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And Thomas does the exact same thing with Protestantism.

Stephen is also working in the best interest of the Catholics, who at the time, were an incredibly oppressed class experiencing a genocide that would continue to ravage Europe well after Elizabeth's time.

He tends to his flock as a Bishop, and seeks to ensure the souls of his people are not going to be damned. Which as a priest who is responsible for the resurgence of Catholicism after Edward dies, we can tell he takes very seriously.

He has valid reasons to move against Thomas, considering Thomas has taken his job, his home, and historically sent spies against him.

I'm not saying i'm rooting for him, but his beef with Thomas and his need for self-preservation at the expense of Thomas's life is exactly what Thomas did to Anne Boleyn.

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Despite being a fantasy fiction book TSW doesn't seem like one because the fantasy element is kinda. So deeply woven in the plot and story that it doesn't feel out of place and I'm super proud of that :>

Can't yap too much about it without spoilers (go read the book first /silly /nf) buuuut while the fantasy element was there from the beginning there was a LOTTT more added during writing.

Just. So many strange things happen in this little town. There's a kid with an abnormally large shadow. His mother was rumoured to make sparks dance along her fingers. There's a group of teenagers being followed by crows with gems in place of eyes that no one else can see (*cough* second book mentioned *cough*).

The town itself was based off of several small European seaside towns, but the vibes of it were purely from my mother's hometown up in the mountain areas :> We go there often so I based it off of that.

Also the book uses ASL despite. Having nothing American whatsoever.

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