Untitled but on purpose

I mourn the loss of the potential conflict and angst the revised oath would've given us.

Imagining it from Garroth's POV is actually so painful.

You help revise the Oath of The Guard to prepare for an impending danger, to protect the people you love. The decision was already hard enough, but it is made more difficult when your Lord, the woman you love, expresses her horror that this newly implemented rule would mean forcing someone she cares about to end his own life.

So for her sake, you keep it a secret. For her sake you turn a blind eye. Just this once.

Years later—after your relationship with the person you were previously warry of transforms from rivalry, to friendship, to something more—you forget about the oath.

Until one night, your heart comes to you, sword in hand, and kneels before you. Begging you to end his life in order to protect the woman you both love. He explains that he is a danger to everything you both swore to protect. He pleads for you to uphold the long forgotten oath on his behalf.

Dread begins to swallow you. The realisation settles in your bones.

'I did this...'

I know what you did and I love you for it

btw I’m WHEEZING

(MyStreet)

Finally figured out how many brothers Katelyn has. I don’t know why I thought she had five. But she has three.

• they can teleport

• they’re looking for Aaron

• “His final breath draws near.” (could mean that The Wolf wants to kill Aaron, but until No Calm At See, it felt like maybe they just wanted to find Aaron; and not necessarily kill him. This quote isn’t saying they want Aaron to draw his final breath, just saying that soon it will happen. Could be a red herring—maybe The Wolf is trying to prevent it? We’re not really sure, especially since we don’t see The Wolf directly interact with Aaron, so I don’t know)

• their scary strong and good at fighting

• they potentially have a phantom ship, according to Laurance

• they have a really scary voice

“Be. Careful.”

Close the Door.

“We wear the mask

that grins

and lies,

It hides our cheeks

and shades our eyes,—

This debt we pay

to human guile;

With torn

and bleeding hearts

. . .

We smile.”

Etymology: Influenced by Slavic elements such as Vlad (from Vladimir, meaning “with rule or power”), with unique and distinctive variation in spelling.

Definition:

A given name meaning ruler, prince, or one who rules with greatness.

One who carries authority with restraint, choosing strength tempered by compassion.