#igrain crest

[theejaguar]

I need you all to listen to this song and see my vision that it's Sabran at Igrain Crest:

Especially when it goes:

"Remember me, " I ask

"Remember me, " I sing

Give me back my heart, you wingless thing

Think of all the horrors that I promised you I'd bring

I promise you, they'll sing of every time

You passed your fingers through my hair and called me child

Witness me, old (wo)man, I am the wild

[furniture-piece]

it’s so funny to me that igrain spends the entirety of sabran’s childhood and teen years trying to mold her into an obedient queen but she doesnt factor in the loyalty of roslain, her heir. her entire plan to take the throne hinges on replacing sabran with her and roslain ends up fucking breaking her fingers to protect sabran. what a lady

[sshannonauthor]

Could you tell us something about how the world of PRIORY, mostly Inys, is treating illegitimate children? I remembered that Igrain Crest was very... hostile about Rosarian's case, but did it really matter since her daughter still was Berethnet, looked like one and had all the right genes?

You’re right that it shouldn’t matter, because each Berethnet queen is essentially a clone of her mother, but it is expected of them to conceive legitimate children, because the Knight of Fellowship preaches that adultery and sex outside companionship are sins. Since the Queen of Inys is the head of Virtudom, she is expected to follow the Six Virtues to the letter. Some queens have conceived illegitimate children, but it’s kept secret, as it would be considered hypocritical. After all, if the queen can’t follow the Six Virtues, why should anyone? 

How illegitimate children are treated in Inys really depends on who’s interacting with them. An especially religious person (like Crest) might treat them with contempt, seeing them as the fruit of sin, but someone else might not. Among nobles, they’d usually be passed over in favour of a legitimate heir, out of respect for the Knight of Fellowship. 

[oceanssapart]

⚖ Igrain Crest, Duchess of Justice, Lady High Treasurer of Inys

‘I am the heir of Dame Lorain Crest, the Knight of Justice.’ Crest spoke in a measured tone. ‘She who ensured that the great duel of life was conducted fairly, who weighed the cups of guilt and innocence, who punished the unworthy, and who saw to it that the righteous would triumph always over the sinners. She who was most beloved of the Saint, whose legacy I have lived to defend.’

🍊 The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (@sshannonauthor)