#alyta's missing earring

[inziladun]

When she had ruled alone, Attolia had dressed as Hephestia, sole head of the pantheon of the Eddisian gods, but with a king by her side, that costume had been put away. She had spent the morning closeted with her attendants, selecting a new one.

Imagine the backstages of this... Each attendant making her own powerpoint presentation a week in advance... Making secret alliances to support each other's proposal...

[shrimpchipsss]

in the spin around to show your gown days 

[artfrostedleaf]

Queen's Thief Appreciation, Day 7: Short Stories -- books (or in this case, short stories)/characters as things my friends and I have said

I had trouble deciding which of my 3 quotes to go with, so I decided to draw really sketchy versions of all of them. Happy short stories day!

[thecrenellations]

“It was a relief to explain everything to her, to tell her about the prison and about the temple and what I’d thought of the magus in the beginning and what I thought of him in the end. What it meant to be the focus of the gods’ attention, to be their instrument, used to change the shape of the world. And it was nice to brag a little, too.” - The Thief

It’s The Thief - the book’s - 25th birthday, so here’s a drawing that’s basically this thought all over again. We meet Eugenides when he’s among strangers, pretending to be a thief named Gen, and we leave him dressed as the god Eugenides, hearing a very important message. 

Young Gen looks carefree in this drawing, but the thing about The Thief is, by the end, we know that he doesn’t get caught by mistake. He undertakes this journey for someone he loves, and - we now know - he saves himself.

(hey. guess what? I love this book and am cheering loudly as it turns 25!)

[stealtharchaeologist]

I finally got around to reading "Alyta's Missing Earring, and now I'm crying.