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i started laughing when Aimeric’s mother was like “I know nobody here cares about his death” b/c Jord was RIGHT there even though she didnt know about them, but lmaoooo like damn

speaking of Jord i’ve started seeing ads for Jord watches everywhere. coincidence???

ANYWAYS

the child ISNT Damen’s!! i think thats the one thing fandom was wrong about... everyone knows about Laurent Knowing. and tbh if it was Damen’s then the problem of an heir is at least solved?? plus the child would look like both D + L but now who’s gonna rule when they both die? Laurent would prob be ok with Damen having sex with others bc itd be for a purely political reason but I feel like Damen wouldn’t want to sooooo shrugs

unless Jokaste gives up her child but nnnn i don’t think that’d happen, and she’d prob try to keep on the down low after this

i wanted a scene where D ~reveals~ his identity to Erasmus bc that would be fuckin great

Pallas (+ Lazar) are so precious?? i know next to nothing about him except that he’s hot and great at athletics but i love him... his name might be half the reason why

laurent’s! POV!! ahhhh i was SO surprised that we actually got a chapter told from his perspective, and I l o v e it. i didnt expect the dry humour, and he was so savage lmao my eyes widened when he actually took the knife out of his shoulder, jesus

the ending? the ending!! i need to know more!!! i wanna read about D abolishing slavery and the slow but steady repairing of relationships between Akielos and Vere, i wanna know how they’ll be as kings, (i cant remember if only the centre was a unified kingdom or if both countries were once a whole but) i wanna see how they’ll rule??? will they both stay in the centre or in their respective nations separately?? are they gonna vacation in each other’s countries? 

i could read another trilogy about their trials and tribulations as they try to consolidate their rule and bring a new era of peace... not everybody would be happy about this right?? i wanna know about D trying to rein in his unruly mini-armies/kyroi that were allied with Kastor and L trying to quell possible similar rebellions in his own country... maybe with Patras and Vask being more important?? how are D’s slavery reforms coming along?

i wanna know what the continent will be like 50, 100 years from now! would this be the turning point in the history books? will people still be talking about the rival princes who became lovers and kings, who re established an ancient centre empire? i DIE for stuff like this ahhhhhhhhh

“he is Charls. I am Charls. Named after grandpa Charls” ughhhHHHHHHH i was dying here lolllllll

i thought there was gonna be this huge battle where L gets to torture and kill the regent and everything would be super fuckin badass... and part of me still likes that but tbh this kinda death is super fitting for him? as an amazing political strategist and manipulator, its extremely gratifying to see everyone turn against him and see him realizing “oh shit... i fucked up” for the FIRST AND LAST time in his life

Laurent! and kids!!!!! this is something i never thought about before but i now love... like him teaching this little girl a parlor trick? how friggin cute is that??? i LOVE that he loves kids (or is at least good with them lmao)

that scene where Damen finds out?? woowwWWWW he hammers it in that nobody is to fight in the Kingsmeet and he is so pissed that it ends up taking eight trained warriors just to restrain him, and theyre calling for backup!? wowowowowowow

THAT is the same Damen who crowds against a door to hear if Laurent liked having sex with him, who lies in bed grinning like an idiot for 10 minutes after hearing L finds him attractive before telling him the same thing like lmao calm down Damen

Laurent being all hey yeah we re about to fuck come right on in! o pallas what did u need SO GOOD. SO SO GOOD. and Damen being super embarrassed... NICE. 

Jokaste is cool?? i mean i didnt really have any doubts about that bc i didnt think shed be this 1 dimensional power hungry lady but shes pretty cool. i liked that Laurent was the one to free her... the scene granted them both another dimension to their characters