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And Lucien having an eye that can see things other's can't

Sarah wants to write Az's Journey 🤝🏿 Az's pov in acosf;

Sarah wanted Steph to read Az's extra 🤝🏿 Ending of the extra being Gwynriel;

We will know more about the shadows when it is time for Az's story to be told 🤝🏿 Azriel's book;

We will have pegasus 🤝🏿 Gwyn loves pegasus;

Azriel will sing sometime in the next books 🤝🏿 Gwyn being the person Az said he sings and was about to ask him to sing;

Sarah focusing on the healing and emotion of sex 🤝🏿 Gwyn's healing;

Sarah answering nothing about Az today 🤝🏿 Not being able to give great information about the next book;

Sarah saying that she appreciates a careful reading of the two questions involving Gwyn;

Sarah saying she doesn't like it when men want to leave women at home 🤝🏿 Az not letting Elain get involved in anything × Az always encouraging Gwyn and saying he trained her well;

I am not complaining about Crescent City, I love it, bring it on!

But how do you throw us this 👇🏽

"Something sparked in Azriel's chest, but he only nodded his thanks and left. He could picture it, though, as he ascended the stairs back to the House proper. How Gwyn's teal eyes might light upon seeing the necklace. For whatever reason... he could see it."

And it just goes away like that??????

She said about Feysand, Nessian and... Elucien

What do you think about it? 👀 if I’m not wrong, the interview was around ACOWAR publication (the book e*riels freaked saying it was obvious they would be together and that SJM left a lot of crumbs for it)

Hello anon,

Yes this interview was shortly after ACOWAR was released.

She said blurted it out herself, Tristan did not ask her about them, because the question was about couples so alongside Feysand she added in Elucien and Nessian. Now.. why would she do that if they aren't even a couple yet and it's after "ACOWAR"?

It's interesting that Elain's mind and the Spring Court are both stagnant. There are too many connections between them to ignore.

I'm telling you–

but then I get afraid this is exactly was she is going to do since she mention already that it’s possible and the cauldron can unite people who are no good for each other (like Rhys’s parents)

I know the rejection would cause a huge trauma on Lucien and he couldn’t “magically” move on with someone else (like Vassa) but then SJM is not always constant in her books, she has a few gaps here and there (like feyre saying she didn’t want a baby for now and then feyre deciding she wants a baby to be her part of Rhys if he dies but she is tied to him so if he dies she dies)

Hello anon,

We don't even know if Lucien and Elain fit or not because we did not see them interact all that much. Let me remind you of why she originally made them mates and it wasnt to make an example out of them of how unfit mates can be:

She was writing ACOWAR around this time (when she mentioned the mate rejection line) so why would she even mention the reason she made them mates is because they could find healing "together". I still think she is holding them back. You have Azriel who will very likely end up with Gwyn and Mor who will likely end up with Emerie and that leaves out who for Elain? Lucien? Eris? and ugh Tamlin? or someone new? Balthazar?

I don't think there's time for any new characters to be introduced as love interest because ACOSF is the foundation for the spin off series and any potential love interest would've been introduced in ACOSF already.

Her and Lucien make the most sense because they are both connected to the same archplot (Koschei, Vassa, and the Dread Trove) let me remind you that Helion said there's a cost imprinted on his bloodline because one of his ancestors used the mask and I am 90% sure that will come into play in Lucien's storyline.

As for Feyre, it wasn't an impulsive decision on Feyre's part to become a mother even if in ACOMAF she said she'll wait. Remember that Rhys died in the War and when she met the weaver who lost her husband in the War and did not come back for her and they don't even have children, this is the moment it hit Feyre and she realized she wanted to start a family with Rhys. It was her choice and there's nothing wrong with it.

I think if SJM wanted a mate rejection to happen it would've happened earlier to give Lucien space to move on (it's been 2 years) and she didn't even give us much interactions between Lucien and Elain for a reason. She didn't give us scenes to make the readers realize how unfit Elain and Lucien would be she like how she made it clear in Azriel's bonus chapter that him and Elain are unfit for one another and as someone said, it showed codependency on from what each believe the other can offer to them, they're not actually in love.

thanks ❤️

Hello anon,

To be completely honest I don't know.

I'm a little bummed that SJM didn't give us more with those two.

And on the other hand, I think she's holding both back on purpose. Elain is tied to Koschei and Vassa and so is Lucien. I think that we need a main character's POV with the band of Exiles and I personally see that for Elain.

Elain was the closest to her father, there are things Vassa knows about their father that we as the readers did not learn about yet. We've yet to know what Papa Archeron's bargain was.

Band of Exiles also work with Graysen and I don't think Elain's issue with Graysen is over (he was so shitty to her in ACOWAR I need a scene of her punching him in the face because that will be so cathartic).

What's unique about Elain and Lucien is that, they're not just another mated couple.. they are MATES and they're NOT in love. It would be interesting to see how they develop their feelings to one another despite the Mating Bond because the bond just shackled them to one another and there is some awkwardness between them.

We never got a couple that were mated and not in love yet, all mated couples when they found out they were mates were already in love.

It reminds me of those regency romances where a couple end up in an arranged marriage even though they're not in love but they work their way around it and finally find a path both can walk on. I think this could happen between Elucien and they give me major regency vibes. It's gonna be interesting to see how they'll manuveur their way around the mating bond to be able to form feelings for one another for who they are as a person.

That "black dress" scene is a big indicator Elain may likely not stay in the Night Court and I don't see her joining anyone other than the Band of Exiles. After all, if it weren't for her they wouldn't have found one another (thanks to her visions).

The sunlight symbolism for Elain and Lucien's name meaning light and him being the heir of the Day Court and the son of the personification of the Sun is an interesting connection. Not to mention both are connected to Spring. I don't this that's there by coincidence.

I got this feeling that SJM first, in ACOMAF, wanted to go with Elucien. Then, in a ACOWAR she decided to go with Elriel and that stayed in ACOFAS. But then in the timeline between the novella and ACOSF she decided that no, she wasn’t going with it, and then stepped back and put Gwyn in there (because truly, there was no need to make her so developed and had so much time in the book -because Emerie wasn’t developed or appear as Gwyn- and put her in Az POV just to create more drama to a supposed E*riel story - since we already had the mate bond thing and Lucien x Elain x Az drama that if Sarah wanted to do she could)

Hello anon,

Thank you for asking🤍 I am getting better

It's kind of hard to tell where SJM was going with this one. After ACOMAF was out she explained in that famous Facebook comment why she made Elain and Lucien mates "she was writing ACOWAR around this time".

I don't think ACOWAR was strictly Elriel, there were platonic moments that were taken as if they were romantic. Azriel was head over heels in love with Mor so I thought he grew fond and protective of Elain because of their companionship.

Let's also not forget that ACOWAR was supposed to be the end of the series and it ended with Elain and Lucien warming up to one another. If we haven't gotten the spin off books, it would've been sort of an open ending where fans speculate that Lucien and Elain would've eventually gotten together.

ACOFAS came and Sarah planted in them the seeds for the spin off books.

To be completely honest, I did not ship Azriel with anyone for years. I had a gut feeling that SJM would introduce a new love interest for him because neither Mor or Elain did it for me. To my surprise, we got Gwyn.

How the characters were developed in ACOSF made it obvious who the next book will focus on, because you don't put so much development or set up these characters for the next book to not feature them. As you said, if you compare Gwyn's development to Emerie, SJM put a lot into Gwyn even though we were introduced fo Emerie one book ago, but there is yet to be a book/novella that focuses on Emerie and Mor.

We have the foreshadowing about elain leaving the nc (how unfit she seems there) but then people (e*riels) keep saying that say this is disrespectful to Elain’s because it’s in there, written in the book Elain “declaring” that she indeed belong to the NC and how she already have a found family (N+C) and that foreshadow doesn’t matter because of elain said so it’s cannon

But to me is just... no?

I mean, she can declare that she is a part of the court OF COURSE SHE CAN but that doesn’t mean that is really her place. She needs to be challenge, finally leave the cocoon and find what and who she truly wants to be, without pretending and trying to please everyone and that’s not going to happen in the NC (e*riels can say whatever they like but she is not going to be challenged, she will always going to be cuddle there and everybody knows it)

Hello anon,

Why is it disrespectful? Lol?

Feyre has her circle and said that Elain wouldn't be the person she seeks out if she need someone to talk to, she just finds her a pleasant companion and on the other hand Nesta has her Valkyries so she'll be around her circle and that leaves out who?

I know I can hear an angry potato screeching in the distance about Nuala and Cerridwen and I'm not saying she isn't fond of them because she obviously considers them her friends but just like Sarah wouldn't write off page romance, she wouldn't write an off page friendship and the thing is each Archeron sister finds their "Found Family" and none of their stories have started with them being with their found family already.

Not to mention that Nuala and Cerridwen are paid to be Elain's companions. In ACOFAS it's mentioned that Rhys gave them a bonus for keeping Elain company. If they were doing that as friends they'd be like "no need for a bonus we're doing this as friends." They're also working for Rhys (and Azriel) as spies.

She is trying to fit into the Night Court because she feels like she is the odd one out. She is determined to find a place there for her because she can see how everyone fits in except for her. It doesn't mean that the Night Court is her place no matter how much she tries to fit in because maybe... her journey and her growth will take place outside of the Night Court. I'm sure Elain is also dealing with her trauma but is putting up a face to appease everyone, she needs to be around people she can be herself around without the need to put on a mask or try to please everyone.

You had two characters observing how she was unfit in a black dress, even Eris found Nesta far more attractive than Elain (despite Elain known for being the prettiest one in the family). That's a big hint dropped by Sarah. There's a reason Sarah expanded the map and let's remember which character was eager to travel the continent.