#ridha

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1. Our last Ridha chapter. 🥲 And, I mean, the last chapter of the book. It’s short but devastating.

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2. LENNA TOO? 😭 I mean, I guess with Ridha gone, their story is over, but their story never really got to start.

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1. Dom, thinking on Taristan: “It is his life or mine. One will end today.”

Man is so careless with his life. 😭 Plus, it’s kinda fun that he pretty much thinks this about Sorasa and Taristan—that one of them is going to be the death of him.

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2. Dom, to Sorasa: “Did they teach you siegecraft in your guild?”

Sorasa, to Dom: “Somehow I missed that lesson. I can slip a gate or cross a wall, but not with an army holding my skirts.”

I’m obsessed with their little conversations. Seeking each other’s opinions, running through options together.

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3. Scene:

Sorasa looked just as stricken.

“How bad is it?” she whispered, still staring at the horizon. “Tell me truly, Domacridhan.”

End scene.

LOVE her little moments of humanity. 🥹

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4. Sorasa KNOWS how badly Dom wants to go after Taristan. She keeps trying to pull him away, trying to keep Dom alive despite his best efforts. And that will only continue. 😮‍💨

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5. Dom, on Sorasa: “She was the same as ever, a viper in a woman’s body. Her daggers were fangs, her whip a lashing tail. She had her poisons still.

Sorasa tightened under his scrutiny but held her ground, unblinking as the horse trotted beneath her. The snow landed on her upturned face, white flakes clinging to dark lashes and black hair.”

Something about this description just sits right in my soul. She’s a snake, but she’s their snake. 😌

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6. Gods bless Sigil. She’s always so down for anything. Krakens, dragons, hellhounds—it doesn’t matter, she’s got it covered.

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7. Tell me why I want to CRY as Ridha shows up with the Jydi. 😭 I’m so, so glad Dom gets to see her again, even if it’s for the last time. 😭

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8. On Ridha and Dom: “He laughed as she caught him around the middle, nearly lifting him off the ground. For a split second he was a child again, dragged back through the centuries.”

I can just imagine the other Companions watching Dom be SO gleeful. 😂 And I love how it’s like, she’s lifting him up instead of vice versa.

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9. On Oscovko: “Oscovko blinked between Eyda and Ridha, slackjawed. Dom nearly reached over and tapped his mouth shut.”

You just KNOW Oscovko is picturing himself in the middle of the world’s greatest sandwich.

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10. Valtik is that bitch. 😌😌😌

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11. Scene:

“Into the jaws of death we go,” Ridha murmured.

Sorasa was the first to climb back into the saddle, snapping her reigns.

“You get used to it,” she said over her shoulder.

End scene.

I’m not sure if there are any other interactions between Ridha and Sorasa, but I guess I’m about to find out. (Jumping ahead, there is a brief interaction when Ridha pushes Sorasa and Corayne out of the way of the black knight, but that’s about it.) I said it earlier in my chapter reviews, but I would LOVE for more Sorasa and Ridha interactions. They would have so much fun making fun of Dom. 🥺

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12. Dom, on Ridha: “He could not even fathom the loss of her, not now when she was real and breathing before him.”

Bruh. 😭 Add another ghost to Dom’s closet.

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Di Antara Seribu Tafsir

​Kita hanyalah sebuah bentuk yang diam, seperti sketsa bola di atas kertas putih.

Hening, utuh, dan apa adanya.

​Namun, tangan-tangan manusia datang membawa bingkainya, membawa lensa kacamata mereka yang berbeda warna.

Ada yang melihatmu sebagai teko, lalu menuntutmu menuangkan air.

Ada yang melihatmu sebagai apel, lalu mengharapkan rasa manis.

Ada pula yang melihatmu sebagai benda tak berharga, lalu memalingkan muka.

​Lelah, bukan?

Jika kau habiskan sisa usiamu untuk berteriak,

"Aku bukan teko! Aku bukan apel!"

Suaramu akan parau, namun kaca mata mereka takkan berubah. Sebab manusia menilai dari apa yang ada di kepala mereka, bukan dari apa yang ada di dalam hatimu.

​Maka, biarkan mereka dengan tafsirnya. Tugasmu bukan meluruskan benang kusut di pikiran orang lain.

Simpan tenagamu.

Berpalinglah pada Dia yang menciptakan "bentuk" aslimu.

Sebab hanya di hadapan-Nya, kau tidak perlu menjelaskan siapa dirimu.

Dia Maha Tahu, bahkan sebelum kau berbisik.

p.s

Obat yang menenangkan hati (QS. Al-Isra: 84, QS. Al-Ma'idah: 54, QS. At-Taubah: 105, QS. Qaf: 16)

Credit video (Rido Dakwah)

1. So Dom and his cousin both have a thing for badass women with tattoos.

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2. I always love learning more about the history of the Ward, so seeing Ridha’s memory and perspective on how the Elders took out the last dragon is super intriguing to me. Plus, dragons are always fun.

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3. Ridha, ready to leave the raiders behind so long as the Vedera are safe: “But isn’t that the point of all this? To fight for everyone in the Ward, and not just ourselves? Isn’t that the only way we win?” And then those trapped behind are Vedera. It’s 🤌🏼

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4. “Across the gate, Lenna offered the smallest nod of thanks. It was better than flowers heaped at Ridha’s feet.”

I’m telling you, tiny little romantic breadcrumbs are unbeatable.

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5. Lenna going back inside of Kovalinn’s walls looking for any stragglers, and Ridha’s shame at realizing she almost left some Vedera behind. 😭 Honestly, justice for Lenna.

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FATE BREAKER SPOILERS

1. I forgot about Eyda being a distant cousin of Isibel’s, which makes Valnir a distant cousin as well.

What I wouldn’t give for a giant Elder family tree.

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2. There’s not much mention of Ridha’s father, Cadrigan of the Dawn, but I wonder if he’s alive, or if he also died in the fight against the last dragon? Or died some other way.

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3. Lenna, the Chief of Yrla, to the Elders of Kovalinn: “We fight everyone, not just you, Elder.”

It’s a fun cultural detail that the Jydi are the only ones who have ever attempted war with the Vedera.

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4. Also love that Lenna is likely the one who sent that bear pelt to Erida asking for her hand back in Realm Breaker. 😂

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5. Love, love, love everything with Lenna and Ridha. So unfortunate that it doesn’t really get a chance to kick off. 😭

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FATE BREAKER SPOILERS

6. I am so, so, so curious about Valtik. Is she just moonlighting as a witch? Are the Jydi witches Spindletouched? Is Valtik giving any of the signs that the other Jydi witches are picking up on?