You know what i just realised??? The Dooku apprenticeship line is LITERALLY REPEATING.
Sabine is such an homage to Anakin, she doesnt listen to her master, has authority issues, she thinks with her heart more than her head like when she left Ahsoka's ship to go look at the map alone because to her finding Ezra was more important than 'preventing a war'. Sounds like someone?? And a version of this trait is present in all the padawans since Qui-gon.
Ignorant at first: We all know about Anakin but even Obi wan was a stuck up, he wanted to follow the orders of the Council more than he heard what his master had to say.
Humility after loss: But after Qui Gon died he became humble, just like how Ahsoka was a miscreant who, when she was young, wanted to complete missions regardless of Anakin's advice but grew up to be more thoughtful of her surroundings and appreciated her master's words better after she lost him.
Feelings over Training: Ahsoka couldnt finish her training like Anakin couldnt finish his padawan's. But theres a relation to Obi Wan too. I think in a way Obi Wan couldnt complete Anakin's training either. Because the War got in the way.
The Clone Wars highlighted multiple times that a war was no time for a padawan like Ahsoka to learn how to become a jedi. The jedi had to choose sides (but thats a whole another debate) so Ahsoka learned to become a soldier first, jedi second.
But that was the same for Anakin too in some respect. Obi Wan couldnt teach him how to be a jedi knight and help him deal with his fears about Padme at the same time. It wasnt his fault, Obi Wan was a great master (Anakin DID become one of the most powerful jedi ever), but he couldnt teach Anakin to let go like he let go of Satine. (Im not gonna dive into my thoughts about whether Obi wan was right)
But that circles back to Sabine through Ahsoka. Even though her training was incomplete, she became a great warrior, and, alongside Obi Wan, is considered the perfect example of what the Jedi ahould be even though shes called more of a Grey Jedi. But it shows that she had more Obi Wan in her while Sabine has more of Anakin. Its also a point that Sabine is not force sensitive which is why she naturally leans more on her instinct and feelings rather than training.
Sabine at this point resembles the lineage just like Ahsoka resembled her master when she was first introduced. I hope that we see Sabine and Ahsoka connect again and have a meaningful journey. Shes a great character and her initiative call to Ahsoka to tell her thats shes ready, tells a lot about how she can be a good apprentice.
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Hello ranger’s apprentice fandom can we talk real quick about the stupidest thing Flanagan ever wrote
It’s about the bows. Yanno, the rangers’ Iconique™️ main weapon. That one. You know the one.
Flanagan. Flanagan why are your rangers using longbows.
“uh well recurve arrows drop faster” BUT DO THEY. FLANAGAN. DO THEY.
the answer is no they don’t. Compared to a MODERN, COMPOUND (aka cheating) bow, yes, but compared to a longbow? Y’know, what the rangers use in canon? Yeah no a recurve actually has a FLATTER trajectory. It drops LATER.
This from an article comparing the two:
“Both a longbow and a recurve bow, when equipped with the right arrow and broadhead combination, are capable of taking down big game animals. Afterall, hunters have been doing it for centuries with both types of bows.
However, generally speaking and all things equal, a recurve bow will offer more arrow speed, creating a flatter flight trajectory and retain more kinetic energy at impact.
The archers draw length, along with the weight of the arrow also affect speed and kinetic energy. However, the curved design of the limbs on a recurve adds to its output of force.”
It doesn’t actually mention ANY distance in range! And this is from a resource for bow hunting, which, presumably, WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING!
Okay so that’s just. That’s just the first thing.
The MAIN thing is that even accounting for “hur dur recurves drop faster” LONGBOWS ARE STILL THE STUPID OPTION.
Longbows, particularly and especially ENGLISH longbows, are—as their name suggests—very long. English longbows in particular are often as tall or taller than their wielder even while strung, but especially when unstrung. An unstrung longbow is a very long and expensive stick, one that will GLADLY entangle itself in nearby trees, other people’s clothes, and any doorway you’re passing through.
And yes, there are shorter longbows, but at that point if you’re shortening your longbow, just get a goddamn recurve. And Flanagan makes a point to compare his rangers’ bows to the Very Long English Longbow.
Oh, do you know how the Very Long English Longbow was mostly historically militarily used? BY ON-FOOT ARCHER UNITS. Do you know what they’re TERRIBLE for? MOUNTED ARCHERY.
Trust me. Go look up right now “mounted archery longbow.” You’ll find MAYBE one or two pictures of some guy on a horse struggling with a big stick; mostly you will actually see either mounted archers with RECURVES, or comparisons of Roman longbow archers to Mongolian horse archers (which are neat, can’t lie, I love comparing archery styles like that).
Anyway. Why are longbows terrible for mounted archery? Because they’re so damn long. Think about it: imagine you’re on a horse. You’re straddling a beast that can think for itself and moves at your command, but ultimately independently of you; if you’re both well-trained enough, you’re barely paying attention to your horse except to give it commands. And you have a bow in your hands. If your target is close enough to you that you know, from years of shooting experience, you will need to actually angle your bow down to hit it because of your equine height advantage, guess what? If you have a longbow, YOU CAN’T! YOUR HORSE IS IN THE WAY BECAUSE YOUR BOW IS TOO LONG! Worse, it’s probably going to get in the general area of your horse’s shoulder or legs, aka moving parts, which WILL injure your horse AND your bow and leave you fresh out of both a getaway vehicle and a ranged weapon. It’s stupid. Don’t do it.
A recurve, on the other hand, is short. It was literally made for horse archers. You have SO much range of motion with a recurve on horseback; and if you’re REALLY good, you know how to give yourself even more, with techniques like Jamarkee, a Turkish technique where you LITERALLY CAN AIM BACKWARDS.
For your viewing enjoyment, Serena Lynn of Texas demonstrating Jamarkee:
Yes, that’s real! This type of draw style is INCREDIBLY versatile: you can shoot backwards on horseback, straight down from a parapet or sally port without exposing yourself as a target, or from low to the ground to keep stealthy without banging your bow against the ground. And, while I’m sure you could attempt it with a longbow, I wouldn’t recommend it: a recurve’s smaller size makes it far more maneuverable up and over your head to actually get it into position for a Jamarkee shot.
A recurve just makes so much more SENSE. It’s not a baby bow! It’s not the longbow’s lesser cousin! It’s a COMPLETELY different instrument made to be used in a completely different context! For the rangers of Araluen, who put soooo much stock in being stealthy and their strong bonds with their horses, a recurve is the perfect fit! It’s small and easily transportable, it’s more maneuverable in combat and especially on horseback, it offers more power than a longbow of the same draw weight—really, truly, the only advantage in this case that a longbow has over the recurve is that longbows are quicker and easier to make. But we KNOW the rangers don’t care about that, their KNIVES use a forging technique (folding) that takes several times as long as standard Araluen forging practices at the time!
Okay.
Okay I think I’m done. For now.
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as much as i love traditionally married dreamling - and do i - i also have this bruised softness in my heart for 'what we have is outside relationship constructs, define it at your own peril' dreamling, for 'drifting in and out of each other's orbit with each other as perennial anchor point' dreamling, 'i haven't seen you in sixty years but what's that to an immortal, you are always in my heart' dreamling, 'our lives are not quite one but neither are they apart' dreamling. drop in on me, i am always ready to welcome you. and i will always let you go.
hob as a fixture, a constancy, a hearth, and dream as a wild creature coming in from the cold. it cannot be kept, and you would commit no such sin of trying to, but it can be held, warm, before the fireplace for a while. let it go, and trust that it will come back.
hob as a wanderer, life to life to life, and dream as an ancient, enduring kingdom whose protection is reachable just by closing your eyes. continuance impossible in the waking world but offered as easily as a kiss on the cheek.
there is no keeping a dream, is the thing. and dream does not want to be kept, but he does want to be held, held and let go and held again with those arms always open to him. there is no keeping an adventurer, either, and hob is an adventurer at heart, always ready to see, do, the next thing, but adventurers need a home, too, one that doesn't mind when they come back a little bit different.
go where you need to, when you need to. carry my love with you. and come back to me.
that kind of dreamling.
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I just read through all of the mer au and royal au master posts and I just have to say that they're so creative and I love the way you write and draw them. They're both such good aus.
Do you have any more with Andrew and Kevin taking care of Neil when he's just barely back from evermore? I don't care that it's not realistic that he's temporarily blind, I think it's such an interesting way to explore Kevin and Andrew taking care of Neil
(First of all thank you SO much you’re so kind, I also love exploring the dynamic of these three - if you couldn’t tell by the sheer volume of writing here - because ahhhh)
So I held onto this specifically for now; we are halfway through whumptober yayyyyyy 🥲
I bring you a small barrage of help and comfort for the boy!!
Abram’s immediate return to Palmetto
Responsibility II - Abram’s hair
Andrew catching Abram after a nightmare
Abram beginning his recovery in Day’s care
Andrew beginning to help with Abram’s physical therapy
Find more royal au scenes here 💕
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'Tomobiki Girls "Love Love" Magazine' presents: How to tell if your crush likes you!!
Take this quiz to see whether your crush likes you or not by checking each statement if it applies to you! Each statement is worth 10 points!!
1) He leaves another girl just to spend time with you.
2) He gets upset when he sees you with another man.
3) He gets violent when other guys touch you.
4) He freaks out when he thinks about you spending the night with another guy.
5) He gets riled up when he sees that a guy is taking advantage of you.
6) He fights tooth and nail for you (and also gets a bit flustered!).
7) He's relieved to see that you're fine and forgives you for making him worry.
And that's the end! If you got more than 40 points on this quiz, then your crush 100% likes you!! 💗
(This is not supposed to be a real quiz btw, it's just written this way for creative reasons..)
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