The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

by Samantha Shannon

“May her flame ascend to light the tree,”

Interesting

Red Damsels

Mita Ye...

Nairuj,

All sisters knew about the lost years. Not long after vanquishing the Nameless One and founding the Priory, the Mother had left on unknown business and perished before she could make her way home. Her body had been returned to the Priory. No one knew who had sent it. One small faction of sisters believed that the Mother had gone to join her suitor, Galian Berethnet, and had a child with him, establishing the House of Berethnet. This idea, unpopular in the Priory, was the founding legend of Virtudom—and what had landed Ead in Inys.

“To pray to the Deceiver.”

Perunta,”

To wear the cloak of blood.

was all she had ever wanted. To be a Red Damsel, a slayer-in-waiting, was the dream of every girl born into the Priory.

Eadaz du Zāla uq-Nāra, a handmaiden of Cleolind.

Chainmail of Virtudom

Isalarico the Fourth had wed Queen Glorian the Second.

masques,

English

Great Yscali Plain.

cockatrice.” Lady Priessa

Gate of Niunda

His mouth flooded with saliva.

Phrasing

that would condemn him.

Like they dont know his faith? Dont get it

Palace of Salvation, seat of the House of Vetalda.

but it was the river of lava that unsettled Loth.

Welll..yeah

The lava falls had appeared in Cárscaro a decade ago. It had taken the Yscals some time to build channels for the flaming river. In Ascalon, people now whispered that the Saint had sent it as a warning to the Yscals—a warning that the Nameless One would one day be the false god of their country.

jaculi

Latin. Plural. Mythucal snake from greek myth

Chainmail of Virtudom

secind mention recently...and never before?

Queen Rosarian

thirty,

Wayy older than i thought

When he slept, he dreamed his sheets were poisoned.

Phrasing. He had the dream multiple times? Once he fell asleep? He was restless?

sirrah,”

The sun was an open wound,

Metaphor...ick

“Knave.”

Old english

Kate

Sir Antor Dale

baselard.

Swiss german or old french

pomander.

Old french

a sword does not need to be whetted at all hours to keep it sharp.”

Excaept eads?

she could feel his breath and smell the tang of sweat on his tunic.

Ferl his brrath in the rain? His sweatwhen he just started exerting himself?

copper

Why not just metal? Copper is weak

the descendant of riders

Boo. Just say turosa

Her head was encased in a horned mask of iron, shaped like the head of a High Western. The weight of it must have been enormous.

Strange

a sword, broken in twain. Not just any sword, but Ascalon. The symbol of Virtudom.

Broken sword. Done before.

coronets.

Old french

Lady Priessa Yelarigas

hissing.

Weird

we were delighted that Inys wishes to strengthen its diplomatic ties to Yscalin,”

Phrasing...changing tenses is weird

with one hand on the small of her back and the other on her waist, Loth raised his partner off the floor.

Sounds like poor placement? Why not both sides of waist

Córvugar.”

Sounds spanish

Yelarigas

This name could use an accent...

The Privy Sanctuary. Now the House of Vetalda had abandoned the Six Virtues, it would have been left to gather dust.

Loth nodded, lost in memory. He and Sabran had always promised that when they wed, they would give each other away. That he would miss the ceremony was the final twist of the knife.

Kate Withy

Ok sam... Does that make loth frodo? Going into foreign lands, against their will, to fight evil and hopeing only to return home

Fortunate indeed that his friend had come with him on this journey, or he would have gone mad by now.

Yep. Thats frodo and sam.