#shepard king

[littlefoxandthearcher]

IM BACKKKKKKKK!!!!!

And I just Finished The Shepard King Duology (One Dark Window/ Two Twisted Crowns)

Sooooo here are Pinterest memes the vaguely follow the plot of the books…

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Elspeth Spindle for the entirety of the series.

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Also Elspeth Spindle (Nightmare on the wheel)

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Nightmare the cunty demon saying riddles

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Rayvn Yew (obviously)

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The spirit of the Wood vs. The Shepard King

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Renelm Rowan at the castle….

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Ione’s general vibes yk

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Also Nightmare and Elspeth bc they are such besties!!!!

[woodlandbookclub]

It’s 2012. You’re obsessed with tarot cards and dark magic. You’ve invented a monster called Nightmare. He lives in your head. It’s super edgy. Changed the vowel in your name with Y to be mysterious. Ravens are cool.

[littlefoxandthearcher]

Rayvn Yew and Renelm Rowan provided two different ways to fall in love with someone… (spoilers perhaps even tho I am vague)

Rayvn is the strong one- he is burdened by his infection and position as a Destrier. But he carries on with passion and as much as he hates it he becomes a thief and a liar to protect those he loves. When he meets Elspeth he is taken by her mysterious spirit and strength…her quiet and power. She is a puzzle to him but also an asset he needs to be able to complete his quest (and also save his family and the kingdom). Rayvn sees through Elspeth and understands her struggle and secret as they are like his own. He wants to save her from her secrets no matter the cost. He doesn’t care about her demons but only her …her wellbeing. He is then driven by his love and dedication to her …he even wants to sacrifice himself for her safety and security. Elspeth brings out the best in Rayvn and even more so then his family because they know the downsides of their infection more than anyone. Rayvn’s burden was to be the leader and be the sacrifice, and Elspeth wouldn’t allow it. His love rivaled her own.

Elm has a similar drive to protect those he loves but has different reasons. He was abused for years by his father and brother…only thing that brings him solstice is the card his mother left him. Being a second born prince he was under scrutiny but nobody cared for him. He used his power effectively only to protect himself and never others. He thinks himself as weak and terrible. He also presumes outsiders as a threat to his found family (The Yews) and therefore doesn’t trust easily. His primary way of dealing with his trauma is with humor, vices, or degrading comments to himself. When he first see Ione he envies her joy and spirit of freedom something he never had himself. And then when her heart is taken by the Maiden card and she is abused by his tormentors -he feels he has to act. Elm is now drawn to the real pieces of her that the card can’t hide but struggles with his ability to trust her. He then uses his brains to figure out a way to save her from unfeeling/lifeless…To bring back her real identity …the joy she had…So he couldn’t save himself when he was being abused, and now he has the power save her from the same fate. Elm thought he was too weak for love and overlooked by his prince title so that nobody could ever know the real him. They do this together and in the end share the burden of the crown.