#reread project

Chapter Seven:

'The odds are against me ever having a knowe of my own' I don't know, Toby, I think there's at least a non-zero chance at this point.

Toby's definitely gotten better at eating whenever she can than she is in this book.

I wonder if Fetch's names are always connected to the person they've copied.

Did Sylvester mention Amandine because he thought she wouldn't like Luna sending Toby into danger, or because he thought she'd be able to stop Blind Michael?

Okay, it makes more sense that Toby was so blase about Blind Michael in the first book if most of the time he was 'old man yelling to get off his lawn' levels of nuisance.

I'm honestly super curious about what Luna's relationship with the Luidaeg looks like. Luna's Blind Michael and Acacia's daughter, so does Luidaeg fight with herself about liking a descendant of Titania, or is Luna being a child of her favourite brother enough to make her at least neutral to her? Luna seemed okay enough with her that she wasn't worried about sending Toby to the Luidaeg for help; have they interacted with each other at all? Or do they politely pretend that the other one doesn't exist?

Chapter Eight:

Can we talk about how Toby and Luidaeg have only known each other for, what - two years? A year and a half? - and Luidaeg already feels comfortable enough with Toby that she doesn't assume that Toby's calling because she needs her? I know Luidaeg is terrifying, but her capacity to love is pretty awe-inspiring.

Also Luidaeg has to help kill her brother! Her favourite brother, one of her only siblings left, because she knew her brother would eventually become a monster and she's the only one who can make sure Toby has a chance to do it.

Luidaeg calls Toby a child of Oberon and Toby ignores it. Luidaeg might not have given the most direct hints, but she really did try to tell Toby about her heritage when she could.

"He'll hold them until Halloween night... and then they'll Ride. It's [Blind Michael's] way of remembering our mother. Her Rides were always held on Samhian night." This is kind of surprising to me, given that we just learned in the latest short story that part of the reason he became Blind Michael in the first place is because he went to his mother for vengeance after his children were murdered and she turned him away.

I have to try to pay attention to when a fancy knife is described now, just in case the knife Luidaeg commissioned to kill Eira with shows up.

Chapter Nine:

Raj!!!! I forgot how many characters we were introduced to in this book!

OOF, Raj is having a *bad* day. Have Raj, Dean and Chelsea argued over who was having a worse time when the met Toby?

Chapter Ten:

"The Luidaeg is the only Firstborn I've ever dealt with on a regular basis, and her power is subtle, damped down until she can seem human to the casual observer. [Acacia's] power wasn't hidden at all." Given that Toby's regularly been around *two* other Firstborns at this point, this makes me wonder how Amandine and Evening were able to hide what they were for so long. I could see Amandine being able to hide her power through some type of blood magic, but what about Eira? Part of it could've been explained by Toby just not having a good grasp on what a normal Daoine Sidhe's powers looked like compared to Evening, but Evening hid it from *everyone*. Were her illusions just that good?

"It's Raj. I... the forest is very dark." Oh noooooo Raj would HATE it but I want to bundle him up in a blanket and hug hiiiiiiim

'"My father says Uncle Tybalt's friend October is an adult." He paused. "And a hussy."' I realize there's no way I could've appreciated this enough the first time I read this, given we hadn't met Samson yet, but this is seriously SO funny. I desperately want to know what Tybalt's behaviour looks like from his Court's perspective during this time period.

Chapter Eleven:

"[Blind Michael] hadn't just changed them on the outside. He'd changed them all the way down to the bone." Do we know what Blind Michael's first children were/what they could do? What Toby's doing here sounds like some kind of blood magic, but I don't think Maeve's descendants are really known for that; plus, everything Toby's ever about her powers are that you can take away a bloodline but you can't add one, which is exactly what it sounds like Blind Michael did. Is it just a really extreme form of transformation?

There's something extra brutal about Blind Michael taking one of the few Roane left, possibly during one of his first Rides. I wonder if that's what caused Luidaeg to try to kill him?

"You're Amandine's daughter, aren't you? You are. I can smell it on you. Why are you here? She never came, and once a road is set aside, no other feet should claim it." So THIS implies that Amandine had a road she could've used to save kids before, or at least used to visit Blind Michael's lands. I would've guessed it was the Blood Road, but as far as I remember the only issue was using that road was that Toby ran the risk of bleeding out before she got back, not that it was closed off from anyone to use. So if it wasn't the Blood Road, could it be a road connected to Janet?

Chapter One:

Kerry and Stacy!!! We don't see Kerry very often, which is a shame, because I love it when she pops up. Hopefully she'll show up more in later books. (Also: Stacyyyyyyyyyyyyyy)

Tybalt's first appearance! And Toby's continued *flawless* understanding of her and Tybalt's relationship. I'm totally sure he's there because you're in debt to him, Toby; it doesn't have anything to do with how you almost died three or four times in the last book, or how he wants to check on you to see if you're okay.

And finally, she gets her leather jacket! I'd almost forgotten that it was Tybalt's jacket first, and then it was SUPER disorienting in the first book when she didn't have it.

Seeing how Toby's relationship progresses both with Tybalt *and* the Shadow Roads is honestly one of the most interesting parts of my re-read. It's fun seeing her go from HATING the Shadow Roads and being entirely dependent on Tybalt to navigate them to being the one to get Tybalt off of them more than once. It's such a natural progression in the books that it's super jarring to go back to where it started.

Chapter Two:

There's a lot of reasons that I want an October Daye TV show; seeing how rose goblins would be depicted is very high on that list.

Toby and Sylvester's non-conversation about coming to live in Shadowed Hills makes me wonder if Toby will eventually give up her residence in the mortal world and permanently move to the Summerlands. I don't think that she'd move into someone's court, given that Tybalt probably wouldn't be comfortable living in the Divided Courts even after he gives up his position as King of Cats. Maybe she'll establish or takeover a knowe if/when she re-establishes Home?

One of the reasons for Toby not wanting to live in Shadowed Hills being that Rayseline would kill her in her sleep is another great example of how the relationships in this series progress (or regress). I would never, in a *million* years, have thought that Rayseline would eventually ASK Toby to let her come live with her.

First mention of Duchess Riordan!

I think Toby gets better about tempting fate in later books, but *wow* is she bad about it here. 'How many precautions did I need?' Be the Serpent!Toby would never.

Chapter Three:

Luidaeg!!! She shows up MUCH faster in this book, although I don't think we ever see her in person? I have to say, as much as I love Toby's and the Luidaeg's relationship now, I'm surprisingly fond of the 'Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning' era of their relationship.

'Be careful out there. Don't go into the dark alone; don't let their eyes fool you. Remember what you're looking for. Don't trust what the blood tells you. Always look back.' I don't think Toby was *terrible* at following this? But maybe Toby should've taken the Luidaeg giving her vaguely prophetic warnings as a sign that this was going to be a lot more dangerous than babysitting duty.

I wonder if the Luidaeg is worried her geas is going to force her hand about killing Toby. Maybe the Luidaeg's hoping that she'll be able to put if off until Toby can get rid of it so she won't have to hold herself to it?

Toby talking about how the Luidaeg's lonely makes me so saaaad. And she doesn't even know!

It was Real Weird when Toby grabbed the bat (and Dare's knife) to arm herself instead of having her knives as consistent accessories. It keeps being a bit of a shock how vulnerable Toby is in the first few books - few weapons, way more killable, NO understanding of what she is/what she's capable of doing. It's fun knowing how much Toby's going to be capable of doing, but I feel, like, retroactively anxious for her right now?

Chapter Seventeen:

"Quentin, get something nutritious to go with your soda. A Snickers bar or something." Oh they were both SO lucky May showed up after this.

Oh, poor Luidaeg. She's finally met the person who will eventually be able to remove the geas on her, and she's a person who decides that summoning the night-haunts is an acceptable plan.

Of all the people at ALH, I might like Elliot the most (other than April). I respect a character that can just roll with with an unexpected situation.

Toby mentions that Raven-maids and Raven-men are skin shifters like the Selkies. Given how/why the Selkies were created, this makes me curious about whether the Raven-maids/men were created for similar reasons. In the story published with Be the Serpent, Luidaeg says that she cursed the Siren who murdered her love to join the Sky Kingdoms. Maybe that has something to do with how they came about?

I really do feel sorry for Elliot about Yui. I'm glad they got their wedding after everyone was brought back.

Chapter Eighteen:

Connor is noooooot equipped to help out with quests. You were going to take Toby's car back? *Really*?? You had ONE job, man.

Was Sylvester still the Mad Duke when Quentin started his fostering? I'm pretty sure it was mentioned somewhere, but I can't remember off the top of my head. If he was, that might be why Quentin thinks that 'breaking out into hysterical laughter' is a normal reaction in Shadowed Hills.

Connor's relationship with the Luidaeg is definitely something that I want to try to pay more attention to on this re-read. It would be interesting to see what I can pick up from it now that we know about the Selkies.

Okay, Connor, I understand that your marriage is unhappy, but you're still married. Gently resting your joined hands on Toby's cheek is not cool!

Toby was probably lucky that Alex showed up and distracted Connor; he probably would've gotten a lot angrier than that otherwise.

Chapter Nineteen:

Connor may not be equipped for quests, but he does know his role as coffee-provider.

"We need to talk to [the night-haunts], and this is the only way. Believe me, I don't want to. I'm scared stiff." Toby is the ultimate proof that repeat exposure works.

I think I'm appreciating the wistful 'what-could-have-been' of Toby and Connor's relationship more this time around. I don't think they would've worked out in the long run, but they might've been able to be better friends to each other. It's a little sad that they never got to learn how to be that for each other.

Fuuuuuuuuuck Aaaaallleeeeex. Just - SO many things wrong. First, I feel like he contradicts himself while he's explaining? Does it come naturally or does he not do it to every woman he meets? Second, is it supposed to be a *compliment* that he doesn't enchant every woman he interacts with? Like it means something that he liked her enough to give her no choice in how she felt about him??

I wonder why Gordan didn't sabotage the summoning; she and Elliot got all of the flowers together, she would've had plenty of opportunity. Was she that confident that the night-haunts wouldn't be able to tell Toby anything? Was she hoping that they'd come and eat her? Was she curious enough about the night-haunts that she wanted to see it play out?

The summoning ritual is SO creepy/cool. We don't see Toby doing any concrete 'spells' with her magic; she just forces her way through a situation until she gets a desired outcome. I wonder if having kids is going to make her try to find a more consistent way to do things so she can teach them?

Chapter Twenty:

As much as we learn about them in this chapter, I think the night-haunts are the longest running mystery in the series. I saw a meta a while back theorizing that, after the Roane returned, the night-haunts lost their most stable food source and were in danger of fading unless they found another way to sustain themselves. I'm not sure if this is the direction the series would take them, but it would be a good reason to call in Toby's debt to them.

This might be the first time Toby's ever been described than 'wiser than most who deal with [the night-haunts]'.

The mandrake doppelganger make me sad, and I'm trying very hard not to think that the 'created just to die' part is foreshadowing of any kind.

Forget all the blood magic; Toby's superpower is being able to connect with people so strongly that it affects them *after death*.

Chapter Twenty One

'Backups. They had backups for the backups in this place. It was amazing anything had been able to go wrong: they should've had backups for the people, too.' Funny you should say that, Toby!

'"Look, I'd hug you, but I'd get blood al over you." "I don't care," [Quentin] said, and threw his arms around my neck.' Oh, I'm so glad that Quentin and Toby found each other.

Whatever else you can say about Luidaeg, her bedside manner is still better than Gordan's.

Jan, at least, gets (minor) props for actually planning on telling Toby everything before she died. It is honestly a miracle *anyone* made it out of this alive given how willing everyone was to take their project to the grave.

Chapter Four:

Every time Quentin's disapproving or uncomfortable with Toby's methods I laugh. I seriously underestimated how funny it was to go back to the beginning of everyone's character arcs.

Given that Quentin and Toby could just *walk in* with no one going to meet them (when they think that Quentin and Toby might be imposters!), it's no wonder everyone was so easy to pick off. Seriously, guys! Multiple people have been murdered already! How do you have so little situational awareness!

I admit, even though I don't like most of the people at ALH, this first scene where they're debating how many languages Gordon swears in shows they'd be pretty fun to work with.

So Elliot will ask permission to clean them, but he doesn't feel the need to warn Toby about what Alex is/what he can do? Really??

Chapter Five:

Uggggghhhhhh. Alex. I didn't appreciate Toby smacking him with the door enough the first time I read this.

I wonder how Alex knew that figuring out his bloodline was a skill that Toby had; I don't think it's common knowledge that she's capable of it (yet). Is it just because she's Amandine's daughter and he didn't want to take the chance?

Uggggghhhhh, Alex is using magic on Toby right from the beginning. How does he keep getting worse??

Chapter Six:

Toby definitely calls women 'bimbo' more often in the first couple books; I'm glad that got pulled back.

Why didn't Sylvester tell Toby what January's last name was? I get why he didn't tell her about January's existence before this, given that no one seems to have told Toby anything about September at all, but if he's going to admit that January exists, why not give Toby the right name?

SEE, Toby? January keeps track of magical signatures!!! (Toby please please please go back to the magical Library that keeps track of lineages and look up magical signatures I am BEGGING you)

I don't understand why no one in the *tech company* considered that maybe the phone lines were being tampered with. Especially after getting confirmation that the problem's on both sides.

I hate ALH's layout. I understand that most knowes are nonsensical, but at least they're PRETTY while they're being disorienting! ALH is an office building.

I find the rules around saying 'thank you' really interesting. So Toby couldn't say 'this is wonderful' to Terrie for getting them out of the knowe because that was too close to saying thank you, but Sylvester said that he appreciated Toby visiting Tamed Lightning for him and Toby didn't blink an eye. Is that because Sylvester already has Toby's fealty, so him saying thank you isn't as big a deal?

Chapter Seven:

Alex says that January connected April to the computer system before he came to work with them, which was about 12 years ago. I thought that January had only found April in the last few years, which is why she didn't understand how death worked. This realization is seriously throwing me off.

January's relationship with April is definitely the thing I like about her the most. I hope we get to see them interacting again sometime.

Chapter One:

Is Dame Altair ever mentioned again? I don't think so.

This might be one of my favourite openings. Low stakes job! Danny's trying to get Toby to have a life! The Brown kids!

I feel like Danny's reaction to the Barghests being 'awww! This thing that kill people a dozen different ways is so cute!' and to adopt them all demonstrates the biggest reason why Toby and Danny are such good friends.

We get an April mention! It's nice to see her enjoying herself, even (especially?) if its' at Toby's expense.

'I don't know. How about you call that King of Cats guy I used to see you with?' How often did Tybalt follow her around, even when they 'hated' each other, that Danny knew him? I don't think they met each other in the first book, and they didn't see each other at all in the second.

Do we know what age fae children typically start going to mortal school? Toby mentions that the only Brown kid that's currently living on a mortal schedule is Cassandra. Karen's eleven, so she should have control over her magic by now, so it's not learning how to hold illusions that means that hey can go to school. Do they just go for high school? Or is it just the nobility that sends their kids for a few years of mortal school?

I *love* that the Brown kids call Toby Aunt Birdie. And the Brown kids love her soooooo muuuuuuch.

'If I'd been juggling that many kids, I would have demanded whiskey and duct tape instead of offering them things bound to make them even more hyperactive.' Says the woman who's house is going to be a second home for, like, half a dozen kids? And I'm pretty sure routinely hosts pizza nights? Although maybe she thinks it's different 'cause all of her kids are teenagers.

Here's a mention of how little Stacy's aging and how much all of the kids look like her.

Andy's cake sounds amazing; I want Kerry to make me a cake with sugar dinosaurs.

Chapter Two:

Poor Spike; the cats are always ganging up on him. You would think the fact that he has *thorns* would make him a little harder to bully, but smaller animals seem to have a knack for intimidating animals who should definitely be able to handle them.

Re-reading has definitely made me feel much worse for Rayseline and Connor. Rayseline's nature was literally fighting itself, and she wasn't getting anywhere near enough support for what she'd gone through. And it was very unfair to expect Connor to be able to 'fix' her when he barely had any support of his own. I don't know if they would've been capable of being friends if Rayseline hadn't been tearing herself apart, but I'm sad that they never had the chance to try.

May's here!!!! Yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!

So here, May's says that the reason she's here is because Toby's going to die soon. In later books, Toby says that Fetches aren't *actually* portents of death, it's just that the people who'd create Fetches tend to be the type of people who have short lifespans (correlation does not equal causation). Wouldn't the Fetches themselves know that? Or does it normally work like that and it's just that Toby's an unusual case?

I am veeeeeeeeery curious about where Toby's met a Fetch before.

Has anyone ever written a fic of May trying things out and figuring out what she likes? I think that would be interesting to explore.

'Fragments of plate crunched underfoot, cutting my feet. I didn't care. It didn't matter. When you're waiting to die, you have bigger things to worry about than a little bit of blood.' I cannot believe I didn't pick up that Toby's pain tolerance/healing abilities were above average. Who just walks over *shattered plates* and is? Fine??

Chapter Three:

We're already getting into the quest and Toby a) hasn't slept enough and b) hasn't eaten enough. This isn't a great start for her this book.

Karen, Jessica, and Andrew were very lucky that Blind Michael didn't realize that they were Titania's children. It's interesting to think about how Titania would've reacted if she'd known who she was - I can't decide if she'd take it as an opportunity to get rid of them or be deeply insulted that a son of Maeve would Dare steal *her* children and just raze everything to the ground.

Spike reacting so strongly because he was created from a Blodynbryd is a neat detail I didn't pick up the first time.

Oh, poor Mitch. His kids keep getting sucked into things much bigger than them, and he can't do anything but watch.

Chapter Twenty-Nine:

Tybalt and May's relationship is another one I would be interested in seeing how it developed over the two months Toby was missing.

When Toby mentions that Amandine could've saved up to help save her, Tybalt says that Amandine had disappeared *again*. That could mean that she's disappeared more than once, but I took it to mean that she'd been around recently. I can't remember if we got confirmation that the answers Tybalt was looking for re: Toby came from Amandine or not. Did he find her at this time and then she disappeared right after?

'Maybe the long pause had been good for my magic, because it felt like my illusion came together more easily than normal.' Is this a hint that undergoing the transformations shifted Toby's blood slightly?

'I wound up between Connor and Tybalt. They kept glaring at each other over the top of my head. I had a pretty good idea of why, but I didn't want to deal with it.' I'm not sure you do have any idea why they're doing it Toby; in fact, given that you continue to insist that Tybalt doesn't like you for another, like, two and a half books, I'm pretty confident that you don't!

May mentioning how hard it was for her to get Spike to eat vs. Toby telling Acacia it wasn't that hard to look after him (right after Acacia told her how hard it was to keep rose goblins alive) makes me think about Toby and her almost endless capacity to care about people, and how Toby probably doesn't understand that about herself at all.

I forgot how unpleasant Rayseline was in the first few books.

First time Toby drinks the Luideag's blood.

Chapter Thirty:

I don't have anything to say about this chapter, but *man* Seanan McGuire's prose is SO good.

Also her writing is really cinematic and I want a TV show so so sooooooooooo much.

Chapter Thirty-One:

Toby actually thanked Sylvester for loaning her his sword, but I'm pretty sure that was a mistake given that three pages later Sylvester thanked her and Toby acted like it was a big deal.

I think this is the last book that Toby needs her injuries bandaged.

Thirty-Two:

Every time Toby mentions that Luidaeg doesn't need to worry about robbers, I imagine a mortal thief breaking into her house and both the thief and the Luidaeg being just. SO confused about what's going on.

This chapter's so sad; Quentin loved Katie *so* much. I know that it never would've lasted, for a lot of different reasons, but Katie (and Quentin) deserved better than this.

I think Quentin choosing to let Katie go hits a little harder when you know that he's the Crown Prince. He's not just letting go of a mortal lover; he's acknowledging that he never would've been able to be with her forever. (This might also be why he's willing to date Dean; he already knows that he's able to give someone he loves up when he needs to.)

Thirty-Three

Every time Jessica turns up in this book, it makes me sad. She's just a little girl! She only has five more years! She never got to come into her own and get fully free of Blind Michael!

This chapter is giving me a lot of feelings about May and Stacey's relationship too, and how terrible the Stacy-is-Titania revelation would've been for May too. Stacy was the first person from Toby's life who accepted her without hating her first; that must've been such a blow to lose.

'As far as the state of California was concerned, I'd always had an identical twin sister. Bet Amandine would be surprised to hear that one.' I don't think she'd be as surprised by that as you'd think Toby.

Neither Tybalt or Connor have talked to her since she came back from Blind Michael's: It's fine. It's fine! It's fine. It's. Fine.

Even knowing what comes in the future, this is still a lovely ending. At least they got to have this moment.

Chapter Seventeen:

How much must May showing up have felt like a slap in the face for Luidaeg? Especially after August was lost? Toby appears in her life, not just the future saviour of Faerie, not just Luidaeg's salvation in particular, but also the first friend that Luidaeg's had in decades, potentially centuries... and here's this physical proof that Toby's going to die before she does any of it, and the Luidaeg can't do anything about it. No wonder she was so angry about it.

I know Fetches wouldn't be able to compare notes, given that they, you know, tend to die pretty quickly, but can you imagine if they could ever compare the people they're Fetches of? The fact that they have Fetches in the first place puts them in the category of Makers of Unhinged Choices. I think that they would be a *fascinating* group of people to learn more about.

'[May] obviously didn't get my survival instincts when she inherited my memories. I would never have brushed the Luidaeg off like that, at least not if I wanted to keep my head attached to the rest of my body.' Toby, May *absolutely* inherited your survival instincts. You just came back from breaking into a Firstborn's lands to steal a bunch of kids from him! You have! No leg! To stand on!

Jessica's reaction to May being terror is completely understandable, but I do appreciate Andrew's reaction of just needing everyone to know who everyone else is or isn't in the situation.

I don't really think that May was looking forward to dying, but I do think that she had fun with the jokes.

Chapter Eighteen:

This book is making me more curious about what Sylvester and Luidaeg's relationship is like. I know that Luidaeg told Sylvester that Amandine was shifting Toby's blood so he'd intervene, but did they know each other before that? Did she know him because Amandine grew up with the Torquill twins, or did she know him during his hero days?

Was Sylvester expecting Luna to send Toby on the Rose Road? Was that the 'safer way' he thought she could use?

I forgot how *big* a deal it was that May showed up as a death omen, given that she's been around for 13 books and Toby, well, hasn't died, but nearly everyone who meets May is terrified when they see her for the first time.

Chapter Nineteen:

Toby picks up on spells by using mirrors quite a few times; I can't tell if it's a Thing, or if it's more like a useful trope.

I feel very sympathetic for May during this car chase. If I was ever going to get into a car chase, this is the kind of car chase it would be.

Poor Spike is NOT having a good trip.

So this is the third car in three books that Toby's totaled. I'm *pretty* sure that she's a lot nicer to cars from now on; now it takes several books to destroy her car.

Chapter Twenty:

Okay, so Toby straight up says that she saw Karen's ghost; I wouldn't have thought that ghosts were a Thing in Faerie, given how the night-haunts work. (I know I've already made this point before but I think this should be talked about more! What has Toby seen!)

May keeps saying that she's breaking the rules by helping Toby, but nothing really happens after she breaks them, even before her existence stopped being tied to Toby's. Are there actually rules about how Fetches are supposed to act, or are they self-imposed?

Chapter Twenty-One:

Honestly Raj handles himself pretty well in this fight; I'm not sure if that says more about Raj or Julie.

I'm not sure why Tybalt humors Julie's revenge 'quest' as much as he does? I can't imagine that Julie would be able to justify it in any court, given that the situation was 'your lover died doing something everyone involved knew was serious and didn't take seriously'. If Luidaeg couldn't claim offense for the slaughter of her children because it didn't happen directly to her, there's no way Julie should be able to argue this.

Aaahhhhhhh, Raj already likes Toby SO much. I wonder if Samson isn't just threatened by how Tybalt acts around Toby; he might also be threatened by how much his son respects her.

Toby and Tybalt talk a few times about Tybalt looking for answers. Was he trying to track down Amandine? I think we get confirmation of this in a later book, but I don't totally remember.

Chapter Twenty-Two:

Okay, Toby, you can't get mad at Marcia for recognizing and not recognizing you. I know you've had a long day, but that's still not very fair.

'"Once you arrive, events must play to their logical conclusions. I hope you don't mind my hating you."' I feel so bad for May this read through. She has memories of loving all of these people! She loves them to some extent too! And they all *hate* her because of what she represents.

You know, I've always been a little curious about what Lily and Luidaeg's relationship was like - and then Lily will sneak attack Toby to heal her and I'm not sure that Luidaeg would've considered them *friends*, but she must've liked Lily at least a little bit.

The Tidal Road is awesome and I'm sad that it hasn't come up again.

Chapter Twenty-Three:

'"Aw, fuck. You mean Lily wasn't being obscure to piss me off?"' I *love* the idea that typically obscure/cryptic characters like Luidaeg and Lily are sometimes that way to each other and it also irritates them.

I want Luidaeg's four poster canopy bad so baaaaaaadly.

There's something really heartbreaking about Luidaeg having to reassure Toby she's not a child killer.