But It Was Only When Agatha Saw The

But it was only when Agatha saw the

g r e e n o f h e r e y e s,

t h e w i c k e d e m e r a l d g r e e n,

as bright as the fairy tails around her,

that Agatha knew who the girl was.

@rosellemoon I meant to respond to your other post, but I think I missed my chance. No need to apologize for the second reblog! I appreciate reblogs! And you always have something insightful to say.

I love viewing Rhian as a victim of circumstance and I agree with your view on how the Pen lacks humanity.

And, huh, I am not that surprised that Rhian’s restlessness started the rot, but I don’t blame him. You’re right. I wonder if he went stir-crazy? I mean, no outside relationships, no vacations at all, etc, etc. It sounds like a lonely, miserable life despite all the prestige he gets, as if he were a high-profile prisoner. No wonder he used to be so clingy and so attached to Rafal. More so as a child, of course, but he did miss Rafal, originally, when Rafal left.

Also, that the restlessness came before Aladdin—I wonder if the Pen was getting bored too, and wanted to jumpstart the (artificial) switch for some excitement/its own entertainment? Maybe, it could have been less malicious at the start, or did it always intend to tear down the brothers?

But, that makes sense, if Rhian's restlessness was Evil, and Evil Attacks/always gets the privilege of striking first, like the opening move to a chess match (that's sort of how I picture it, even if war is messier than that) it only is reasonable that he'd be first one to fall victim to the rot.

"...wicked twinkle." - Ok, now this really seems deliberate on the Pen's part. More than ever. I can't believe it revels in Rhian's suffering! Then again, now I can.

And, I think the Pen "transferred" its "wicked twinkle" to Rhian's eyes as I'm fairly sure that book 1 kidnapper shadow "Rafal's" eyes had a mischievous twinkle or gleam to them.

what if the storian was homophobic

Is the Brig of Betrayers called the Brig because Rhian just had to name it something pirate-ish?

I love this art! Incredible clothing design. I particularly love the feathered glove-vambraces. 🖤 🦢

theres like ZERO rafal fanart its so sad 😭

heres me contributing to the rafal fanart from sge

Texting in a Modern AU:

Rhian: My arm is killing me, Rafal! I got shot at the pharmacy today.

Rafal: WHAT

Rafal: hang on rhian im getting my car keys/

Rhian: *a shot

Rhian: Sorry! Made a typo! :)

Rafal: You almost gave me a heart attack, you BASTARD.

Rhian: ily too