Rai (is hard to please) > Recent Status Updates

“Aurora had stolen Isla’s power . . . and even dead, the enchanted forest sought to protect the Starling ruler.”

So why tf did those thorns attack Isla if she was never actually powerless??

“The moment Isla landed in the Place of Mirrors, she was moving.”

Bitch, u better have brought the heart to this gun fight

“The curses were broken.
But so was she.”

“Azul must have somehow figured out Celeste was Aurora and tried to stop her during Carmel.”

Ok, but where tf IS Azul? Is he dead? If not, why didn’t he warn anyone??

Why weren’t any of Oro’s abilities suppressed if he was also born with more than one??

“A ruler can only use the bondmaker to gain ability once and lose ability once.”

Oop. There it is. The quick fix.

“They meant to marry, with a ring already on my finger.”

That’s… it? 😀
You hatch a 500+ year revenge plan bc your arranged marriage fell through??

Weak.

I mean this bitch knew where the relic was THIS WHOLE TIME

Celeste opened the door, and Isla started talking. “Tell me that you’re my friend. And that you’ll forgive me.”

Isla… did you or did you not just come to the conclusion that Ella can’t be trusted.
Ella, a Starling.
Who answers to CELESTE????
Girl.

“She didn’t know what to do, what to think, who to trust. But she certainly didn’t trust herself.
Or him.”

Oh, idk. Ask him WHY, maybe??

Can’t a Royal line also come to an end through marriage?

“He was willing to sacrifice himself, his people, if it meant saving everyone else. They have a democratic rule. His realm agreed with him. They voted for it.”

Yo.
That’s some real heavy stuff, my dude

“Death was not quiet, and it was not quick.”

Does Oro not realize he can use his Starling powers to bring Isla to him?
Dude.

“Is that an egg?”

Oh. Duh. LightLARK. Lark as in the bird.
🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

“And something about it all was so familiar, like falling asleep, or humming to the rain, or breathing. Like she had already done it all a thousand times in her dreams.”

We better get an explanation for this sometime soon bc I ain’t reading book 2 for it

“What is this from?” Her pulse was already racing. So was his.
Grim shivered as she traced the scar’s jagged mark. “Just someone trying to kill me.” He placed his hand over hers. “Hearteater,” he said, the ghost of a smile on his lips. The name was back. “Right now, you’re killing me.”

Ik y’all are horny but I wanna know the other “few” things he hasn’t told you

“What do you suggest?” he asked.
Such a simple question . . . but one he had never asked.
Even in her search for the bondbreaker, she had been following Celeste’s plan.
For the first time, Isla made her very own.

“He had created it from Starling energy. She hadn’t known a thing like that could be done.”

Tf u mean. That was Celeste’s showcase in YOUR demonstration?

Why is Isla always getting injured 🙄🙄

Couldn’t Oro make an ice key using the lock as a mold?

I love the “with you, I sleep peacefully” trope

“I bet a flower has never picked itself . . .”

“You know now that I don’t eat hearts,” she said slowly. “But betray me again—earnestly or otherwise . . .” Isla bared her teeth at him. “And for you, I’ll make an exception.”

Is Isla about to get eaten by estranged Wildlings 💀

“Cleo was right . . . she was a fool. She had followed the Moonling ruler without a plan, so desperate to get answers. And the heart.
And revenge.”

I’ll drink to that

“She was a disappointment because she was powerless.”

:((

“Lies and liars.”

man… it’s Celeste, isn’t it? That’s such a bummer. I was hoping her secret was that she was in love with Isla. But nooooo. No gay for Rai.
Sigh

“Don’t you want the power for yourself?”
Oro shook his head. “I do not wish to become a god,” he said. “Too much power is dangerous. I have never wanted to win. I simply want to save Lightlark.”