Saw someone else's anon ask and this part was one of the parts that annoyed me :
"Want the twins to be what Gwyn and Emerie are" ?. Yet , it's the ribbon cutter fans who say that Gwyn and Emerie will be valuable assets for the NC and will be highly trusted by the IC .
Mind you Nuala and Cerridwen have been important since book 1 , they have been trusted by the IC (especially Azriel) for centuries before the series even started . They have so much impact that the toxic Gwyn fans often say she will befriend them (other than when the Gwyn fans aren't being classist ofcourse) .
"There is no comparision" this is the only part anon is right about but not in the way that they think . Nuala and Cerridwen didn't have to be created out of thin air just for Elain . They don't only have to be friends with Elain . They don't only have to see the image that Elain tries to project . They don't have to dismiss Elain's past mistakes just because she has grown now .
Elain , Nuala and Cerridwen have a natural , healthy , deep and realistic friendship . That is something the Valkyries don't and will never have .
Not going to even discuss the "the same importance in plot" part because let's be honest , actively helping the NC is much more important than being a gym buddy plotwise.