Now war is declared, and battle come down

Alicent in the books is without a doubt the most competent from the family and Visenya would respect competence so that's where I see her leaning towards lol

I wouldn’t say visenya was necessarily pro-patriarchy as much as she was pro-targaryen dynasty of which patriarchy was a deeply entrenched element if that makes sense. I do think visenya definitely saw herself as the exception, a son blocked from inheriting. that’s why all of her little serial killer descendants are second sons or bastards. But she did a LOT to stop her child-double rhaena from inheriting anything and after that it was just it.

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the process:

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Stone's influence never truly left Morgan.

It began from afar, when they were zailing to Apis Meet, along with the others Against Nidha.

There was a madness in Morgan, an obsession of preserving and living with their loved ones forever (ironically something HIRAM is STILL obsessed with) that grew like a hunger in them when they reached Kingeater's Castle.

The further they zailed on the bloodied river, the brighter the light became and slowly they'd start to feel warmer and warmer and warmer, after so many months (years) of cold and dark zee.

The Seven fought hard and long to reach Stone and when they did, she looked into Morgan, saw a bleeding heart and a hungering love and thought the one

"I love you" whispered so softly, almost unheard, was meant for her. It was not, it was the very first of the handful of times Morgan said that to (or for) Hiram.

Stone filled that wound, infused that bleeding love with her own and that chant imprinted onto Morgan's soul.

"I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. ILOVEYOUILOVEYOUILOVEYOU"

What brought Morgan back was finding Hiram's violant bloodstained bandages from the Incident. The color consolidated them together freeing Morgan, who then brought back the other six by force.

(the themes of Ribbons is so important to them, because of this, the blue one that ties Morgan's hair and the Red one Hiram has. Their marriage IYKYK.)

Except for the Cladery Heir and the Poet Pirate, all left in anger, zailing on their own on separate boats.

Since then, Stone's whispers and light infuse Morgan's blood and burn behind their eyelids, and she tries to make Morgan healthy and happy :)

By replacing memories, desires or parts of them that undergo severe damage. :)

Like veins! Or bones! Or heart! Or their very own mind and soul! :)

Because she loves them! She loves them so much, she makes them into light so she can keep them forever :)

Stone is trying to claim what she thinks is hers at all costs, twisting Morgan's perception of their relationships and friendships.

Stone is the hidden Desire Morgan saw im the Seventh Coil's eyes. The reason why they indulge in relationships and tries to forget as much as they can.

Lately, after a heated debate with Hiram, Morgan found out Stone is tightening her grasp on them:

As Hiram's blade found its way to Morgan's heart, they both felt Stone's own beat overrun Morgan's. Blade vibrating with an eldritch, unknowable force determined to purge the poison and the knife, that shattered into Hiram's hand.

The sorrowful look Morgan had, is something Hiram will have to deal rather soon.

"If you'd hire a Licentiate to kill a part of yourself what would it be?"

"The burning, ever healing Light that lingers. Under the Peligin depths in which I tried to drown it in. Past the horrors I've witnessed and became part of. Snuff it out, please."

CANON!!!

I went through setting up the Burrow church with Samuel recently (extremely funny and embarrassing for him that this storyline starts with getting slapped on the wrist by the entire church of england. can a man not be catholic in peace) and I got very very attached to Sam's absolute disaster of a parish council, so I wanted to try to figure out how to draw them...... I didnt mean to render them all i just got carried away.......

Basic gist is that you are charged by a "Delightful Reverend" with helping to organise a "church in the wild," with the aim of making a church with the traditional vibes of a liturgical christian church but without the christianity, one that's open to humans and devils and anyone else and can't be claimed by either group. My favourite bit of this is that you are asked to assemble a Parish Council and they all give you their advice on any decision you have to make, which MAY OR MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE HELPFUL. Despite being very Christian himself, Sam was intrigued by the idea and wanted to give it an honest try. He chose:

Percy aka The Intrepid Deacon, an alarmingly hell-curious but deeply genuine deacon friend from a different adventure where Sam worked hard to help him seek answers while keeping his soul safe. Probably the one most aligned with Sam's values and the only person here that he trusts. I love him.

The Retired Vice-Admiral, who was the Reverend's pick and Sam didn't want to overrule her on everything. HES SO NORMAL and clearly just trying to recruit for some kind of sun cult. THIS ISNT THAT KIND OF CHURCH, MAN. I love him, Sam wanted to punch him on multiple occasions

The Crimson Captain!!! Sam wanted a devil on the council but felt oddly more comfortable with one of the devils who still serves the old devil monarchy.... They feel the most like they have a Faith as he understands it so there's a strange sort of kinship there? ANYWAY this guy is the soggiest devil imaginable, clearly still haunted by his mistakes and losses in an old Hell war in every piece of feedback he gives. Like getting relationship advice from someone who's been divorced six times. I love him.

And the Delightful Reverend herself! Every time you have to make a decision and ask her opinion shes like "augh i hate making choices" thus making her THE MOST RELATABLE CHARACTER IN FALLEN LONDON, A GAME THAT IS 80% MAKING CHOICES. She's very hard to draw but I love her.

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........chat, I don't know how I'm supposed to explain this one