Get ready for a crazy theory about the one and only:✨Councillor Terik✨
(I have a lot to say about him, but it's mostly about his ability)
Like,,, the description is so dumb to me
And he has a "no descrying policy????"
And the only two times we've seen him descry people he hasn't actually give a straight answer about what he "sensed???"
The description of descrying sounds like a combination of what shades and flashers can do (sensing potenential for dark and light) so,,,, what if Terik was just a shade AND a flasher
It would be easy to cover up, just using a part of his ability and pretending that it's a whole different thing
And the shadows and light could balance each other out so whoever he's descrying wouldn't feel it
It makes more sense than "Oh I can read your potential but I'm not allowed to use it or tell you what it is"
You know who knows how to utilize both flashers and shades? Vespera
A woman who has been in semi-close proximity to the council for 600 years- even though she's been in captivity- and has a lot of experience with both of those abilities
Sure, the story said that the councillors erased her from their minds, but we don't have evidence that none of them remember her
How else would the Neverseen have known about her?
So Terik always had free access to her so she could train him with illusions and what-not while the other councillors were clueless to what was happening
And then he could've told the Neverseen to get her out when they blew up Lumenaria
The only part that wouldn't make sense is his leg being amputated, but that could've been an accident
I want Tam to read his shadowvapor. I don't trust him.
But he would probably alter it to make it look like he's a good guy.
Oh and if this is true and his Neverseen code isn't something cool like "The Illusionist" or something I'm gonna throw hands