THE PARALLEL TO THE GLAMOUR SCENE IN THE WICKED KING WHEN CARDAN HAS TO CHECK IF JUDE REALLY IS GLAMOUR-PROOF

THE PARALLEL TO THE GLAMOUR SCENE IN THE WICKED KING WHEN CARDAN HAS TO CHECK IF JUDE REALLY IS GLAMOUR-PROOF OMG

What stuck out to me the most about The Prisoner's Throne was that the Duarte family is absolutely insane. Like, I already knew this. But it felt even more BATSHIT here.

Madoc killed Jude and Taryn's parents, raised them, tried to but his EIGHT YEAR OLD son on the throne as a puppet king, tried to depose his daughter from her throne and tie her to a snaky Cardan forever, stabbed Jude, was complicit in Wren, his future daughter in law's torture and imprisonment, and is still loved (twistedly) by his daughters and family. Taryn killed Locke, Oak's half brother, but the boy in question did not know about the relation. The Ghost, Taryn's lover, killed Liriope and almost Oak in the womb, and they didn't tell him that little detail until he was eighteen. Jude was Locke's lover as well and eventually helped her sister lie about her killing him. Oriana was Cardan's father's lover and pulled a baby Oak out of his mother's corpse. Vivi manipulated Heather at first and was (in the beginning) not concerned about her safety and care in Elfhame.

Its just. They are SO messed up and yet are still a weirdly loving and healthy (?) family.

Its just. Wow.

something i feel like we don’t talk about nearly enough is the fact that percy is healed by water.

it’s so normal to us because it’s one of the first abilities we discovered he has. and it makes complete sense. but like… he’s the only demigod with that ability. jason doesn’t get healed by a gust of wind. hazel doesn’t get healed if she touches a diamond. nico doesn’t get healed if a skeleton gives him a hug. annabeth doesn’t get healed if she walks into a library.

like percy could be stabbed in the chest multiple times, he could break every bone in his body, he could be slammed in the head resulting in a crushed skull and hemorrhaging, but get him to some water fast enough and not only is he good as new in no time, but he’s stronger and freshly rejuvenated.

it’s insane when you think about it. no one else can do that. do you know how hard it is to kill percy? even if he’s not near the ocean, he can be healed by rivers and lakes and streams and ponds and all sorts of water sources. water recharges him. it makes him immediately stronger.

that’s a huge reason why i argue percy is the most powerful demigod. yes, he’s shown he has incredible super strength and super speed. yes, he’s a legendary sword fighter - arguably the best one alive. yes, he has control over air, land, and sea. (deadly hurricanes with heavy winds and thunder and lighting, huge volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, etc.) yes, he’s capable of mass destruction. yes he can single handlely cause natural disasters and mass casualties. and yes, he’s capable of controlling people’s bodily fluids, including their blood and saliva. he is terrifying

but even if someone manages to beat him, he dips one toe in some water and he’s immediately healed and even stronger than before. whether the injury is internal and external. he’s healed all on his own. no ambrosia or nectar or external remedies necessary.

guys. percy is insane. he’s way overpowered.

and i love it.

An average morning in the Jurdan bedroom:

Cardan: wow I had the WILDEST trauma dream last night.

Jude: the snake one again?

Cardan: no I was a little kid wandering the empty halls of the brugh calling out for my mother but I was all alone.

Jude: nice. In mine I was having tea with Madoc and I asked him for the sugar and he just straight up stabbed me. Also he was wearing Taryns earrings which was weird and then when I went to hit him I couldn't because we were in the Undersea.

Cardan: so random. Did I tell you about the one I had last week where it was basically a shot for shot remake of the coronation where my entire family was murdered but instead of being drunk under a table I was being beaten by one of Balekin's servants while Locke and Nicasia made out in front of me?

Jude: hahaha, so harsh. Sometimes I'll dream about someone breaking into my bedroom to murder me but he's like a mix up of Valerian, Balekin, and Locke and I can never find my knives.

Cardan, patting her hand: I know how much you hate it when you can't find your knives. Shall I order breakfast?

Sometimes, Jude will let herself cry into Cardan’s shoulder, let herself be held in his arms, let his hand stop the shaking of her own. She will let him whisper “I’m here” and “I love you” into her ear and let him kiss her tears away. It happens rarely, but when she lets her thoughts spindle out of control (again, rarely) she will think of those three horrible days that Cardan was gone. Those three horrible days that she thought he was gone forever despite what she had been telling herself. She thought about how those three horrible days could have turned into three horrible weeks, months, years. And so she lets herself sink into his warmth and remind herself that he is here, and he loves her, and he’s real. And she prays to a god she didn’t and still doesn’t believe in that it isn’t a dream.

I found this camera on the subway and look what was inside...