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Adopt him already for Gorlogs sake!

what WAS THAT

I... I don't get it. Am I missing something?

what WAS THAT

*at the gathering.*

Halt, Crowley and Will: *Just chatting.*

Gilan: Hey Will doyouwanttogocausesomechaos.

Will: yeahsureCrowleyyouwannatagalong

Crowley:

Crowley: sure but why do you talk like that.

Gilan: Haltcantunderstanduswhenwetalkfastenough.

Crowley: canyouactuallynotunderstandmewhentalkinglikethis.

Halt:

Halt:

Halt: what?

Headcanon that Gilan figured out if he talks really fast and says a lot of similar sounding words (ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore but 10x fast) then Halt, being a non native speaker, gets a little confused for a second while he pieces together what was just said. Gilan now says complete gibberish really fast for no reason to replace or add emphasis to certain words.

Like, instead of saying "Halt, no offense, but your food is horrible" He'll say "Halt, no offense, but your food is dingdangdiddlypiedpicklepiperpositively horrendous" and Halt just stands there for a second debating if he should try and decode that or if he should just give up

Ranger's apprentice but avatar au

Will is the avatar but because he is always playing in the forest he isn't with the explanation of what defines the avatar (4 elements).

Because of this he will only hear the bedtime stories. The ones that are twisted into stories with great heroes who are big and strong. Of course, because of this he learns that the avatar can bend four elements but he doesn't realize the avatar is the only one who can do so.

So his 5yo brain goes like. The Avatar is big, strong and can bend four elements. Will himself can bend four elements but isn't big or strong so he can't be it. But why can he bend four elements? Then his five year old brain came up with the reason. Everybody must be able to bend all elements but for some reason just doesn't.

He lives his whole life believing this so everybody around him thinks he can bend a different element. Somehow no one puts the pieces together.

But one day at the Gathering (Will isn't an apprentice anymore). Will and Gilan have to cook.

Gilan looks on as Will both lights the fire and bends the water to go in the pan. He just stares for a moment, takes a deep breath, then asks Will how he did that.

Will being confused says something like 'You can't?' Gilan then has to painfully explain what him being able to bend multiple elements means.

Will doesn't believe him. He spent his whole life thinking he was nothing significant and now he is suddenly the most important person in the world? Yeah, no, he ain't buying it.

Gilan then drags him to Halt and Crowley who have to painfully watch as Will bends four elements. They try to explain to him what this means but Will is still in denial.

Halt immediately knows it has something to do with his incredibly low self-esteem. So he drags him off to calmly explain to him with reason and logic that he is the avatar. Seeing the panic rise as Will realises and hugging him till he calms down.

There is gonna be a lot off chaos the next few weeks, with mountains of paperwork but right now Will just needs be held by his father to hide from the world for just another moment.

I can imagine they both move a lot in their sleep when there's no danger. So when they wake up they are in a completely different position from when they fell asleep (their feet where their pillow should be for example). But when they share a bed this can lead to some awkward positions. Most of the time they wake up with one on top of the other. Or one on the floor. Or one waking up cause the other is sleeping on their face and they can't breathe. Or both on the floor on top of each other. Or the blanket being so tangled between the two of them they actually have to spend several minutes to free themselves. Or....

I have a feeling that Halt and Crowley would have a sleepover whenever Halt had to visit castle Araluen.

the most unserious character assignment quiz you will ever see have fun

hi oh my GOD your art is incredible. could i request a Halt pretty please

he is my most favorite ever

TEY is so much funnier when you remember that Halt is like a teenager and Crowley is in his early-to-mid twenties. that's a free Little Brother TM right there and Halt doesn't even realize

'you're going across the river because i'm not gonna do it'

'i'm not warning you that the bucking bronco takes his title seriously'

'i'm annoying? good'

'you can go to Death Mountain instead of me it's fine, even though it's waaaay more fun, definitely. i'll let you go while i do boring paperwork. no no, you get this one i'll do the next fun thing'

I feel like Will treaty would be one of those children that would absolutely refuse to wear shoes.

Crowley: Oh, we’re like a big, happy family!! And I’m the dad, and Halt’s the mom-

Halt: Why am I the mom? What gender roles are we pushing here?

Horace: I know they’re probably thinking that I’m like the son but I’m not. I’ll be the gay, emo cousin.

Will: I will be the son, the hotshot- who’s only dream is to be a star.

Gilan: I feel like I’d be a fresh-out-of-jail uncle.

Cassandra: And I’m the sassy aunt who talks shit about everyone.

Crowley tried to pick Halt up one time and Halt punched him in the face and you cannot convince me otherwise.

This is your invitation to talk about what scars you think the RA characters have and how they got them

Halt can't cook.

In chapter 28 of book 10 Halt let's Will cook because 'he likes doing it' but Will points out that 'it's known that can Halt burn water.' He is then gonna tell us some examples but gets interrupted.

But how bad is Halt at cooking for Will to say this?

A few possibilities:

He had a flame in the pan enough times for Will to not look up anymore when there was a sudden flash of warmth and light in the kitchen for less then five seconds.

When it wasn't one of the few meals Halt can cook without burning it was either half burnt or Will was sent to town to buy them a meal.

The vegetables are either undercooked or burned. No inbetween.

Ones a particularly sleep deprived Halt had tried to boil steak. He didn't even notice till Will pointed it out and told him to go to bed.

Horace's always complaining to him that they won't get a single decently cooked meal if he has to seperate from them at missions.

Will eventually went to Jenny to ask for some cooking lessons. When he started to cook every night neither of them spoke of it.

Day 4: Delight | Crowley is unreasonably excited to visit Halt

More Ranger's Apprentice Headcanons Because I Have No Self-Control (featuring bullet points!!)

I'm back on my bullshit, so buckle up buckaroos, it's gonna be a bumpy ride

ALSO, before I forget, I received an anon ask about if it was okay to write about my headcanons and such, and that is absolutely 100% okay!! I would love to see other people's interpretations of my thoughts, that's why I put them out there, so please feel free to interpret them as write about them, just give me credit, and let me know so I can see it!

Halt snorts when he laughs, but only if you really get him going. When he does, he'll turn bright red and try to cover his face, which works all well and good if the reason he's laughing so hard is because someone caught him super off-guard with a joke. However, nine times out of ten, he's only laughing that hard because someone decided to test his ticklishness (usually Crowley, but the others do it too once they find out), which means he can't cover his face without almost immediately moving his hands to grab the wrists of whoever's attacking him out of reflex

Speaking of Halt being ticklish, he would never admit it even under threat of death, but he actually doesn't mind being tickled. It shows him that people care enough about him to get close and try to make him laugh. He also finds it kind of nice to just be able to let loose and laugh when he usually can't out of fear of either vulnerability or tarnishing his reputation. Needless to say, if he lets you get away with tickling him, it's the ultimate sign of trust (kind of like a cat laying so its stomach is exposed and trusting you not to attack it)

When Halt is focusing on something, he has a habit of sticking his tongue out of the corner of his mouth (which I believe is something Horace actually noticed in KoC)

Halt has a bad habit of biting the sides of his fingers when he's nervous. If Pauline or Crowley happen to notice, they'll gently bat Halt's hands away from his mouth

If there is ever a mission that requires disguised infiltration in a high-class setting, Pauline and Crowley will almost always be the ones to handle it - and not just because of how well they coordinate off each other and work together. The main reason is because they both noticed how tense and jumpy being in that sort of environment made Halt after their first such mission. He never brought it up to them, and until KoC, they didn't understand the reason why (though they both had their theories)

Due to his royal upbringing, Halt is actually a very good singer and can play the piano as well (I don't know if the piano existed at this point in time. It's fiction. leT ME HAVE THIS)

Halt said that he can't face a plate of shellfish without throwing up, but he was underselling just how much even seeing a serving of shellfish deeply disturbs him. He'll usually start having a panic attack within the first few minutes, his mind telling him that the food is laced in poison, and that he is 16 years old and back in Clonmel.

Halt and Will both have severe PTSD, but only Halt is ashamed by it. At first, Will was ashamed of the way he was affected by his trauma, but Halt and his other friends shut that down really quick. Halt however, never had anyone who knew about what he went through, so he never had anyone to tell him that his struggling was okay. He was afraid that Will would end up the same way as he did, which is why he fought so vehemently against Will thinking he was doing a "bad job" of handling his trauma

Halt is very much a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of teacher. I mean look at him. This man's never even heard of self-preservation, but god forbid anyone he cares about pulls some self-sacrificing bullshit (that he pulls maybe 30 seconds later)

All of you angsty mfs can go away let me have my funnies

This is your invitation to talk about what scars you think the RA characters have and how they got them

EVERYBODY WAKE UP SPANKSY HAS REVEALED THEMSELVE

The past weeks this small fandom has been plagued by a horny anon that jumped from creator to creator like a little whore demanding to be presented with images of Alyss Mainwaring clapping Treaty Cheeks (thanks angel for that beautiful phrase). And although I feigned innocence, this whole time I’ve known the culprit. 

What all started as one (1) funny ask to make an overworked friend laugh for shits and giggles quickly turned into a mystery chase for the history books. First of all, although I am of course very smart and capable of doing such a thing, this whole affair was never meant to be a long con full of deceit and lies. When our dear friend @burnin0akleaves was first confronted with the request and I was questioned as a suspected culprit I, like the lying liar I am, lied and denied any affiliation with the words that somehow found their way into their inbox. The ordeal was forgotten, and life moved on. Until, our friend @rangerangel, posted this;

As soon as I read the words; character doing a thing, I felt suddenly light in my head. No...I cannot do this, I am a good and loyal mutual, good and loyal mutuals don't fill their friend's inboxes with filth. Darkness and Light were fighting a war inside me and, truly, I tried to fight them, I wanted to send her a normal ask, like the normal and beloved mutual I am. But the whispers of Lucifer found their way into my ears and I, forgive me for my weak soul, complied with his request.

Now what I did not predict to happen was for Angel to offer me the drawing, but only if I revealed myself. Publically. I was trapped, if I was truly the lusty individual I paraded as I would've taken the deal; but I was not, in fact, a lusty individual. So like a little rat man, I disappeared into the sewers, never to be seen again. At least, that was the plan.

Now I do admit that I wasn't really aware of the fact that this so-called 'Spanksy', had become a bit of a- let's say mythical figure around here. I joked a bit here and there to avoid suspicion, but I have actually been absent for the most part. Just now I am reading all the conversations about 'Spanksy' in our corps discord (May 17th).

Now the poll has come to settle this matter once and for all, I should be relieved that I've avoided being anywhere near the top three. But I'm not. It pains me to see the good people of this small town being accused of crimes of the highest filth degree. I should have gone back into my hole and stayed there until the world forgot about me. Dear reader I considered it, I was willing to let others take the fall for my criminalities, and it shames me to say so. Yet everything changed when an imposter emerged.

My crimes are monstrous and unclean, but they are my crimes; and I shall die and go to the deepest pits of hell before I let anyone take them from me.

You should've seen my face dear reader! Fury! Agony!

And as if stealing my identity once was enough, they decide to torture me again! A mere 4 hours later no less!

I may be a lying, pathetic harlot, but I am a lying pathetic harlot with dignity. Never would I stoop so low and send an ask to my very own inbox for the entertainment of others.

Many have accused me of being the thing that I was pretending not to be, and all I did was deny, deny, deny; and I will not apologize. This confession will shift the ways you view me dear reader, I know so, the reputation I had of being a drama free wholesome content creator will never be again. And I will mourn that loss greatly, but I will only have to mourn the loss of my reputation, not my pride. I will lay low for a while as the storm passes, I can only hope my honesty will make it possible for all of you to look me in the eyes again, one day.

However, even now that I confessed, there is still an even greater mystery to solve.

Who would stoop so low and not only impersonate me, steal my silly little jester jokes but also try to make it seem as if I was responsible for their humourless fabrications of my well-thought-out and love-filled inbox messages?!

Only time will tell if this uncreative coward will reveal themselves also!

We will see each other again dear reader, I shall never truly leave you, I will live on in your heart until I can bear to place my lying and deceitful eyes upon your face again.

Until then... I will be patiently waiting for @rangerangel, @ragingadhd and @rangerthursday to send me their promised illustrations of Alyss Mainwaring spanking Will Treaty.

P.S: it's not That strange of a request >:(

"ranger's apprentice is a kids series"

oh ok, meanwhile

Will's drug addiction

Halt's traumatic childhood

Horace's bullies quite literally almost murdering him

The fucking creepy Kalkara things

Pretty much every violent fight scene

Sir Karen quite literally mind-controlling Alyss and attempting to seduce her

Will graphically almost dying in the desert from dehydration

Halt almost dying in b9

Horace using a literal torture method to get an answer out of the Genovesan (bro just casually poisoned him and made him run around to make it spread faster through his bloodstream like can someone say iconic)

The way Will's parents were basically both murdered

Will's speech for Horace and Cassandra's wedding. (it's just not suitable for any person of any age)

The graphically portrayed animal abuse

Alyss' death. Which was actually pretty gruesome, she died in pretty much the most tragic way someone could die. A fire so intense her body was never even recovered? which is um kind of traumatizing imo

Will's 'vigilante shit-- revenge' era, and his depression being handled very very poorly by his friends and family (literally made me angry reading those chapters for the first time)

Maddie quite literally getting drunk. at 15 years old. ma’am.

Dimon and Maddie's hookup

many, many, many, deaths. like many on-screen deaths. like one day I’m gonna go through the books and make a kill count. there’s legit a lot of death. (i am actually going to make a kill count now)

Rangers, in general, are pretty brutal people tbh. The way they handle a lot of situations is just kinda like "Eh strip them down to their underwear. dehumanize them, they deserve it." and ummm sure it's "funny" and I think that's what Flanagan was going for, but it's a littleee edgy on a moral level like calm down, they tried to rob you, but calm down

On that note, Gilan legitimately thinking of hanging some highway robbers and only being stopped because of the lack of trees around him. truly an icon.

*conversation between Cass and Alyss"

Cass: Do you know why Will gave me flowers?

Alyss: That moron

Alyss: *explains the conversation they had*

Cass: He really is the dumbest smart person I know

Alyss: Why am I dating him again?

Cass: cause you love him

Alyss: true but still, why is he so smart yet so stupid?

*the next day*

Cass, venting to Crowley: I hate say it but your rangers can really be the biggest morons in Araluen.

Crowley: okay, who did what?

Cass: *explains*

Crowley: *can't stop laughing*

*two weeks later Halt gets letter from Crowley*

Halt: How can you be smart and so very VERY stupid

Will: Nice to know you think I'm smart

Halt:

Will: Fine, what did I do?

Halt *explains*

Will: ah

Will: so that's why Alyss was looking at me like that

Halt: ya think

*next day*

Will: *gives Alyss flowers*

Alyss: ah, thanks

Alyss: finally figured it out?

Will: I don't wanna talk about it

Alyss: ya know Horace gives Cassandra flowers everyday, I wish you'd do that too Will: okay *the next day* Will, handing Cassandra flowers: Cassandra: ?? Will: Idk I'm confused too

No matter how long he spent in Araluen, Halt held on to the fear, deep within himself, that he would be hated and ridiculed if anyone found out he was fae-kissed. With time and practice, he could be open about himself in the privacy of his own cabin, or when he was alone with Abelard.

But things changed when Gilan became his apprentice. Suddenly he had to mask again, to pretend to make eye contact again, to hide his fidgeting again. But at least he got breaks while Gilan was his apprentice. Gilan went home every month to see his parents, and trained regularly with MacNeil.

Will had no other home to go to. He was with Halt all the time. And, every so often, the mask slipped.

It started subtly enough, when Wlil caught Halt snapping his fingers a few times after Will made a breakthrough in archery. Will, still intimidated by the grim-faced ranger, said nothing.

A few weeks later, Will found a Celtic coin in his change. He dropped it on the table, where it spun and rattled for a moment before coming to rest. But Will didn't pay attention to that. Instead, he found himself looking at Halt, whose head was tilted towards the table, listening to the coin.

Will tried to copy Halt's demeanour after a couple of years. He spent a lot of time watching Halt's face beneath the cowl of his cloak. That's when he noticed Halt avoided eye contact as naturally as most people made it. Very often, Will realised, Halt wasn't looking at faces at all.

And that was when Will stumbled on more revelations. So often, Halt's sarcasm was a way of dealing with an ambiguous social situation – he didn't know what to say, or what the other person meant, so he defaulted to sarcasm until they explained themselves. His habit of intimidating people was a way for him to avoid conversations he no longer wished to have, because he couldn't tell what they're feeling and was tired of second-guessing himself. He cut his hair and beard with his knife because he hated being touched around his shoulders, which barbers do regularly. He avoided crowds and jerked away from loud noises.

And, when he thought no one was looking, he drummed his fingers or waved his hand or watched shadows or spun a coin, and he looked much calmer when he did.

So one day, Will talked to him about it.

Halt was reluctant. He tried to bluff his way through, tried to say his demeanour was just how rangers were supposed to be, but Will persisted. Halt sat in silence for a long time.

And then, finally, when Will thought the conversation was over, Halt said, 'My parents always said I had to hide it.'

He didn't elaborate, and for once, Will didn't press. But from then on, Will began making himself more clear in conversations from the outset, and Halt got less sarcastic. Will made a conscious effort to make less noise, and Halt was visibly calmer. Will jumped into conversations more, segueing past difficult moments until Halt could take over the discussion again.

A year after their conversation, Will and Halt wouldn't have guessed how much their daily lives would change. Halt fidgeted openly now. Will took note of which topics Halt liked to talk about and asked about them. Though Halt acted annoyed by Will's constant questions, Will knew he didn't really mean it. Halt began making more jokes, teased Will more often, and now that he knew what to look for Will never again thought of Halt as mean.

The only other thing Halt ever said about it was one night in the final year of Will's apprenticeship, when they were sitting on the porch one dusky evening, coffees in hand. Halt was watching the lengthening shadows, and occasionally waved his hand. Will had been asking for relationship advice with Alyss, and Halt had gruffly told him that, unless Will wanted to wait twenty years to get married, he was probably better off going to someone else. They lapsed into silence for a bit until Halt apparently noticed Will watching his hand waving. 'Its called being phóg laechonnachie,' he said quietly. 'Fae-kissed.'

'Fae-kissed,' Will said. 'It sounds nice.'

They were quiet for a long time before Halt said, very quietly, 'I suppose it does.'

My quesses:

God of withering: Halt

God of time: Crowley

Goddess of storm: Cassandra

Golden god: Duncan

God of the hidden: Gilan

Goddess of truth: Pauline

Iron god: Morgarath????????????

Young man: Horace

Young woman: Alyss

The friend: Will

Priestess: Jenny

God of Dreams: Malcolm???

Okay folks, time to play a little game:

So, as I always do, I have an AU for ranger's apprentice in my head. This time, it's about gods.

But instead of telling you who's who, I'm just going to name each title and give a snippet of information about them. You then have to guess which character got what (also, I am making this game up on a whim, it might turn out either very easy or very difficult, I don't know, please be kind about it). Anyhoo, we'll start with an easy one so you catch my drift.

Gods:

The God of the Withering - He once was The God of the Blooming, but that title was ripped away from him. Most say that his more recent title fits his demeanour better anyway.

The God of Time - A good friend of the God of the Withering. They are so close, they consider each other family. He was there when his friend turned and he does see himself responsible for the change.

The Goddess of Storm - One of the few female gods. She's a wild one and likes a good prank. For some reason, the Golden God tends to be her victim. Quite risky.

The God of Healing, aka. The Golden God - He rules over one of the four godly cities. He's well-liked and despite his healing powers, he is a great fighter.

The God of the Hidden - A god who lives near the God of the Withering. He, too, counts to the family. Most don't know that, because he tends to be rather hard to spot, even near people.

The Goddess of Truth - A goddess rarely seen around. Rumour has it that she lives among the Mortals. But she can be seen quite occasionally around the God of Time.

The God of Reason, aka. the Iron God - One of the rulers over the four godly cities. Despite his title, he has a bad relationship with the Golden God and it takes a revolution in the system made by the God of Dreams to fix their relationship. Afterwards, they actually become fairly good friends.

Mortals: (They don't have a title, so I'll just describe them)

A young man - For most of his life, did not believe in the Gods. This changed, however, when the God of the Withering claimed his friend's life. Now, he despises all Gods.

A young woman - The sister of the man mentioned above. She works for a strange middle-aged woman who lives at the side of town. Although most people believe that this woman is rude, she firmly disagrees, says that woman just never lies.

The friend - While climbing a wall to watch the sunset, his life was claimed by the God of the Withering. Still, although he was fully aware of his doom, he told the God his ambitions, who in turn learned to dream again.

A young priestess - Her goal in life was not to turn to religion, but she was quite amazed by the God of the Hidden, and dedicated her life to him. She is the younger sister of the man and the woman, and a joy to be around.

And now the extra special (also hard) one:

The God of Dreams - a kind old god, mostly staying in his bed. He cares for the dreams of the mortals, but has given up on the dreams of gods, making his kin unable to sleep. He has seen enough of this world and his only wish is to pass on.

Now then, that's it. Hope you enjoyed. I'd love to hear your answers, so dump em into the notes! Also, if the AU sounds interesting to you, ask me and I can send you a rough summary of what is suppose to happen*.

*(That rough summary might turn into 40min of story telling in a Discord Vc)

hi i was challenged to jrop a request (im no coward) so you should draw tug and abelard sharing an apple pie :)

please.

they got their pie… but at what cost

Ranger's Apprentice Charcters at a annual family gathering

(yes, they are all a family now)

Will and Gilan: The cousins that pretend to not have seen each other for a year. In reality, they see each other at least twice a week. They greet each other extremely loud and hit each other on the backs in a way that leaves marks. After that, they run around, do impressions of other family members, or get up to other shenanigans.

Horace: Without fail, he's somewhere near the cake buffet. He's talks with everyone near him, gives ratings on the different cakes, and after his latest victim left, he truns to Sandra and Pauline and asks how he is related with that person

Pauline and Sandra: They chat the whole evening and agree on pretty much every topic. They also do the passive-aggressive children comparing (i.e. 'My son just graduated and started a business. What's your kid up to?') They always say they should meet up and chat more, but never do so.

David, Arald, and Duncan: As soon as the evening comes around, they're the dads that go BBQing outside. With a beer in hand, they will chat while making actually pretty decent food. Also, they will BBQ every year without exceptions. They don't care if there's a blizzard. It's just some cold water after all, that can't stop them. Also, Gilan and Will occasionally try to sabotage them, which always ends up being entertainment for all. The three also insult each other heavily, but brush it off like it is nothing.

Cassie and Alyss: From afar, they just look like two friends getting along splendidly, chatting away about their hobbies. In reality, they are not talking about their hobbies. Stories about local murders, rape, and breakup gossip get shared like they are conversations about the weather. If you don't need a therapist when walking away from their conversation, you are incredibly lucky.

George: He does not want to be there. He just sits in a corner and is on his phone.

Crowley: He's that uncle with the mission to talk with everyone. He's always cheerful, can merge into any conversation (even Cassie and Alyss') and shares the gossip within the family. He also organises the family gatherings each year.

Halt: He hates the family gatherings with a burning passion. Yet he is on every one of them because Pauline drags him along. Once they arrive, Crowley immediately starts talking to him and making him join him on his mission. On some occasions, Halt tries to stop Gil&Will's shenanigans, on other occasions, he helps them with them. Their suspicion towards him is his only joy at this event.

Jenny: She brought the food. Afterwards she just kind of wanders through the room doing everything and nothing at the same time. Once the dads start to BBQ, she sometimes joins them, bringing them spices and such to improve their food. They don't really use them, saying that the way they've always been making the meat is just fine. Jenny is always a little disappointed by that.

Malcolm: Due to his work, he's only rarely at a family gathering. But when he is, he stations himself at one table and does not stand up until the whole event is over. In ways unknown to the rest of the family, he manages every single time to get Will abandon his jokes, and sit down with him and listen patiently. Some family members (Halt) have been trying to find out how Malcolm does it for years now, but to no avail.

Erak: He's not part of the family, yet he shows up every year. For a very long time, most didn't even know his name, or what made him show up for the first time at the gathering. After 7 years, Arald randomly says in a conversation that he was the one that made Erak join them. When asked why or from where they knew each other, he responded with: 'From nowhere. He just walked by while Duncan, David, and I were outside at the BBQ. I saw him, offered him a beer, and he joined us. Got no idea where the fella exactly came from, but he's a cool guy, in'he?'

Okay so I was rereading TEY for a fic I’m writing and I found something weird?? I’m definitely way way way late in realizing this, but I can’t find any other posts explaining it

In book 8, Halt says that he left Hibernia 1.5 years after Ferris first tried to kill him (at 16), which means he’s 18 ish when he comes to Araluen.

In Tournament at Gorlan, it’s established that Pritchard fled Araluen “a year or two” after Crowley graduated.

A typical apprenticeship starts at age 15 according to EY2 and lasts for 5 years according to the main series, so Crowley would have graduated at 20 and therefore would have been about 21 when Pritchard left.

In Battle of Hackham Heath, Farrel says that Halt’s apprenticeship lasted 4 years.

If we assume that Pritchard starts training Halt right after he arrives in Hibernia and stops when Ferris forces him to run away, then Crowley’s 21 at the beginning of Halt’s apprenticeship and 25 at the end (which is when they meet in The Hibernian).

One year has passed between Tournament at Gorlan and Battle of Hackham Heath, making Halt 19 and Crowley 26 during BOHH.

In BOHH, Gilan is explicitly stated to be 12. In the main series, he says that he started his apprenticeship at 14 (when Halt was ~22), meaning he graduated at 19 (when Halt was ~27).

In The Burning Bridge, Pauline says that there were “five or six years” between Gilan’s graduation and the start of Will’s apprenticeship, which would make Halt about 33 during Ruins of Gorlan.

In Death of a Hero, when Halt is 19, Will is a baby. This means that fifteen years later, at the start of Will’s apprenticeship, Halt is 34—which is consistent with Pauline’s statement.

Therefore, during Ruins of Gorlan:

Halt is 34

Crowley is 41

Gilan is 26

so, based on my questionable math skills,

the age difference between Halt and Crowley is the same as that between Halt and Gilan (7 years)

which just feels really wrong for some reason

Am I missing something?? Is this just the timeline being screwed up again?