It's fascinating how different races treat each other. The snakelings hate how they are treated but aren't above treating Auri like they were—even planning to rape her while she's unconscious.
It's interesting to see the ways in which Merush and Mari have changed between the first story and this one. Merush in particular has been shown as far colder, far more bitter than he used to be, which is reasonable given how Death ended. It's the brief moment he had with Mari that finally started to sell his grief, though, as well as the dark irony of his inability to recognize that he's pushing his son into a terrible position all for the sake of vengeance for the very similar violation his daughter suffered. In many ways, he's as lost as...was it Lord Rufus in Last Daughter of Wolves? For some reason that's the name sticking with me.
Regardless, the competitiveness between Marci and Magnush has become quite entertaining. I do feel that the way they grate on each other borders on being just a little too boyish, particularly from Marci since he still doesn't fully believe Magnush didn't take the opportunity his father set up with Auri, but that's a minor nitpick. The dynamic between them is absolutely swimming in the hormonal confusion of teenagers, and in that regard it feels very authentic, especially with the little glances they all steal at each other. Though she's been shown to dislike it, part of me can't help imagining Auri seeing them fight and thinking with some small bit of pride, "Oh, they're fighting over me!" lol
Thank you for doing this - time is precious and if you choose to spend it reading and commenting my story, I bow to you, kind sir. Thank you so much for what you do.🩶
Yes, it was Lord Rufus.
Although they are eighteen, they do act a bit immature I guess. But consider- the two High Born, Marci and Auri had never encountered the wilderness of the Damned land Autumna. Magnush is dealing with another problem - his enemy’s kindness toward him and his own budding feelings toward her. And of course, he’s torn between his two natures - the Autumnian passion he inherited from his mother and his father’s expectations of him to become the perfect Snakeling warrior/future Lord.
I never thought Auri liked the two men fighting over her, though she is Aurora’s daughter, so it might be true.😅
It's fascinating how different races treat each other. The snakelings hate how they are treated but aren't above treating Auri like they were—even planning to rape her while she's unconscious.
It's interesting to see the ways in which Merush and Mari have changed between the first story and this one. Merush in particular has been shown as far colder, far more bitter than he used to be, which is reasonable given how Death ended. It's the brief moment he had with Mari that finally started to sell his grief, though, as well as the dark irony of his inability to recognize that he's pushing his son into a terrible position all for the sake of vengeance for the very similar violation his daughter suffered. In many ways, he's as lost as...was it Lord Rufus in Last Daughter of Wolves? For some reason that's the name sticking with me.
Regardless, the competitiveness between Marci and Magnush has become quite entertaining. I do feel that the way they grate on each other borders on being just a little too boyish, particularly from Marci since he still doesn't fully believe Magnush didn't take the opportunity his father set up with Auri, but that's a minor nitpick. The dynamic between them is absolutely swimming in the hormonal confusion of teenagers, and in that regard it feels very authentic, especially with the little glances they all steal at each other. Though she's been shown to dislike it, part of me can't help imagining Auri seeing them fight and thinking with some small bit of pride, "Oh, they're fighting over me!" lol
Thank you for doing this - time is precious and if you choose to spend it reading and commenting my story, I bow to you, kind sir. Thank you so much for what you do.🩶
Yes, it was Lord Rufus.
Although they are eighteen, they do act a bit immature I guess. But consider- the two High Born, Marci and Auri had never encountered the wilderness of the Damned land Autumna. Magnush is dealing with another problem - his enemy’s kindness toward him and his own budding feelings toward her. And of course, he’s torn between his two natures - the Autumnian passion he inherited from his mother and his father’s expectations of him to become the perfect Snakeling warrior/future Lord.
I never thought Auri liked the two men fighting over her, though she is Aurora’s daughter, so it might be true.😅
Thank you...🩶
It's shown clearly that she doesn't really enjoy it. The thought was really just a passing one that gave me a chuckle.