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lilia dorm uniform vignettes + book 7 parallels

I was rereading Lilia's Dorm Uniform vignettes recently and honed in on the third part, which reminded me a lot of the events of book 7. I think it's highly likely that part 3 here foreshadows book 7, similar to how Ortho's Precision Gear vignettes foreshadowed the original Ortho's passing, revealed in book 6.

***Lilia Dorm Uniform vignette(s) and Book 7 spoilers!***

Quick recap, these vignettes focus on Lilia looking after a baby bat with an injury. The third and final part involves Malleus chatting with him about the experience. Lilia describes parenting as thus: "There's never a guarantee in life that someone will be there to support you. Once you fly out into the world, there may be days when you go without a proper meal and sleep on an empty stomach. You'll experience failures and setbacks. You may have days where your heart feels like it'll shatter into a thousand pieces. As long as you're alive, there will be moments—many moments, in fact—when you must face adversity entirely on your own. A parent must ensure their child can handle such harshness while the little one is still under their protection."

Knowing what we know now... It sounds as though Lilia is reflecting back on his time traveling the world in hopes of finding a way to hatch Malleus from the egg. Firstly, Lilia (especially in the past) has expressed sentiments about being alone. He was an orphan taken in as a ward by the Draconias, yet he still never felt as though he "fit", not with the way the senate treats him like a lesser being, and not with his two best friends (Maleanor and Raverne) marrying and conceiving a child--starting a family, something Lilia feels he does not have and cannot have himself. There's never a guarantee in life that someone will be there to support you. And that's true of Malleus as well. His father is missing and presumed dead, his mother died in a battle to ensure his safety, and his grandmother is kept busy with royal duties to be there for him all the time. That's why Lilia had to step up as his father figure--because otherwise Malleus would have no guidance, just like Lilia did in his youth, which led him into becoming closed off and unwilling to learn about the world beyond Briarland. He doesn't want Malleus--or any of his "kids"--to perpetuate the hatred and distrust that claimed so many lives and left scars on the survivors.

Once you fly out into the world, there may be days when you go without a proper meal and sleep on an empty stomach. This line is reflective of the experiences Lilia had on his travels. In the beginning, it was particularly difficult due to the prevailing anti-fae sentiments among humans. Lilia was not welcome in their communities; he'd have things and nasty words thrown at him and literally be chased out of towns. True, he's also had to deal with rations and always being alert while serving as a general, but it feels particularly frustrating in this context because 1) none of his men are around to support him in these moments; he is lacking the feeling of being a part of a group, and 2) the harsh treatment is being committed by a group for which he cannot retaliate, so it forces Lilia to stand there and just take it... Both conditions which are also true of Lilia when he is able to safely bring Malleus's egg to Castle Blackscale. The senate gang up on him, isolate him, and deem him unworthy of touching the heir... and Lilia can't do anything about it. He isn't accepted at home and he isn't accepted by the world. This makes it that much more meaningful when, later on his travels, he meets an elderly couple in Harveston that welcome him into their house and home. They offer him a warm bed, food, and, more importantly, they are his company. They want to hear his stories, learn more about him and his life experiences. They’re that light at the end of his tunnel--but those things aren't promised to him, and Lilia knows he can't count on them all the time, especially as he travels to the most remote regions. And don't we all fear that dreadful realization of being out on our own with no net to catch us if we fall?

You'll experience failures and setbacks. You may have days where your heart feels like it'll shatter into a thousand pieces. As long as you're alive, there will be moments—many moments, in fact—when you must face adversity entirely on your own. Again, Lilia is also speaking about himself. He was forced to abandon his princess and flee with her child. He lost his best friends and large sections of his home country to a bloody conflict. He took the senate's verbal abuse and degradation. All of this, he faced alone--even when Baur tries to stand up for him, Lilia silences his ally because, deep in his heart, he thinks he deserves this. The wild bat incapable of love, only able to slaughter, doomed to be alone forever. It's through his forced exposure to the world that Lilia learns to open up, and it's through the connections--after enduring so many hardships, so many trials and tribulations--he makes with others that he comes to learn he is capable of love. As Silver says, this must be why the happiest moment of his father's life is the moment of Malleus hatching. A dragon's egg can only do so with the love of a parent--and Lilia has always been that for him. Diasomnia is Lilia's new family, and he's no longer alone. The problem now is that it's Malleus's turn to learn harsh life lessons, and he isn't exactly prepared for them. A parent must ensure their child can handle such harshness while the little one is still under their protection. I think this line perfectly summarizes Lilia's motivations for leaving in the fashion that he does. When Lilia attempted to depart NRC without so much as a formal farewell to Malleus and Silver, many fans were confused as to why he was acting so callous towards his children. Some theorized that Lilia was lying about losing his magic or had some other ulterior motive for lying--when, really, I think the answer is much simpler than that. Lilia wanted to leave as soon as he could, without facing his kids, because that's just in his nature. As Malleus points out in the vignettes: "Is that why you took the approach you did? [...] I suspect this bat will thrive in the wild." This entire time, Lilia hasn't been the gentlest or the most prudent with the baby bat. He fed it milk from a cup instead of a bottle (which resulted in getting the bat all wet), roughly toweled it off, allowed it to hang in a tree when it may not be ready to fly yet, brushed off the possibility of it being hurt again if it falls out, etc. On a surface-level, it looks like bad caretaking. But Malleus wonders if it's intentional. Because the bat was put through those experiences, it can take care of itself once it has parted from Lilia's care. I suspect Lilia may think the same of how he raises his own children. After all, Silver and Sebek sometimes bring up how hellish Lilia's training sessions with them were. Some of his bad childcare is due to Lilia being disorganized and just winging it in the moment, yeah (something which Malleus comments on at the end of the vignettes)--but a lot of how he raises others is also built on the idea that this should make the kids stronger and able to stand on their own.

When Lilia goes to return the baby bat to its flock, he says, "Go on, little one. You can't cling to my hand forever. Get flying." Then Malleus laughs and remarks, "Heh, it seems rather attached to you. It doesn't want to let go." Lilia continues with, "I'm shaking my arm and it's still not letting go... Goodness gracious. I didn't raise [the baby bat] to be so clingy. There comes a time in every creature's life when they have to take action. This is your time, little one. Don't miss your window." And, at last, when the bat is able to take off, Malleus realizes, "[...] I must say, it was rather harsh of you to forcibly shake off the poor fellow when it clearly liked you. Did you intentionally act detached so that it wouldn't fall too far behind the colony?"

THIS WHOLE SCENE IS AN ANALOGY TO LILIA TRYING TO LEAVE NRC WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE TO HIS KIDS.

In this analogy, Malleus is that bat that Lilia has reared--and when it comes time for Lilia to leave, Malleus won't allow for it. Malleus is the clingy baby bat gripping onto his caretaker for dear life. I wonder if Lilia knew that his prince would have a hard time with it, so he tries to have one last happy send-off--so he can grant Malleus the happiness of being invited to something, to be included, and to provide him ample opportunities to socialize with his peers from all the dorms and make other connections so they can be there for him when Lilia is no longer able to. Then Malleus was late, and the time for Lilia to depart has already arrived. But maybe it's better this way, Lilia may have reasoned with himself. If Malleus doesn't appear, maybe he can't be hurt. If Lilia acts detached, maybe... just maybe... it will give Malleus the final shove he needs to let him go, to open up to the people who are going to be present around him, so he won't "fall too far behind the colony", like what happened with the actual baby bat he raised. This is especially suspect because Lilia makes the same plea to the first years earlier in the party by asking them to please give Sebek a lil' push if he ever needs it. "Just... If you notice [Sebek is] ever stuck at some point during your time here... I would ask that you card soldiers give him a little nudge."

THE LILIA DORM UNIFORM CARD FIRST CAME OUT ON THE JP SERVER IN FEB 2023 ALONG WITH SOME EARLY BOOK 7 UPDATES 😩 It’s such good foreshadowing for what happens much later in the same book… OTL I just hope that Malleus is able to learn the lessons Lilia wants him to. Then Malleus can finally be the baby bat that’s able to take flight on his own and join a flock without his guardian at his side forever and ever…

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HI

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sorry if i translated it wrong :( i use translator

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━ diasomnia and gn! reader ━ as a regular visitor of diasomnia, it wasn't odd for you to pay them a visit and sleep over frequently. deciding to visit them again after class, you find yourself greeted by nothing but an empty and dark dormitory. (f/n stands for first name)

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it wasn’t unusual for you to visit diasomnia frequently. in fact, you had been unofficially crowned a diasomnia resident with the amount of times you���re seen lounging around the said dormitory. not to mention, malleus and lilia had arranged for you to sleep in the guest room during the nights you wish to stay over.

that said, diasomnia felt like home. it was a dormitory like no other, and the residents are far from just your friends. they were special. they were important, especially to you.

it was another weekend as you find yourself walking past the gates of the dormitory and entering the residence building. it was dark, which wasn’t unexpected but at this hour, they would usually have the lights on.

you did not care.

you shrugged, thinking they wanted to sleep earlier or so.

as you step foot into the vast dark lounge, you felt a shiver ran down your spine. it was rather cold – colder than it used to be. was it just you or did the lounge seem darker? your mind was playing tricks on you, it had to be.

“…hello?”

you called out, walking further into the dark lounge as you searched for any sort of switch to turn on the lights. that’s when you remembered – their lights are supplied by magic. “drat,” you muttered to yourself, probing around your pockets in search for your cellular device. with your device in your hands, you used it to light a torch and aimed it at the couches.

your feeble telephone torch did not illuminate the room clearly, but at the very least, you were able to see your path.

suddenly, a rustle was heard and you turned around to find nothing. you could have sworn something moved in the corner of your eye.

you let out a sigh, “come on, guys. this isn’t funny.”

you decided to walk upstairs into the residence area – where the bedrooms are. it was just as dark – if not darker – than the lounge. the endless pitch black hallways were daunting, exceedingly unnerving. despite knowing the halls of diasomnia, you can’t help but feel uneasy.

you do not know what lingers in the darkness, after all.

as you silently walked further down into the hall in search of malleus’ bedroom, you felt something slither by your calves, like a snake wrapping itself around your leg before slithering away. you shrieked, jumping in fright as you turned around and pointed the torch around.

there was nothing.

was your mind playing tricks on you?

you sighed once again, continuing to walk down the dark path as you muttered, “what is going on in here?”

there was no sign of anyone, not even the other students. is it possible you came at a wrong time? perhaps they’re all in their extra classes or whatnot. however, it was quite odd for all of them to not be around. not every student takes an extra afternoon class, after all.

“maybe i should just come back later…” you spoke to no one in particular before turning around.

instead of meeting with your previous path back to the stairs, you instead collided with someone as you gasped and took a step back, flashing the torch upward.

before you could see who it was, however, the unknown person wrapped their arms around you and carried you over their shoulder. you were frightened. you were petrified. and so, you did the only thing you could think of in response.

scream.

you screamed and thrashed around, hoping to escape this unknown person’s clutches or at least injure them with your kicks, but to no avail. the person started to walk even further down the hall, and you were starting to become afraid of what you were about to face.

“put me down!!!” you yelled, repeatedly hitting this person’s back with your fists, but they did not have any reaction nor did they say a word to you.

all of a sudden, you were tossed into a room and before you could think, your eyes were covered with a pair of hands.

“guess who~”

hearing the familiar voice supposedly brought a calming effect on you, but at the same time, increased your agitation. you groaned before lifting their hands off your eyes and turning around, throwing a quick punch that was – in turn – dodged.

it was lilia.

he laughed, ruffling your hair. that’s when you noticed silver standing beside him.

so it was silver who scared you in that hallway.

“come on, guys. what’s the big idea?” you pouted, now feeling your heart beat starting to calm itself.

lilia laughed even louder, “we wanted to scare you! sebek was in the lounge, purposely trying to make you think someone was sitting on the couch.”

“so that’s why i saw a silhouette…”

“and malleus was the one who creeped you out with the slithering,” added lilia.

“malleus was in on it, too?!”

“but of course, dearest. hahaha, take it as a warm welcome!” cheered lilia, but it did not feel like a warm welcome at all. regardless, you sighed. “i thought i was about to have a heart attack when silver carried me over his shoulder.”

silver, hearing this, glanced away in embarrassment, “sorry about that.”

you merely smiled at him, “now that you all successfully scared the crap out of me, do you have something to eat?”

“i could coo–“

“no.”

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