#already wanted to reread it of course but i've been holding off till closer to the alecto release date so it's all fresh in my head then

[scarletteflamerald]

Wanna hear something that just occurred to me?

I haven't actually read the unwanted guest yet (gotta get on that), but I've seen lots of people discussing the whole "permeability of souls" thing, and one post in particular about how maybe Alecto dislikes gingers bc John's spent the last couple decades hating Wake. So I had this thought: Gideon has hated Harrow as long as she can remember, and only starts warming up to her when they go to the First House. This also happens to be when she is forced to largely stop using her two-hander and regularly spend large amounts of time away from it—the sword which we now know was being haunted by her mother's vengeful spirit. Could that be a coincidence? Absolutely. But, I think it's interesting to consider the possibility that Gideon's perception of Harrow over the years has been colored by her mother's hatred of necromancers.

Anyway now I want to reread the first book and see if this holds any water whatsoever lol