If I May, Shapur For The Bingo Game?

If I may, Shapur for the bingo game? 👀

You get me with this one………..can I mark everything 😂

Ok…he is a bastard….why did he have to die? I mean what is the fucking point? Only that Gieve get his big entrance????…..come on that couldn’t be all……I need some good excuses for this *slams fist onto the table*

And yes….when everything happens to them I would cry I don’t think about the head in the jar theory here

Can't believe I forgot to say this yesterday buuut your theory of Arslan borrowing Narsus's clothes reminded me that I have a headcanon that Sam had to borrow some clothing from Hilmes. I'm sure whatever residence he had in Ecbatana was looted and reassigned to some Lusitanian noble, and we know he stayed with Hilmes while he was recovering (and maybe even afterwards too, since perhaps Team Hilmes all stay there together when they're in the capital?).

Yeah okay maybe they just sent Husrab out to buy him some new clothing or something but this headcanon is more fun. One day I'll incorporate it into a fic.

Y'know what? Headcanon fucking accepted. It's likely they could've sent Husrab out for new clothes eventually but now I can't unsee the idea that for a good long while at first Saam was wearing Hilmes' clothes! And I always just assumed Team Hilmes stayed together while in the capital so eyy!! Same hat!!

And I love that you brought up how Saam's residence was likely looted and given to someone else bc I can see that happening w a lot of ppl's places, and I have certainly contemplated it happening w Shapur's residence too unfortunately. Bye-bye Areyan's medical notes he copied painstakingly from the palace archives— I KNOW I KEEP BRINGING HIM AND WOLFPACK UP I'M SORRY

Looks like a ivy (the lower flower) and a lily of the valley (the flower above) for me.

I rember that the ivy stand for deep loyalty and the lily of the valley for honesty and virtue (I think they both standing for more but this are the ones I can remember).

Maybe the fllwer above symbolize a persian bell lily. She is black and in some cultures she stands for sins. (Ok my imagination is running wild actually)

So I think they symbolize would fit Sam and with the conection of the gate and shield theory from @innerchorus it would make sense.

Only my opinion. Could also be some other flowers or symbols. But that was the first tvat comes to my mind.

@importantdestinydefendor

Here's Sam's crest. (These are actually all still posted here on the official site for the anime.) The design feels appropriate for the Marzban renowned for skill in castle defence, as it reminds me of both a shield and a closed door/gate. At some point I'll try to do some research into what the botanical element could be and whether that might mean something, too.

She is a cutie pie and yes she is silly!

If I may, Alfreed for the bingo game? 🌸👀

Cutie pie!

'“… What a pity.” Silver Mask’s murmur, swept away by the night wind, could not have been heard by anyone present; perhaps, then, it was because he shared the same sentiment that Qaran responded with a nod of his own. Gazing upon the fallen body of his former comrade, his expression wavered ever so slightly, and he knelt, feeling for Saam’s pulse. “My word. Even like this, he still clings to life!”' (Book 1, Chapter Three, part v)

Kharlan checking on Sam after he collapses from his injuries. Arakawa opted not to show us this, presumably to avoid revealing Sam's survival at that point, but I liked this moment in the novels.

The simulpub is out! Currently only on K Manga (official) and a torrent on Nyaa, but I'm sure it'll be added to reader sites soon!