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“The arrogance of English is that the only way to be animate, to be worthy of respect and moral concern, is to be human…If a maple [tree] is an ‘it,’ we can take up the chain saw.”

theory neglects variation. science overlooks spirituality. — a new species of knowledge. we need a new way to look at the world, a way to encompass all that it is.

Chaol and Aedion met in Aelin’s old apartment. They both explored her things. Aedion told Chaol stories of when magic vanished. There were waves coming from many directions and people screamed. Aedion vowed to never leave Aelin again. Dorian met Sorscha every day to try to dim his power. He ingested iron since iron dulls magic. He was angry about Chaol, Aelin, his father. He kissed her; her reaction was weird.

Training at the old ruins, Mala (sun goddess) and Deanna, her rival sister or Mab (?). Celaena learned Rowan is young for Fae. Celaena is mortal. That creature from the barrows sucks the life out of its victims and leaves them emptied with blood from their nose and ears. Four bodies were found and now it is a murder mystery ig.

Dorian found out Celaena is Aelin, his mortal enemy. He realized everyone wanted to slaughter his father. Aedion found out Dorian has powers. Aedion trusts Chaol, but not Ren, from Terrasen and a noble part of the Galathynius family, and Murtaugh, his uncle, enough to tell them what Chaol told him: Aelin is alive in Wendlyn. Aedion took a bath oath to Aelin, an oath of complete submission. He was building her court.

Manon picked her wyvern after falling into the out with Titus and a bait beast. She and the bait worked together to take down Titus. She named him Abraxos. He was smaller than the rest of the wyverns and had his poison spines removed. Her grandmother made fun of her and punished her, but she would show them how much of a warrior Abraxos is.

Celaena escaped her cave just in time as skinwalkers peered in. She started to run and Rowan found her. She shifted to run to the water, but the skinwalkers said they would follow her into it. She pulled up more magic and shot blue flames at them. She described magic as pulling it from a well within. Rowan asked her how/why she shifted; she was scared but also didn’t want him to die. He told her she can’t leave.

Rowan said horrible things to Celaena, like she’d be more useful if she were dead. Celaena had enough and packed her bags to leave. She admitted that Nehemia is dead. She is doing all of this because of her promise to Nehemia and she misses her.

Celaena was miserable. Emrys kept telling stories that even Rowan listened to. Rowan shifted for her and then attacked her, which made her shift.

Chaol followed Aedion into the rebel’s meeting. Aedion threatened to kill him and Chaol revealed that Aelin is alive. Aedion is extremely loyal to his cousin Aelin. He played the King’s asset to restore power to Terrasen. He’s actually a good guy. Chaol closes the chapter by asking to make a bargain with Aedion.

Dorian accidentally let out his magic in front of Sorscha. Chaol stalked Aedion to an abandoned building that reeked of rebels, but before he could find out, he was stabbed in the back.

Celaena was destroyed by Rowan’s training. He wanted her to shift and she couldn’t. Emrys told scary stories of Wendlyn, and Rowan watched in his shifted form—a white-tailed hawk.

Manon is the best flyer of the Ironteeth witches. Her Matron wants her to be the Queen once the King’s war is over and they reclaim the Wastes. There are tensions between Manon and Iskra, the Yellowlegs heir.

Chaol’s father gave him two more months before he must return to Anielle. Sorscha encounter with Dorian: she was shy and he was asking questions. She very much likes him. He asked about where she is from and why she didn’t report his magic.

Celaena walked through the field, encountered some humanoid man that was able to make her relive her parents’ and Nehemia’s deaths. Rowan said he might have been a skinwalker but that he has never encountered anything like it. They went back to Mistward.

Celaena was taken to a field by Rowan and told to shift. She couldn’t so he took her to barrows closed with iron doors. Rowan promised to let her go to Doranelle if she could get to the other side of the barrow field.

A lot of witch lore that is too much too remember now. There are wyverns and Manon wants Titus.

Celaena/Aelin was on kitchen duty with two new characters: Emrys, an old demi-Fae, and Luca, a young demi-Fae. They spoke of lower magic like growing plants and finding water, and more valuable magic like controlling fire and shapeshifting. Celaena was to train her magic with Rowan to see if she was worthy of entering Doranelle.

Manon is part of the Thirteen, witches chosen by the Mother (her grandmother) to guard. Manon is informed by the Mother Blackbeak that the King wanted their witches to ride the wyverns. Chaol finds his guards were invited to parties by Aedion and let their posts.

Aelin meets her aunt, Queen Maeve, who seems to have daemati powers! She is rude and demands that Aelin trains with Rowan until her powers are mastered—blue flame.

Little faeries found Celaena in the woods with Rowan. Aedion tripped Dorian on purpose. His healer, Sorscha, has loved him for six years in secret.

Manon, the heir to the Blackbeak Witch-Clan. She hunts down Crochan witches by order of the Ironteeth Witches.

Chaol knows Celaena is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, her great-grandmother was Mab, one of the three Queens of Terrasen. Aedion Ashryver, who faithfully serves the King, came to the castle with a black ring. He provoked Dorian almost to the point of unleashing his power. Chaol covered for him.

A Fae named Rowan with silver hair and pine green eyes is taking her somewhere.

Celaena is a filthy, drunken mess in Wendlyn, who has lost all hope in completing her oath to Nehemia. She spots Galan Ashryver, a relative.

Celaena is Aelin Galaythynius. She was the princess of Terrasen, now the rightful Queen of Terrasen. OMG!