ELAIN / 8TH COURT THEORY (CONTAINS ACOSF SPOILERS)
I’d like to begin by thanking the lovely people of this group chat for contributing to this theory!!
Alright, we have a lot to discuss, starting with that vision Nesta had at the Prison when she touched the harp:
Basically, the harp showed Nesta what had happened the last time it was used- Fae being trapped within the stone of the mountain, now known as the Prison. Why was this added? It doesn’t really contribute anything to Nesta’s story, and we all know SJM never adds anything without a good reason. Nesta later brings up this vision with Rhys:
So the people who once lived on the island were trapped within the stone. Who were these people? Are they still alive, somehow preserved in time? Let us remember this tidbit:
The island may even be an 8th court! So these people trapped within the stone may have BEEN that court! Don’t you think it’s weird how we have a Dawn, Day, and Night court, but no Dusk court? This leads to part 1 of this theory- the island WAS the Dusk court, but it has been so long that nobody even remembers. To further support this theory:
This is all the was back from ACOMAF. You can’t tell me this wasn’t foreshadowing for the vision that Nesta had that people were trapped in the stone.
So anyway, how does elain tie into this? Well, let’s look at this:
“Life and death and rebirth”- Feyre. “Love me”- Feysand.
“Sun and moon and dark”- Nesta. “Touch me”- Nessian.
“Rot and bloom and bones”- Elain. “Sing me”- Elriel.
Remember the thing about the three sacred mountains? Feyre faced her greatest challenges Under the Mountain, Nesta faced hers on Ramiel, so that leaves us with the Prison. So what does Elain have to do with bones that connects her to the Prison?
Somehow, Elain will be connected to the Prison, possibly freeing those people trapped within in her story (fingers crossed). Some other evidence:
Elain can see and hear things others can’t, what if she can see/hear the people trapped in the stone? Her saying she can hear “through the stone” is really specific.
Also there this part about her being able to hear the sea. At first a lot of us associated this with Koschei, but he dwells at a lake, not the sea. You know what is by the sea? The island/Prison.
Another reference to the sea. And hearing things others can’t.
Sooo how will Elain get to the Prison?
She and Azriel will go. The only two people who can see/hear things others can’t.
In conclusion, Elain’s story will somehow connect to the Prison. Both of the other sisters faced their fears/greatest challenges on/under their respective mountains, so this one has to be Elains. SJM brought up the Fae trapped within the stone for a reason TWICE. There has to be more to that. And seeing as they were trapped within this specific mountain means Elain will likely encounter them (and hopefully free them, thus restoring the 8th court) with the help of Azriel.
Also, as a side note- Rhys said the Pegasuses hailed from the island the Prison is located on, and haven’t been able to breed successfully ever since. If Elain restores the 8th court, that means more pegususes! :) I would include the screenshot but I’ve hit the 10 image cap 🙃 So in conclusion... Give 👏 Elain 👏 a Pegasus 👏
Let me know your thoughts!!
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