» disse Rhys, gli occhi luminosi mentre giochicchiava con la fine della mia treccia.

Per un lungo minuto, ci sorridemmo a vicenda. Osservai ogni elegante parte del suo volto, ogni punto che risplendeva di calore e felicità che radiavano da lui. «Cassian ha detto che sei stato lunatico. Perché?»

Credevo a Cassian, ma Rhys non era stato affatto lunatico attorno a me. Ogni volta che il mio compagno mi guardava negli ultimi tempi, solo puro amore risplendeva nei suoi occhi.

Non mi sarei mai scordata il momento in cui avevamo scoperto che portavo in grembo nostro figlio, quel bellissimo bambino che l’Intagliaossa mi aveva mostrato. Ero seduta davanti ad un cavalletto nella galleria, durante la tarda serata, dipingendo un incubo che avevo avuto il giorno prima.

I bambini erano tornati a casa, ed ero restata da sola, il che era inusuale in quei giorni, e mi era rimasta qualche rara energia in eccesso dopo le lezioni. Le cose che i bambini dipingevano spesso mi facevano piangere, anche se ero sempre attenta a nascondere le lacrime. Ma nonostante la quantità di emozioni complesse che quella giornata di lavoro mi aveva scatenato, si era dimostrato gratificante in un modo che non avrei mai potuto immaginare. In un modo che tutta la mia considerevole magia non mi aveva mai fatto provare.

E l’unica cosa da fare con quelle emozioni era dipingerle.

L’incubo mi aveva lasciata sbilanciata tutto il giorno, restando nella mia mente come una specie di livido. Ero tornata Sotto la Montagna, ad affrontare nuovamente la mia seconda sfida, quegli spuntoni irregolari che scendevano per impalarmi se non avessi tirato la giusta leva in tempo. In qualche modo ero tornata analfabeta, incapace di decifrare i segni sul muro, costretta a scegliere a caso la mia salvezza o la mia fine. Rhys mi aveva salvata, allora, ma nel sogno, lui non c’era.

Solo Amarantha era presente, il re di Hybern un’ombra dietro di lei, ed in qualche modo nessuno sapeva dove fossi, che ero stata riportata lì perché lei aveva capito che la prima volta ne ero uscita imbrogliando, e non sarei mai uscita, mai uscita, mai uscita…

Quello era stato l’ultimo pensiero che ho avuto prima di costringermi a svegliarmi, madida di sudore, il cuore che mi martellava nel petto. Rhys si mosse, mettendomi al suo fianco, la sua ala che copriva entrambi, e nonostante mi accoccolai al suo calore ed alla sua forza, il sonno non mi ritrovò.

Quindi attesi finché i bambini non avevano lasciato lo studio quel giorno, prima di prendere una tela nera e la mia tavolozza. Mi preparai una tazza di the alla menta piperita e radice di liquerizia, poi presi il pennello.

Avevo dipinto quell’incubo per quasi due ore, la schiena rivolta alla porta, quando Rhys entrò. Rimase completamente in silenzio. Non era l’appagato silenzio in cui rimaneva a volte mentre mi osservava dipingere. Era puro silenzio scioccato.

Mi girai verso di lui in tempo per vederlo crollare sulle ginocchia.

E poi si mise a piangere e a ridere e l’unica cosa che riuscii a capire dal suo balbettare estatico fu una parola: bambino. Mi alzai dallo sgabello. Stavo piangendo anche io quando mi lanciai tra le sue braccia, buttandoci a terra entrambi, e mi appoggiò una mano sulla pancia, in meraviglia.

Qualcosa era cambiato nel mio odore da quando l’avevo lasciato quella mattina, forse anche da quando se n’erano andati i bambini. Alla fine la vita si era radicata dentro di me.

Restammo stesi sul pavimento, le nostre risate e le lacrime mischiate assieme e, una volta che ci calmammo, lo baciai. I nostri vestiti svanirono subito dopo e lo cavalcai sul pavimento dello studio, lasciando che la luce dentro di me brillò sufficientemente forte da proiettare ombre nella stanza.

Ricominciò a piangere guardandomi muovere, lacrime silenziose che scivolavano lungo la notte stellata da lui emanata, e quando mi inclinai per leccarle via, venne così intensamente da far raggiungere anche a me l’apice del piacere.

Ed ora, proprio come aveva fatto quella volta nello studio, le sue dita iniziarono a tracciare pigri cerchi sul mio ventre, sui seni, già pesanti e doloranti in un modo che non aveva niente a che fare con il desiderio che stava crescendo tra le mie gambe. Era stato uno dei primi segni, oltre il vomito che nell’ultimo periodo era continuativo: i miei seni si erano gonfiati e facevano male.

Rhys fece un cerchio attorno ad uno dei miei capezzoli, che divenne turgido sotto il suo tocco. Lo osservò diventare un rilievo sotto la maglia, come un gatto osserva un topo.

«Rhys» dissi quando la mia domanda rimase senza risposta. «Perché Cassian ha detto che sei stato lunatico?»

Chiuse la bocca attorno ad un mio seno, i denti che mi graffiavano attraverso la maglia. «Non c’è un motivo.»

«Bugiardo.» gli tirai i capelli, costringendolo a tirare su la testa. «Dimmelo.»

Si liberò dalla mia presa e mise il viso contro il lato del mio collo, abbassando il proprio corpo abbastanza da mostrarmi come sarebbe andata a finire. Non riuscii a fermare i miei fianchi dallo scontrarsi con i suoi. Un altro segno: Ero stata tremendamente affamata. E non solo di cibo.

C’erano state notti in cui avevo a malapena aspettato che Rhys entrasse in camera da letto prima di strappargli i vestiti di dosso, prima di crollare sulle ginocchia per prendere in profondità nella mia bocca il suo membro, o chiedergli di scoparmi contro il muro. C’erano giorni interi in cui scoprivo di avere bisogno di averlo dentro di me, che usai i miei poteri da daemati per chiedergli di incontrarmi alla casa di città per pranzo, dato che era più vicino allo studio, rispetto alla nostra nuova casa.

Quella adorabile, perfetta casa che avevamo costruito, con una camera per bambini che, volesse il Calderone, sarebbe stata occupata verso la fine della primavera.

Rhys fece combaciare la mia interminabile fame con la sua. A volte lo facevamo lentamente, assaporando ogni centimetro dell’altro, l’incarnazione di quello che significa fare l’amore. Altre volte, solitamente, erano pure, rudi scopate. Solo quella mattina, ero stata così assalita dal desiderio che eravamo a malapena riusciti a fare colazione in privato nella nostra stanza, prima che gli andassi sopra cavalcandolo fino a che non restammo entrambi privi di sensi dal piacere.

Chiesi a Madja a riguardo il giorno precedente, se fosse una cosa… normale volerlo così tanto.

«Sì» aveva risposto, con gli occhi che luccicavano. «Molte gestanti non ne parlano, ma ha a che fare con l’essenza alterante del tuo corpo. Non so dirti perché succede, ma è normale. Goditi ogni momento.»

Rhys disse contro il mio collo «Sono stato lunatico perché non ho dormito.» Mi leccò lungo la gola e la sua mano si fece strada nei miei pantaloni. Non lo fermai, non quando le sue dita trovarono l’umidità che lo attendeva. Emise un ringhio soddisfatto. «Visto?»

Sapevo che stava cercando una copertura e lo lasciai fare. Avevo imparato che Rhys mi avrebbe detto cosa lo preoccupava quando sarebbe stato pronto a farlo. Forse Cassian aveva interpretato male il suo comportamento, forse era rivolto verso mia sorella.

Sapevo che era improbabile.

Ma mentre Rhys fece scivolare le sue dita dentro di me, seguendo un perfido ritmo lento, lasciai stare. Era sempre stata una parte della nostra amicizia: darci a vicenda il tempo di decidere quando eravamo pronti a parlare.

E poi c’era il nostro accordo finale, marchiato con l’inchiostro su di noi da quando avevamo sconfitto Hybern… Gli diedi un bacio profondo, la lingua che si aggrovigliava alla sua. Non avremmo passato un momento in questo mondo senza l’altro. Potevo solo pregare che il nostro bambino, un giorno, trovasse un amore del genere.

Rhys mi portò sull’orlo dell’orgasmo e poi la sua mano ed i miei vestiti sparirono. Si sbottonò i pantaloni con tremenda lentezza, guardandomi in faccia mentre liberava la sua considerabile lunghezza. Continuò a guardarmi per tutto il tempo mentre scivolava dentro di me in un’unica, potente spinta, sembrava assaporare ogni mio gemito e supplica senza fiato mentre si muoveva dentro di me.

Come se lo stesse memorizzando, tutto quanto.

Quando fummo entrambi ansimanti, il viso di Rhys ancora affossato contro il mio collo, le mie dita che si aggrovigliavano pigramente nella sua maglia madida di sudore, dissi «Sembra reale ora che anche gli altri lo sanno.»

Rhys sapeva a cosa mi riferivo. «C’è ancora una persona de informare.»

Sorrisi, tirandogli i capelli per costringerlo a guardarmi. Rhys obbedì, guardandomi in faccia. «Vuoi essere te a dirlo a Mor o posso farlo io?»

Lui la conosceva da più tempo, ma io la consideravo la mia più cara amica.

Una sorella, forse anche più di quelle che avevo già.

«Credo che dovremmo lasciare che glielo dica lui» disse Rhys, indicando la mia pancia.

Alzai un sopracciglio. «Come?»

Sorrise ironicamente. «La prossima volta che Mor sarà a casa, lasceremo scendere lo scudo attorno a te. Vediamo quanto ci vuole prima che ti senta. E che senta lui.»

Ricambiai il sorriso. «Mi piace.» Già desideravo avere modo di catturare la faccia di Mor in quel momento. Feci scorrere una mano lungo i capelli setosi di Rhys. «Hai qualche nome in mente?»

Rhys fece un sorrisino. «Oh, sì.»

«Non mi fido affatto di quel sorriso.»

«Perché?» si tirò indietro e con un’ondata della sua magia, ci trovammo entrambi puliti. Repressi la crescente fame che mi si era scatenata guardandolo risistemarsi nei pantaloni. «Non gli darei mai un nome ridicolo.»

«Non ti credo.» Gli toccai il naso. «Il tuo cognome…»

«Non parliamo del mio cognome» disse, mordicchiandomi la punta del dito.

Risi. «Va bene.»

Ma i suoi occhi si oscurarono «E se lo chiamassimo come tuo padre?»

Il mio cuore si tese. «Ti andrebbe davvero bene?»

«Ma certo.»

Dovetti inghiottire il nodo che mi si era formato in gola mentre mi tirai su per sedermi, fronte a fronte con lui. «Magari come secondo nome, ma… no. Voglio che nostro figlio abbia un nome suo.»

Nostro figlio. Le parole erano strane, ma splendide sulla mia lingua.

Rhys annuì, il viso si addolcì, come se le parole avessero commosso anche lui.

Potevo già vedere il padre che sarebbe diventato, lo vedevo ridere mentre lanciava il nostro bambino per aria, lo vedevo sonnecchiare con il bimbo su quel divano, un libro aperto sulle gambe. Nostro figlio non avrebbe mai, neanche per un istante, dubitato di essere amato ed apprezzato. E Rhys sarebbe andato fino alla fine del mondo per proteggerlo.

Sorrisi a quel sogno ad occhi aperti, le mani che già volevano disegnare quelle scene.

Rhys emise un mormorio di contemplazione. «Che ne dici di Nyx?»

Sbattei le palpebre. «Nyx?»

Rhys indicò una delle pareti di libri nello studio. Un tomo rilegato in pelle fluttuò verso le sue dita aperte. Senza dire una parola aprì su una pagina e me lo passò.

Lessi il testo all’interno. «Un’antica dea della notte?»

«Più o meno dei tempi del Forziere, in realtà» disse Rhys. «È per lo più dimenticata, ora, ma mi piace come suona il suo nome. Perché non usarlo per un maschietto?»

«Nyx» riflettei ancora, il nome che riecheggiava nel silenzio dello studio. Mi passai un dito tatuato sulla pancia. La mano di Rhys si sovrappose alla mia ed entrambi sorridemmo alla piccola vita che si stava formando nel mio corpo.

«Nyx» dissi un’ultima volta, e avrei potuto giurare che un potere baciato dalla notte emerse in risposta.

Rhys trattenne il respiro, come se avesse sentito anche lui quel nucleo di potere.

Insieme, guardammo le nostre mani congiunte, il mio ventre sotto di esse.

Insieme, guardammo nostro figlio, ed offrii i miei silenziosi ringraziamenti alla Madre per il bellissimo futuro che era sbocciato di fronte a noi.

#acosf #acosf capitoli bonus #acosf bonus chapters #sjm #capitoli bonus #bonus chapters #feysand #rhysand #feyre archeron

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moononastring · 2 years

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I appreciate that Feyre is self-aware. Both her and Nesta focused more on how what happened to Elain made them feel because Elain kept/keeps her trauma to herself.

#feyre archeron #elain archeron #this is from the feysand bonus pov!#you’re meant to read it after chapter 21 is which is what I’m doing lol #gigi reads acosf

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Just a reminder, Feysand and Azriel had a ACOSF bonus chapter. I think it's pretty telling that, as of right now, Elain can't carry a mere 10 pages of content on her own.🤷 Maybe it's because she is underdeveloped and SJM is finally building the tension needed for her story in the last book? 🤔🤔🤔

#acosf #acosf paperback #i don't hate Elain i just don't know enough about her yet to like her #feysand bonus chapter #azriel bonus chapter #elain archeron is so undeveloped it's criminal #but i can see she's going to serve us some yearning #sjm is playing the long game with Elucien #gwynriel #Elucien #anti e/riel

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lidiacervos · 2 years

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#I am begging people to think for 5 seconds before making claims #Bloomsbury gave out exclusive rights to for both bonus chapters #BN was giving rights to the feysand acosf bonus for their hardcover #so obviously their exclusive paperback will have the same #that’s it #azriel’s bonus was given to books a million #they can’t trade because then they’d no longer be the exclusives Bloomsbury promised #it has nothing to do with what is happening in acotar5

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kayla-2 · 7 months

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It’s time……

#acotar #acomaf #acosf bonus chapter #feysand #elain #elriel #inner circle #pro elain #pro elriel #Feyre #Rhysand #acowar

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lesolehabitantdelalune · 9 months

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“ 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘩𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ��𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮.

𝘐 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. ”

- Acosf (Feysand’s Bonus Chapter) by @sjmaas ✨

Art by @/ehmandinha (insta)

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Elain & Azriel are EndGame

Azriel’s bonus chapter: semi-essay on my thoughts

This post will be a long one. The shipwar has been going on for far too long, and there's a possiblity that we'll be getting closure soon. So, I want to put my thoughts out there. For Obvious reasons, I could be very wrong, but this is what I think based on canon text: (Ignore any errors..I haven't edited this, and I'm sure there are many posts like this that are way more articulate)

Elriel are endgame. If they’re not then Azriel is kinda pathetic and having him end-up with anyone else is bad writing and character assassination. (Which we sadly won’t put past sjm but I don’t think she would..at least I hope)

1- Elain has no other love interest. Yes, Lucien is her mate but we have hinted at a broken/rejected mating bond for the longest time when it comes to these two so having them accept it eventually is going to be quite underwhelming, repetitive and boring. Even Lucien seems to have given up/isn’t interested in bridging that gap between them, which we’re told in both acofas and acosf. Unless you want to count the longing pointed out by Cassian, although Cassian also pointed out that Lucien was also uncomfortable when he mentioned his mate. To add on, there is no sexual tension between the two, and we know how important that is for sjm’s couple. You can't keep whining "but Elain isn't giving him a chance, if only she gave him a chance, then maybe this and maybe that" Elain is not a seprate entity, she is what SJM writes, Sjm could have written that but she did not yet and I'm not sure if she will. It feels too late at this point, she had already shown us that Elain has feelings for someone else aka Azriel. The author doesn't have to spell everything out for us to understand to what's going on. Sarah usually makes it clear who's endgame. and she literally is. So, it would be very sudden and out of the blue if Lucien and Elain were to end up together when she had never shown it before. When even Azriel pointed this out “I think Lucien will never be good enough for her, and she has no interest in him, anyway” people can say Rhys killed elriel, that the bonus chapter ended them. But this line right here tells us otherwise! First we know Azriel and Elain can read each other so well that they don’t need words, and then Azriel tells us this. He’s literally telling us that Elain does not want Lucien.

We also cannot compare elucien to Feysand or Nessian in the “enemies to lovers" department, because these two seem to hardly care about each other. For obvious reasons she wouldn’t accept or reject Lucien in a book that isn’t hers. But if they do end up together I’d feel robbed that she had more sexual tension with Azriel than she did with Lucien. And we know that Nessian and Feysand had sexual tension before getting together. Most of what we got from Elain and Lucien was awkwardness, and discomfort. Not a single spark. Furthermore, it would feel like Azriel was just leading Elain own. Plus their romance (Lucien and Elain) would not feel organic, only getting with Lucien because she felt rejected by Azriel, which doesn’t give epic romance no matter how sjm tries to spin it. It would always make Lucien seem like the second choice.

2- Azriel regifting the necklace was a dickhead move, and offensive to both girls. Anyone thinking the regifting of the necklace ended elriel or started gwynriel is delusional and clearly doesn’t know how the romance genre works. (should’ve thrown the gift in the Sidra like Cassain did) I can’t believe Rhys isn’t paying Azriel enough that he felt the need to return the necklace to the shop instead of throwing it. Senstive Illyrian baby indeed.

3- Rhys saying stay away from Elain (can we take a moment to appreciate how sexy Rhys was for pulling rank, he really made the ship more interesting now) and Azriel actually listening to him?? When he told him you can’t order me to do that. shit would be underwhelming if Azriel actually stayed away? Hello? Secret relationship potential ? Hello? Forbidden romance potential ??? The tropes would be epic. Sjm had never done that. And I’m not saying she will, but this is how I see it playing out. + Azriel saying it was a mistake to Elain, and Elain apologizing?? The fact she was confused/hurt and probably thought she misunderstood the whole situation? SHE IS BABYGIRL?? Regardless, Azriel saying it was a mistake and it being a mistake is NOT it. This is not how romance works most of the time. This is such a basic romantic trope, why are a lot of people misinterepting it? Elain deserves better, and sjm isn’t about to hurt Elain’s feelings without making it up to her. And she’s definitely not making Azriel end up with another girl before he fixes that shit. I will be needing a proper apology to Elain.

4- Whenever people think of the bonus chapter they weigh in Azriel’s feelings far more than Elain’s. It’s clear that Elain and Azriel’s feelings are MUTUAL, ignore the bonus chapter and it’s right there in the actual book. I don’t think Elain got the memo that Azriel had a conversation with another girl after he hurt her feelings which made him realize he’s in love all of a sudden. *sarcasm* that would be very out of character for Azriel.

5- His chest sparkling at the thought of Gwyn getting the necklace was so??? I have been saying he’s for the streets and yes this was out of pocket. So, I understand people shipping them. However it could mean anything really, you can't continue saying that Gwyn in the bonus has to mean something, and that that spark must mean somethig but continue to disreagrd every single Elriel interaction like they mean nothing. Because for it to be taken as romance we’d have to ignore the beginning of the bonus, the feysand’s bonus acosf/acomaf/acowar and acofas. + we could easily take this in a platonic way, which is how I viewed it when I read the bonus. Not everything has to be romantic. And sjm will NOT introduce a new guy to make him end up with Elain since we already established Elain doesn’t want Lucien and Lucien doesn’t want her either.

6- I know that a lot of people have theories about Gwyn being a lightsinger and all of this happening because of her powers (While I do think this is very smart, it wasn’t something I thought of so I won’t talk about it). I do think it’s possible, and all the theories I saw were really cool but idk where sjm is going with this, so to make it simple I do think it could be because she’s his student, she went through a lot it could simply be platonic happiness that a girl who went through so much is going to be happy about something. Even if it was a secondhand necklace specifically picked with ANOTHER girl in mind PLUS I do think sjm wanted drama, and for people to doubt elriel cuz now they have all these obstacles, so Gwyn would be the easy choice, but the second choice regardless. The relationship would feel icky and I genuinely cannot see the potential gwynriels keep talking about. I would take the ship a lot more seriously if a) he didn’t regift her another girl’s necklace b) there was more to them in the actual book. c) he wasn’t still upset about it 3 days later…

7- There’s a high possibility Gwyn never even got the necklace..

He gave it to Clotho not Gwyn, he didn’t want his name mentioned, and then said if any other girl would like it to give it to them: the aim was to get rid of Elain’s necklace. It’s sort of a parallel with Cassain throwing away Nesta’s present.

I think it’s possible that Azriel went there because he knows how much the girls in the library have suffered, especially since his mom did too, it's possible he thought "okay this is a pretty necklace, I don't want to hold onto the reminder of what could've been, so instead of throwing it let another girl be happy about it. At least it won’t go to waste”

Clotho could tell there was something wrong, like maybe she sensed the energy and decided ayeee let me keep this aside for him, he might come back and ask for it.

The bonus did not happen at the end of the book

If Azriel was truly in love with Gwyn now /or he wanted her/ or more between them was going to happen/ or they were mates according to some theories we could have AT LEAST gotten more after the bonus.

We know the bonus happened after solstice.

Nesta mentions that Azriel was stone-faced and more aloof than usual, he wouldn’t even give her a smile. That was 3 days after the necklace situation. I think it would’ve been a great opportunity to highlight any attraction between Azriel and Gwyn.

Maybe he sees the necklace around her neck, maybe Nesta and Emerie compliment Gwyn’s necklace, or Gwyn telling them she doesn’t know who it’s from, maybe they tease her that someone might have a crush on her. Nesta could’ve pointed out that Azriel was looking at Gwyn’s necklace.or looking at Gwyn in some sort of way. Literally anything.

Anyone pointing out the way Azriel and Gwyn looked at each other. A charged glance perhaps. Literally ANYTHING. We only got him looking at her with admiration which is very teacher coded.

If sjm hadn’t made Nesta realize Azriel had a thing for Elain then maybe gwnyriel would’ve been more appealing to me. But no, Nesta noticed. This doesn’t mean nothing people.

aside from that we got nothing romantic, but a part of the fandom still acts like we need to exile Elain because she’s coming between Gwyn and Azriel’s epic love story.

Not everyone has access to the bonus.

The Azriel chapter was only in ONE store in the US, but Feysand’s bonus chapter was in 3 stores in the US and UK. I don't know but something tells me it’s more important. Soooo if SJM would do a love interest switch she would not do it in a bonus chapter, and wouldn’t be highlighting the Az/Elain interactions in ACOSF as much as she did.

Feyre’s chapter focuses on Elain, it literally tells us Elain is next once we’re done helping Nesta. EASY MATH. and the Azriel bonus also focuses on elriel/Azriel’s feelings. ENDGAME MATERIAL RIGHT HERE.

But the girls swear up and down that Gwyn and Azriel’s book is next because of a secondhand necklace.

Let’s assume elriels are the delusional ones (like so many of them say), how do we explain these.

Casual readers who usually read books and aren’t on the internet and aren’t looking for bonus content (wish that was me) (lord knows I skipped every bonus chapter in throne of glass and crescent city and I wasn’t confused about anything. Not even once) so they’d expect answers for

The Charged glance between Azriel and Elain

Azriel following the sound of Elain’s laughter.

Elain looking away when Azriel smiled at her during family dinner, Cassian god bless him that idiot could NOT piece all of that together. BUT it was still highlighted through his POV ???

His secret to tell never hers (and we do learn of that secret in the bonus but people who didn’t read it could only guess so they’d want a confirmation) and sjm did say in one of her lives that Nesta learns of one of Azriel’s secrets (she looked all giddy about it)... and that Azriel is going through some shit right now…and we learn why from the bonus chapter.

Cassian being confused that it seems like Azriel moved on from Mor

Nesta pointing out that Elain moved on from Graysen

Cassian wondering why Elain is lying about where she’s going. (I viewed this as her avoiding Azriel but idk)

Azriel’s protectiveness of Elain. He gives mate behavior without the mate part. (I will hit him on the head though omg let my girl do something)

Elain willing to look for the troves even when Nesta wasn’t, the girl wants to do something (her journey is coming next)

Nesta wondering if Elain is training with Azriel or the twins (who are spies that were trained by Azriel !!!)

Feyre telling Azriel that Elain got him beat for secret keeping. Sure it might sound delusional but Elain keeps being compared to Az/being a spy and maybe this could be a thing.

Elain speaking back to her sisters about them treating her like a child?? Hello finally

The way Elain’s mother only treated her like a pretty doll which shaped up Elain’s whole life??? I want this from Elain’s POV sooo bad

In conclusion, we’re not pausing Elain’s story so Azriel can end up with a side character in a spinoff about an og side character, we’re sticking to our og side characters for now.

Azriel being over Mor because of Elain, and Elain moving on from Graysen because of Azriel only for Elain to get over Azriel to be with Lucien (who we got nothing from aside a mating bond..) and for Az to get over Elain and questioning fate for her…only to end up with gwyn…like I don’t think anyone could take Azriel’s feelings seriously if this happens. Shit will be too goofy. Because if he ends up with Gwyn who says he won’t move on to the next pretty girl he sees afterwards.

To add to that, what plot would we have for Azriel and Gwyn. We'll get more Valkyries training, more healing journey so the plot would have to be paused for this. Nesta’s book was mostly about her healing journey and friendship, while it was nice I don’t want a repeat for the next book. Especially since we know the Rite took a toll on Gwyn, she went back to the library, wasn’t even sure she would make it to Nessian’s mating ceremony. This doesn’t give the protagonist of the next book to me. Or "I thought it was pretty obvious"

Elain’s healing journey had started in ACOWAR, she got her friends in ACOWAR. Now is their TIME to do something!! She is next.

Closing thoughts on what I think would happen based off each ship happening:

If elriel happens = new sjm couple dynamic/interesting plot. Fresh sjm protagonist that is unlike sjm's others + we don’t ignore all the foreshadowing and hints. We follow the love triangle we set up in the og trilogy + finally get a rejected mating bond. And instead of warrior training we might get spy training and instead of physical power (as far as we know) we get something more mental. Again this is very new for sjm + there’s a lot to Elain’s power that we don’t know and since Azriel was the one who found out what she was, I think it would make more sense for him to know how to help her. Imagine the sexual tension during training..yes please. I hope sjm doesn’t rob me. Elain is really mysterious, we got Nesta’s inner thoughts before her book but we still haven't gotten a peep about Elain’s inner thoughts and I’m just dying to know more. AND THE STAKES!

1) Rhys forbidding Azriel from Elain, 2) Elain’s mating bond,3) Azriel’s self doubt and how he doesn’t think he’s good enough. 4) The blood duel and the political mess we could get into. (Lucien probs won't but what if Beron would, the breeding potential, A seer must be a powerful thing she can see things others can't and I think that’s valuable. If Eris thought Nesta was valuable as cauldron made and there was no potential there, so The Autumn court probably feels even more entitled to Elain) We have high inner and outer stakes. I have a feeling SJM will fumble all this potential but a girl can dream

If elucien happens = another successful mating bond + “enemies” to lovers sort of but they won’t ever be mean to each other so maybe not enemies, just dislike and awkwardness to friends to lovers? We ignore the hints about a rejected bond and in mating bonds we trust. We also ignore all the elriel hints, and their mutual feelings. We follow the love triangle set up in the og trilogy. I don’t think Lucien could train her in anything? Maybe self defense, Idk Sarah could pull something, but I don’t see Elain leaving her circle of friends but neither do I see Lucien settling in the night court and leaving his own friends. There are no stakes but Elain’s and Lucien’s awkwardness around each other + Elain’s feelings for Azriel. Elain’s and Lucien’s plot connects though so at least there’s that, SJM could ship them off on a mission together and make them get closer. Forced proximity sort of thing.

If gwynriel happens then = we lost the whole plot, ignored the foreshadowing and hints found in the actual book. Mentor to lovers, civil with each other. Azriel has to move on from Elain first though and that could be icky. Healing journey, more Valkyries training. So we pick up from where we left off in acosf, and we’d see Azriel trying to get her to come out of the Library, or he goes to visit her there until she agrees to come out again. Maybe if Gwyn is a lightsinger then idk more training with Azriel? Again, no stakes but Gwyn’s trauma and Azriel’s self doubt oh and also his feelings for Elain. But that’s it, Gwyn as of now does not connect to the overall plot with the troves (she’s not made therefore she can’t use them) or koschei. So I don’t see us making her go on a mission like that. I’ve seen a lot of gwynriles saying Gwyn has spy potential idk where, but she could barely keep a secret for Nesta so I highly doubt she’d be keeping secrets for the IC.

Ps: the original koschei plot is 3 sisters marrying 3 very powerful wizards and like idk 3 sisters 3 brothers…we can have a retelling ya know

#elriel #pro elain #azriel shadowsinger #acotar #a court of thorns and roses #Azriel's bonus #anti g*ynriel #anti el*cien #elain archeron #acofas #acosf

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The Asteri, the Daglan, and Prythian's Court System

Disclaimer: this is a stupidly massive crack theory that could end up being disastrously wrong. Oh well.

Spoilers: the ACOTAR and CC series to date (I'm halfway through HOFAS right now, slowly plodding along, so nothing beyond that).

Image from ACOSF, Kindle edition.

Buckle up for some more of my nonsense! I think I could have discovered why Prythian's land has the Court and High Lord Systems. This theory still has a couple of wrinkles to iron out, but it's plausible, so I figured I'd share what I've got.

A massive thank you goes to @ladynightcourt3 and @psychologynerd for our chat yesterday morning, which led to this post. I love you guys! 💜

Full warning that this will A) be absolutely cracked, and B) contains Maasverse spoilers, including from HOFAS (up to around 40% I think), but I was mulling over what I'd read so far and this popped into my mind.

Part 1 - The Court System

Bryce made, I think, one hell of an assumption when she said the following in HOFAS:

Vesperus, the only Asteri left on this world, lay dead. - CC HOFAS, chapter 26

@wingedblooms and I have previously theorised that some of the barren regions in Prythian may be so because the death gods were trapped there, drinking the magic of the land, rendering it spent - lifeless - and possibly unable to power up a gateway to an interstellar rift. We both also think it's very interesting that one Elain Archeron was referred to as “a rose bloom in a mud field,” but I digress.

However, in HOFAS, we learnt that there was a Daglan/Asteri, called Vesperus (who considered herself the Evening Star and their god), trapped in a crystal coffin far below the Prison, which was once a land of Dusk.

The female’s long nails scraped along the lid of the coffin. She didn’t look at them as she tested the lid for weaknesses. “I am your god. I am your master. Do you not know me?” - CC HOFAS, chapter 24

It's interesting, no, that the region was named after the Daglan who ruled it? Was this common practice? Because we just so happened to learn, in Feysand’s ACOSF bonus chapter, that there was once an ancient Night Court goddess named Nyx.

You know, their son's namesake? Yikes. 🫣

“You may call me Vesperus.” The creature’s eyes glowed with irritation. “Are you related to Hesperus?” Bryce arched a brow at the name, so similar to one of Midgard’s Asteri. “The Evening Star?” “I am the Evening Star,” Vesperus seethed. - CC HOFAS, chapter 25

Silene, Theia's second daughter, who “escaped into the night,” gave us further information that appeared - to me, at least - to be incomplete. Or perhaps inaccurate? She had been taught by her mother, so she could have been fed certain things as facts. For example, was the land of Prythian really divvied up into seasons and times of day before the Daglan came to town?

The land strengthened. It returned to what it had been before the Daglan’s arrival millennia before. We returned to what we’d been before that time, too, creatures whose very magic was tied to this land. Thus the land’s powers became my mother’s. Dusk, twilight—that’s what the island was in its long-buried heart, what her power bloomed into, the lands rising with it. It was, as she said, as if the island had a soul that now blossomed under her care, nurtured by the court she built here. - CC HOFAS, chapter 19

The Cauldron was of our world, our heritage. But upon arriving here, the Daglan captured it and used their powers to warp it. To turn it from what it had been into something deadlier. No longer just a tool of creation, but of destruction. And the horrors it produced … those, too, my parents would turn to their advantage. - CC HOFAS, chapter 19

My sister and I grew older. My mother educated us herself, always reminding us that though the Daglan had been vanquished, evil lived on. Evil lurked beneath our very feet, always waiting to devour us. - CC HOFAS, chapter 19

Reading between the lines, I think it's just possible to link the powers of each land with the Daglan who once ruled over them. Perhaps each region - each “precursor” to a modern day Court - had a Daglan/Asteri buried underneath a barren peak, or in a body of water? Is this why the lands have frozen seasons, pools of starlight*, or powers based upon the light of the time of day? Because of a monster buried far, far below the surface?!

*Is there a Daglan entombed in a crystal coffin far below the surface, or is it a cache of firstlight, one that may be refuelled each Calanmai? Or, as @psychologynerd has suggested, is there a Made object of power that will draw Elain to the Spring Court?

Our home had been left empty since we’d vanished. As if the other Fae thought it cursed. So I made it truly cursed. Damned it all. - CC HOFAS, chapter 21

Despite my efforts to hide what this place had once been, a terrible, ancient power hung in the air. It was as my mother had warned us when we were children: evil always lingered, just below us, waiting to snatch us into its jaws. So I went to find another monster to conceal it. - CC HOFAS, chapter 21

I left, wandering the lands for a time, seeing how they had moved on without Theia’s rule. They’d splintered into several territories, and though they were not at war, they were no longer the unified kingdom I had known. - CC HOFAS, chapter 21

As a quick aside, I still suspect that Fionn may have been a Daglan - or similar, perhaps an Under King - who tricked Theia into thinking him a normal faerie and used her to overthrow his peers in order to gain more land for himself. It seems exactly like something a rogue Asteri would do.

Like I suggested earlier, could each region be named for its ruler? Because the names of at least one of the Midgard Asteri was, shall we say, coincidentally similar to the Daglan of Prythian, and others appear to match at least the solar courts.

Solar:

Dawn - Eosphoros

Day - Rigelus

Dusk - Hesperus

Night - Sirius

Seasonal (incomplete/unsure/probably incorrect):

Spring - Austrus?

Summer - Octartis?

Autumn - ?

Winter - Polaris?

As I said, the Midgardian Asteri don't perfectly match up to the seasonal Prythian courts, but it's too close to not consider as a possibility, imo.

Perhaps the lands of Midgard were broken up into solar regions and something else that wasn't seasonal? But given the Vesperus/Hesperus competition... maybe whatever species Asteri and/or Daglan are are strongest when travelling with a full complement of powers? And each "clan" (for lack of a better word) that travelled together had dawn, day, dusk, and night “lights,” as well as spring, summer, autumn and winter lights? Could it weaken them to be without a full cohort of powers? As @ladynightcourt3 said, it would explain why they were so upset about Sirius. Could Rigelus be hoping for a replacement to find them and return them to full strength, and that's why he keeps an empty throne?

Part 2 - The High Lords

No one knew that the infant who sometimes glowed with starlight had inherited it from me. That it was the light of the evening star. The dusk star. - CC HOFAS, chapter 21

An Asteri being buried under each Court could explain the high lord magic as well.The HLs are “a different breed,” per Lucien. Did the Asteri/Daglan need a Starborn Fae who is predisposed to holding, or withstanding, their magic? If this is the case, it would explain why the next in line to inherit the power - or who the magic chooses - isn't always a direct descendant of the previous high lord. Does it pass to the Fae with the strongest Starborn blood? And why the mountain shook when Mor got her first period. There has to be a Daglan/Asteri buried under the Hewn City.

That being said, why is it only men who can inherit the magic, and not women, especially when we now know that high ladies used to exist? Did Theia's betrayal made them distrust females in general, or was it something Seline did? Or is it because the women have the most/purest/strongest, starborn power, so did the men keep them down to use them as “breeding stock” in order to legitimise their rule, similar to what Pelias did with Helena?

Part 3 - Further Thoughts

I still wonder how Hybern and Hel could come into play here, because I think those lands are linked. A Valg/Hel Prince population on a different island?

@psychologynerd noted that we’ve previously connected the solar and seasonal courts, such Dawn = Spring, Day = Summer etc., and that it would track for Autumn and Dusk - an appropriately matched pair - to migrate together to Midgard. As an aside, this could tie in with the parallels shared by Azriel and Lucien, who may be/are linked to Dusk and Autumn. What if their power was connected via their “stars”?

@ladynightcourt3 wondered if Hesperus may have changed her name, hence Vesperus’ anger.

I can understand how a Daglan's presence may impart their magic into the land, especially if they're left buried - steeping? - in the soil for millennia, but how would that magic shape the faeries living there? Is it like I suggested in this post, that prolonged exposure to a powerful object allows a tie to be forged?

A bonus crack theory for fun - what if Merrill is a trapped Asteri? Either Nyx or Sirius, whom Apollion ate, and perhaps she escaped the pit of Hel through the base of the House of Wind library; nobody knows where she came from, she's descended from Rabbath of the Western Wind… her room is described as a cell and she called Nesta “girl” like Amren - an ancient - did. I dunno, but there's something about Merrill.

As always, thank you for reading! 💜

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