Itās easy to forget because of the week gaps between episodes, but I just took a moment to process that the following all happened in the same day for Essek:
His only friends return to Vurmas Outpost and give him a magical item specifically to protect him. Heās likely still processing that when they reveal that theyāre thinking of making an alliance with one of the people they gave him an an amulet to protect him from. The one who is, you know, sending assassins after him.
His friends ask him to strip in case he has too many eyeballs.
They then choose him over Trent to accompany them to Aeor, asking him to stand at their sides against the end of the world. Caleb, whom Essek could barely look in the eye a few days ago, says the word ātrust.ā Essek melts.
Essek gets into his (probably) first ever fight. Heās getting ready to be crushed by a giant when two lesbians and a tiny halfling destroy said giants in under twelve seconds. Also Caleb says something about seeing Essek on the other side of the war?
Essek gets into his second ever fight. He watches most of his friends get frozen halfway to death, then promptly gets frozen halfway to death himself.
Hisā¦ crush? Narrative foil? Empire colleague? who has been very guarded around him and who Essek knows he has hurt deeply, but who also will not stop touching Essekās face, has turned into a giant ape. He picks Essek up and begins waving him in front of the healers, which means that itā¦ distresses him that Essek is hurt??? He then justā¦ carries Essek around on his back for a while.
Said Empire colleague then creates an extra-dimensional tower, makes a point of showing Essek that part of the design was āyour influenceā, and then out of nowhere declares that he wishes there were fewer walls between them.
Essek is asked what his favourite food is for the first time in his life.
Caleb then gives Essek a tour of his home, and prods him into saying fuck for the first time.
Caleb shows Essek an entire floor of his home inspired by Essekās school of magic. He then starts talking about being attracted to skill and ability.
Essek and Caleb have a deep, thoughtful talk about atonement, hope and the weight of their sins, and how they understand each other.
Caleb casually touches him yet again.
All in all, Essek probably experienced more emotions on 2 Sydenstar 836PD than he has on every other day of his life put together, and I am very glad he got his full long rest in which to process all of that.
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