The High Lady of the Dusk Court- Part 7
HA! YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONE! THINK AGAIN!
Ester is still in the Summer Court waiting for her next test while reading a book in her spare time.
One of maids tells her that the High Lords are in a meeting.
Ester wants to go but the staff reminds her that she's not needed, making her feel unwanted.
Ester: (sighs) Not again
Emily: Don't feel bad Singer
Alice: Yeah, you'll get to go to the next one
Ester: You said that 5 meetings ago
The maids returns and tell her that the High Lords' thrones will be arriving soon for a cleaning.
Ester is about to wave her off until she gets an idea
Ester: Actually could you let me know when they're finished cleaning?
Maid: Of course Your Highness
After an hour or so, the thrones are finished and Ester smirks evilly.
The young shadow singer makes her way to the throne room to see all 7 of the High Lords' actual thrones
Kallas's throne is coated in nothing but ice itself.
Eris's is created with amber with flame coming out of the pillars
Tarquin's is a resemblance of a water bed but with actual fish swimming in it
Tamlin's is completely filled with nothing but vines decorated in flowers.
Helion's is purified with light from the sun itself.
Thesan's is a little bit darker than Helion's but the light is just as the peek of the throne itself.
And Rhysand's is pure black with hint of purple, surrounded by shadows at the bottom.
Ester is very impressed. "What do you think girls? Should we?"
"Yes."-Emily
"Duh."-Emerald
"Absolutely"-Alice
Ester sits in Kal's chair first. It's cool to the touch and grows colder as she sits longer, forcing the shadow singer to get off.
"It's like frostbite but on your ass"-Ester
She then sits in Eris's chair. Hot to the touch and would've burned her alive if not for getting off so quickly.
"YEOW! It's like hell in one chair!"-Ester
She quickly sits on the ice throne for a second to cool her bum before moving on to the next one
Tarquin's chair is very bouncy due to the water. The singer is very intrigued by the fish.
"They're so tiny. I wonder how they eat?"-Ester
Moving on to Tamlin, she's greeted by a chair first, but then the chair turns into a full on bed, making her as comfortable as possible.
"Woah. It's like I wanna fall asleep on flowers."-Ester
She refrains from plucking any of them, not wanting to ruin the design.
Now done with the season kingdoms, she moves onto the weather kingdoms.
The moment her body is cushion in Helion's chair, the sun literally shines on Ester, forcing her to look away from the ceiling. When she gets off, the lighting is gone and reappears when she tries it again.
"Wow, Helion likes to get a little something from everybody. Even the sun wants a piece of them."-Ester
Ester trots over to Thesan's chair, sitting on the soft fabric of the pillow. Nothing happens for a while until she gets a news report on her phone saying that the Dawn Court has restarted the day after only 4 hours of sunrise.
"Can Thesan travel through time"-Ester
Yeah, she'll ask him about that one later.
Lastly, the young singer makes her way to the Night throne, avoiding the guarding shadows that don't suspect her (thanks to her own shadows :P)
The throne squishes her with its own pillows, snuggling the girl in it's fabric.
"No wonder it's called the Night Court. Everyone always goes to sleep."-Ester
Ester gets off and looks at the entrance, neither of the High Lords showing up.
Realizing that the little troublemaker was free for a little while, she decides whether to stop for now, or try out the thrones yet again.
"Go for it"-Alice
She stays longer.
During that time, Ester thinks up of weird shenanigans for all 7 High Lords, mimicking their voices and impersonating their daily lives.
Eris (Ester): (Irritated voice) This chair isn't hot enough. It's on Extremely Hot. I want INFERNAL!!!!
Tamlin (Ester): (radiant yet polish voice while looking at herself in a mirror) Calm down, Eris. It's not the end of the world.
Eris (Ester): It is when there's no fire in your ass!
Tarquin (Ester): (distracted voice) Tam's right. Take a chill pill
Eris (Ester): Says the guy who keeps staring at his fishes.
Tarquin (Ester): (offended) They're called, FISHIES!
Kallias (Ester): (stroking his 'beard' in a wise old voice) The proper term is fishes, Quin.
Eris (Ester): Told ya
Tarquin (Ester): (pouts)
Helion (Ester): (Lazy voice) Ugh, you guys are too loud! Can't you see I'm going through a hangover?
Tamlin (Ester): Really, I thought that you were going through something important. Like your last one-night stand dumping you in less than an hour.
Tarquin/Eris (Ester): (Laughs)
Helion (Ester): I could have the light blind you forever if I could.
Tamlin (Ester): (smirks) But you can't.
Rhysand (Ester): (Angry voice) Enough with your taunts, Tamlin. I hate you!
Tamlin (Ester): What ever for?
Rhysand (Ester): I...I...I don't know, I just do.
Thesan (Ester): (Chill voice) Cool it dawg. Lets all just enjoy a little peace and quiet.
Eris (Ester): Oh no
Tarquin (Ester): (facepalm) Here we go again
Thesan (Ester): In, out, in-
Helion (Ester): That's it, I'm done.
Rhysand (Ester): We haven't even started the meeting
Helion (Ester): I'm too hung over for this shit.
Kallias (Ester): (In a deep voice) YOU SHALL NOT LEAVE!
All except Tamlin (Ester): (terrified)
Tarquin (Ester): Please don't hurt my fishies.
Eris (Ester): For the last time, it's NOT FISHIES!
Tamlin (Ester): You guys are giving me wrinkles
Thesan (Ester): (Not paying attention) In, out...
Helion (Ester): Is he still going
Rhysand (Ester): Someone please make it stop
Tarquin (Ester): Just take away his voice. It worked on Tamlin
Tamlin (Ester): Yeah, why don't you take his voice
Rhysand (Ester): Cause I like doing it on you (smirks)
2 hours later
Eris (Ester): THAT'S IT! YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUGGING ME FOR TOO LONG! I SHALL UNLEASH WAR UPON ALL THE COURTS!
Kallias (Ester): (Unphased) You won't even make it past my borders little fireling
Eris (Ester): (Anger) I'll show you fireling! AHHHHH-!
A cleared throat brings Ester out of her weird thoughts, coming faced to faced with all 7 High Lords
Some filled with curiosity while others filled with wanting an explanation.
Ester is blushes from head to toe
"Uh...how long have you guys been there?"-Ester
"Around the time where I was about to and I quote, 'Sun bathe for the 4th time today'"-Helion (smirks)
"Or was it around the time where 'I shall grow the second biggest flower bed you'll ever see'"-Tamlin
"I'm pretty sure we were at the part where I say 'Fishes is pronounced fishies'"-Tarquin
"Cool, cool,....I'll be dying in my room if any one needs me."-Ester
The poor embarrassed girl rushes to her room without another word.
"Uh guys, why did my husband just text me saying that my homeland has been have a sunrise every 15 seconds?"-Thesan
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My (many) questions after HOFAS
While writing my HOFAS review, I was thinking about the different perspectives and POVs the new book could have, since we are finally leaving Bryce and Hunt's story. Selfishly, I would love the focus to shift to Lidia and Ruhn. Not only because they became my top two favorite characters but because the possibilities for crossovers and connections with the other series are endless. I don't think there's a need, but let me just clarify that this is all speculation! And because I might remember something more in a few days, or weeks, or months, I’ll update this as I go along!
1) Lidia has some kind of connection with Aelin and Mala’s bloodline (she named her son after Brannon, after all!!) and since KoA and ACOSF share the same timeline, and HOFAS is set after ACOSF, Aelin is still very much alive and could somehow connect with Lidia! She seems to have an incredible amount of firepower, the likes of which we only saw with Aelin, so there’s definitely a connection there. And they are both trained assassins, for god's sake! And with the stags! She’s a Terrasen girl, through and through!
But again, how did the fae shifters come to Midgard if Erilea (I don’t think the name of the planet was ever revealed, so let’s stay with Erilea) was never conquered?! Another rift that opened and then closed? Is there any mention on ToG of that? I don’t remember… I might have to read it all again!
There's also the very interesting context in which Lidia's children were conceived, in a very similar ritual to Calanmai, from the Spring Court (ACOTAR). So how come two of SJM's series come together in Lidia's character?
2) Also, Ruhn and Rhysand would also be an interesting crossover. The similarities between the two go beyond those of Fae, it would be really interesting to explore that. Bryce didn't really explore these similarities when she met Rhysand, I wish she had. We know that Prythian is the home planet of the Fae, but definitely something linking Rhysand and Ruhn together.
Also think about the possibility, if Ruhn is connected or a descendant of Rhys's bloodline and Lidia of Aelin’s, then the two bloodlines are now united! AGAIN, SO MANY POSSIBILITIES, IM GETTING DIZZY!
So in a book where Lidia and Ruhn take center stage, imagine the power of that story!! I’m speechless just thinking about it!
3) The link between Wyrd and Urd got me thinking! Somewhere in HOSAB, when Bryce went to the under-king and he talked about Urd, when she was not a goddess but a force, “When she was a vat of life, a mother to all, a secret language of the universe?” (Yes I went looking for the quote, my mind is driving me insane). This secret language of the universe, could it be the wyrdmarks?! And if so, remember when Bryce killed Micah in the first CC and Micah said “The language is beyond that of this world. It is the language of universes.” Could Bryce’s tattoo be in wyrdmarks and if so that would mean that the Book of Breathing is also in wyrdmarks! Amren can read those! HOW?! HOW?? And what are wyrdmarks doing in acotar and crescent city?! There’s definitely a connection with ToG! It’s right here!
4) The Valg, the Asteri, the Daglan, the Princes of Hel, and... one hell of a mess, pun intended! By the end of HOFAS, we know that the Asteri and the Daglan are the same thing. I’ve been, however, wondering about the Valg. I don’t believe the Asteri are Valg. They don’t fit the same characteristics. Besides, in ToG is said that the Valg’s home planet was ruled by three kings, a planet made by pain, wind, and darkness, and the Asteri were originally seven and come from a forgotten planet in the cosmos. Besides, the Asteri feed on firstlight and the Valg don’t have that need. So I don’t think there’s a connection there.
However, in ACOMAF, when Bryce is fighting the Stryga and throws a brick in her face, the line reads “Bone crunched and she roared, black blood spraying.” This always stayed with me because it kept calling the Valg to my memory. The Valg have black blood as well. Also, the death gods feed on life just like the Valg, if I’m not mistaken! So could the death-gods be Valg? Do you know who else has black blood? The Reapers! In HOSAB, when Bryce strikes with the starlight sword it is said “And nothing had ever felt so right, so easy, as plunging the blade into the bony chest of the wounded Reaper. It arced, bellowing, black blood spurting from its withered lips.” So either it is a coincidence that all these creatures have black blood or there’s a connection! And considering the reapers originate from Hel, is there possibly a connection? However, it doesn’t quite make sense, because their home planet was ruled by three kings Erawan, Orcus, and Mantyx (let’s not forget that bitch Maeve). And in Hel, each layer is governed by a different prince, seven in total. So this is where I raise my hands and say I don’t know 🤷🏻♀️ where to go from here!
5) The whole issue of the Viper Queen! When Tharion went to the Viper Queen something’s raised “concern”. First, the blood oath! I only remember something like that being mentioned and talked about in ToG! Tharion was only able to escape because Ithan killed Sigrid and broke the bond! Remember at the end of HOSAB, after Tharion defected and VP ordered him to come back after Cormac’s death? He felt a pull of the bond that he couldn’t resist! Remember how the cadre were all Maeve’s prisoners with that same bond? It’s the same thing! And remember Tharion mentioning that her blood was darker than normal?!
Feel free to join this mess and give me more theories and your thoughts on all of it! I’m just going to figure all this out! And like I said, as I think of new things I’ll just update this!
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