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Ruin and Rising- Chapter 8 (Leigh Bardugo)

Another small piece of information about the only person, who seemed to care about Sergei, and think strategically during Nikolai's idiotic retreat:

I’m on Ruin and Rising now

They most likely grew up in the Little Palace, the Safe Haven for all Grisha, the only safe place for Grisha in the whole World and thats what makes their Deaths hit.

Sergei betrayed Alina for Safety, because he couldn't see anything but Marie's ripped open Body in his arms. She died in the Little Palace. Her Safe Haven. HIS Safe Haven. He wasn't safe there anymore, he wasnt safe anywhere, there was threats and blood and war everywhere and the only home he ever had on this big earth was the grave of his beloved. Sergei payed with his Life for what the Darkling had said he wanted to give all Grisha: Safety.

Stigg's worst fear throughout the whole Journey was that he wasnt important enough to them to he saved, that they would abandon him under the rocks in the cave, when he and sergei got burried. Stigg had accepted Death right there, because even though the Grisha's biggest Rule seemed to be to care and protect each other, now that the Little Palace' Sanctuary had be violated, why should they save him? would they abandon him? and they did they abandoned him at the Spinning Wheel. They left him behind, hell the only one to care was Alina, because of the guilt from his accusations, his true accusations.

Sergei had no safe Place in this World and Stigg had no one to care for him.

Etherealki - The Order of Summoners

Stigg - Inferni

Harshaw - Inferni

Nadia - Squaller

Zoya Nazyalensky - Squaller