i just reread all of kel's books again and like, man this girl is kind of fae isn't she?
like yes, she's supposed to be The Normal One and Alanna was Chosen By the Gods but also like
Where did the Chamber come from? Fuck if we know, I don't think Tammy ever really says. It's unknowable and massive and unspeakable and yet it's just casually dropping into Kel's dreams like 'new phone who dis" for several years? Towards the end of the series there's a seer who is like 'oh yeah hey you!' and Inari is once again an independent agent no gods mentioned... except for when the Chamber speaks through her
There's a cultural framework, however rare it is, for people chosen by the gods.
There's not a cultural framework for whatever the fuck Kel has going on over here.










