Riegan is sort of a foil to Vahan. They’re both wholly dedicated to what they see as their purpose, they’re singleminded and ruthless because they see it with complete and total clarity. There is nothing else that matters, everything else is a distraction, all they are is on the path. The difference is that Vahan swore himself to Revani because he believes in her, because she is all there is, because she has taken up his entire field of vision, because her goals are his. He is an extension of her. Riegan exists only in the space between his sword and whatever it’s pointed at. What he fights for doesn’t matter as long as he gets to fight. Always fighting, always moving, always hungry. Vahan forges his path by biding time, playing the game, pulling the strings. Riegan forges his path by cleaving whatever’s in his way.

”house riegan is offshoot of house blaiddyd-“ wrong. riegan is a house with a crest of the ten elites so how the fuck could it be an offshoot of a house with another crest of the ten elites??? they’re completely different. fuck you.