#chap 45

Potential spoilers bellow guys, beware

I finally got to chap 45 (yipeeeee), what a ride man

I'm only 3h in and it's so good, I love the energy of this full table, Woody seems to bring chaos and giggles anytime he's there and I'm enjoying it.

I've been having SUCH a good time with all the soft, fun, sad moments in the beginning of this monstrosity of an episode (8h??)! With Aelys and Katari returned, Sal in the party again, Talis and Ythae'el Kosima trully becoming part of the gang, we got the first real moments of levity in several episodes, and it feels sooo earned. I mean, one of my only criticism of the narration of this campaign is that I sometimes find Will a bit harsh in the consequences that the PCs suffer, especially since they sometimes don't feel deserved. But in this episode, after all the stife and suffering, seeing the Sentinels back together felt so so good.

Some moments that stood out to me:

The discussion between Sal, Aelys and Xyllerion. Aelys' original defensiveness, Sal answering with care and respect, the CRAZY roll, the dance and the easy understanding. And the relief that Aelys clearly felt at her relationship with Xyllerion being understood! (also the tension??? The thick-ass tension, even with Xyllerion?? Sal trully gets all the bitches)

The hair braiding of course, everyone progressively joining in as they don't wanna be left out, Highland Theagus, the joy, the laugh helppppp

The Eagle's Rest absolutely killed me x) First because it's such a sweet attention, second because apparently trashy romance is a shared secret passion among the Viraans (no one wil make me beleive that Gary didn't enjoy it as well) ??? The two super intense, super jaded sisters banding together to provide the penguin quality litterature and cheer him up is adorable