#my name is celaena sardothien and i will not be afraid

[acourtofquestions]

The fact we changed from “My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid.” to “Once upon a time, in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom… very much.”

Because she is no longer Celaena Sardothien, nor does she live in fear of being afraid. She is done running, done with that mask that isn’t hers, because it doesn’t hold any comfort anymore. The only comfort she has is in who she really is; and that is no longer terrifying to her.

While both remind her who she is, remind her why; why she is here, why she will not break, why she is still fighting.

The first reminds her of what she had loved and lost. Of loving words that carry on, (of why she carries on) but that is all. All Celaena had was remnants; of someone, something… even herself.

The second, however, is something else; while it is still a dream, it is real… even among nightmares. It lives in her past, yes, but it is also the present, and any future. It is terribly beautifully true. And it is more; more than grief, and memory. Carrying on, finding ways to exist, survive. More than a dream, or words… even more than she is.

Because Aelin has something Celaena never did. Yes, she has a cause to fight for. She has her strength, her power, and rage; vendettas for things she could focus a fight to defeat; and a still terribly looming fate. The queen has a kingdom she adores. She has many things, she is many things… even Celaena still. But that’s not what I’m talking about, no, mostly, it’s that she has friends. A family. A Prince. She has a life not just an existence, a love with a beating heart, something worth dying and living for. And even if it is all gone to ash (“even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars”) that is still hers; not a mask, not a facade, but something real.

In accepting who she is… there is the terrible truth of accepting that she is very much afraid (the fact Fenrys even felt the need to make the word “liar” in their code; because she is not alright, he knows, she knows, we “the reader” know… it’s more so the way we ask “how are you?” as a greeting. Sometimes even in terrible places like a funeral; when we know damn well that no-one there is really “good” or “alright”, but it’s the way we say “hello” and “I want you to be okay” and “are you at least surviving this”). It is being terrified of her acceptance in the first place, because part of being Aelin is the price it holds; because she was “promised” for a fate manipulated by gods before she even had the chance to draw breath… and there’s a doomsday in it that she’ll have to rage against one day… but not yet… not in this place. For now, she just has to exist, survive, live. And only Aelin can do that.

Because it’s not Sam’s words she needs anymore; it’s Rowan’s. And even more so, it’s her own.

It’s the words she said to him, but it is her story (Perhaps even the one she tattooed on her spine? Just a theory of the exact words.) because that, is still hers. Real. Living.

And as any reader knows (it’s why I love these books) you should never underestimate the power of a story.

[faerieheart]

tag drop. 👸🏼

[leveloneandup]

christenpress My name is Celaena Sardothien, and I will not be afraid. 🦋

[eospaint]

My name is Celaena Sardothien, and I will not be afraid.

[jasperwhitcock]

“My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid.”

reemerging after 104 years to post my celaena halloween cosplay and disappear again

[rainingriversofyou]

“My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid”

—The Assassins Blade - Artist: tatiartty

[blodgmonster]

Assassin's Blade reread commentary that no one asked for. Though my ACOTAR reread posts were mildly successful.

-- some people say NOT to start with Assassin's Balde, and yeah, it's not how I started when I read the series for the first time but...whatever?

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord

-- oh, God. She's SIXTEEN. She's a BABY.

-- Celaena getting a whiff of a breeze from Terrasen as she's prepping to free a bunch of slaves. Nice poetic touch.

-- Celaena and Sam freeing slaves and kicking Rolf's ass. We love to see it.

The Assassin and the Healer

-- so Yrene is really pronounced Irene? Wild. Though I shouldn't get started on the pronounations. Manon? Adarlan? Ashryver? I've been pronouncing them all wrong and have a hard time mentally correcting them. I'm attached to my mispronouncations by now.

-- Yrene has "absolutely ordinary brown hair". I thought she had rich, curly hair that was brown and golden??

-- Celaena's self-defense lesson is great. I want her to teach me. "Do NOT let them move you to another loaction."

-- "Celaena...prayed that somehow, years from now, Yrene Towers would return to this continent, and maybe, just maybe, heal their shattered world a bit." Prayer answered, babe

The Assassin and the Desert

-- I wish I had Celaena's confidence, swagger, and beauty.

-- "She was Celaena Sardothien, gods be dammed." Celaena seems to think like that often, sort of repeating her name. Is that, perhaps, because she is trying SO hard to forget her true name?

-- Ruhnn Mountains...Ruhn Danaan...interesting.

-- my inner horse girl LOVES the Asterion horses, which are clearly modeled after my beloved Arabians.

-- "Where do men find it in themselves to do such monstrous things? How do they find it acceptable?" GOOD QUESTION, ANSEL

-- The Master having her study animals is cool as hell.

-- it's kind of cool that Celaena is a stone cold bad ass AND a girly girl who loves shopping and make up and clothes.

-- "Oh, how vain can you BE?" Ansel is low key hilarious even as she tries to kill Celaena.

-- our first look at that bitch, gloriella

The Assassin and the Underworld

--God, Arobynn is such an ASS

-- Hello, Lysandra!!!

-- Celaena's suit is cool as hell. Very Black Widow.

-- Hello, Dorian and Chaol!

-- "Take my body home to Terrasen, Sam." AAAAHHHHH!!!

-- Sam and Celaena are so cute and good together. Chaol could never.

--Arobynn tricking her into aiding a slaver...God, I fucking hate him.

-- noooo, don't sell Kasida to that slaver bitch

-- and then he used her money to buy Lysandra's virginity. SCUM OF THE EARTH.

The Assassin and the Empire. Here we go....

-- the lavender soap....

-- oh, Sam...you poor, poor boy.

-- "Reality opened wide and swallowed her whole. She didn't move from the bed...She hated the world for continuing on." Oh, Celaena. Oh, hon. I've felt that way before.

-- Arobynn setting her up like this. This motherfucker.

-- "Arobynn STILL hadn't rescued her?" Babygirl, he PUT YOU IN THERE.

-- God...having to face the KING on top of all of this. The man who terrified her as a child, who destroyed her family, her home, and her life. God, imagine if he'd taken a closer look at her eyes. Would he have recognized her for who she was?

-- The white stag. THE LORD OF THE NORTH. Come to her in her darkest hour.

-- the breeze of Terrasen giving her the courage to stand. "She would go into Endovier. Go into Hell. And she would not crumble." THAT'S MY GIRL.

-- "My name is Celaena Sardothien...and I will not be afraid." * incoherent screaming *

[angael-a]

this is a very specific post for a very specific group of people but i need to get this out. the show by niall horan is so fucking throne of glass coded. like specifically assassin’s blade post-sam cortland celaena when she’s sitting on the way to endovier. “if everything is easy, nothing ever broke, if everything is simple how would we know?” if they had succeeded and run away, celaena would never had become aelin, would have never been able to do the shit she did. “how to fix your tears how to fake a show” = “my name is celaena sardothien, and i will not be afraid”

i played the show 223 times last year. it was released in june. for me this is a lot

[queenofqueensarcheron]

MY NAME IS SAM CORTLAND AND I WILL NOT BE AFRAID

MY NAME IS CELAENA SARDOTHIEN AND I WILL NOT BE AFRAID

[noemyreads]

the assassin's blade - sarah j mass

I started reading this book series back in 2020, I immersed myself in the universe and fell in love with it, but for some reasons, I had stopped at the book "the assassin's blade", I was discouraged from continuing with the series because this book was the #0.5, I always had the idea that I would have to go back and reread all of them if I started this one. now, three years later, I decided to go back and the feelings are the same, I felt inside the universe.

I want to start talking about celaena's personality, at first I thought she was boring, spoiled and arrogant, but soon I came to understand and love her. I identify with her a lot and one of the things I've always liked about her character is her ability to be an incredible killer and still enjoy luxuries, tidiness and clothing, all of which tend to be the opposite of all the book heroines. I loved her construction, I say that, about this book and the other 3 I've read, I'm looking forward to reading the next one.

it is hard to read a book in which you already know the future of the characters, there is always that feeling that the reading is moving towards the inevitable sadness, you struggle not to get attached to anyone, but it is impossible.

As for the short stories, I loved them too. I found it amazing how each one of them contributed to celaena's develpment. the pirate king was great to introduce her character, at first I found her so arrogant and full of herself, I ended the story wanting to be her, I thought it was amazing what she did for the slaves. the healer one was my favorite, I loved celaena's involvement with yrene, I think each one taught a lot to another in that encounter, I really hope to see more of yrene in the next books. for me, the tale of the desert was the finalization of celaena's journey of learning, there celaena learned so much... about assassin's skills, friendship, compassion, I thought it was a great tale to close her journey.

spoiler ahead

from there it's downhill, I was waiting for the moment when some shit was going to happen, and when it did I wasn't prepared.

I read three books in which Celaena spoke of Sam's death and even so I felt the shock at the time of his death, I found myself rooting for them to complete the mission and leave together (how? I don't know lol).

it hurt so much knowing how much he was tortured and how celaena was after that, and it hurt even more to understand the origin of “my name is celaena sardothien, and I will not be afraid.”

my rating was 4.5/5, I won't be rereading the first three books in the series, I've seen almost 3 hours of summaries of books 1, 2 and 3 and I feel ready to dive into queen of shadows.

[lcvescountdown]

"my name is miles morales. i was bitten by a radioactive spider. and i'm pretty sure you know the rest"

reminds me of

"my name is sam cortland/celaena sardothien/aelin ashryver galathynius and i will not be afraid"

[acourtofquestions]

Currently rooting my sanity in the fact Sarah promised Fleetfoot lives

[faerieheart]

@starlyht 🗡 fox, the gentleman thief.

The assassin has been following him for days. Celaena moves like the wind, a ghost on his trail. Her boot-clad feet are silent and when he turns unexpectedly, she is simply another stranger on the street, minding her business.

[violet-the-simmer]

"My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid"

Celaena Sardothien in TAB, these were my least favorite photos in comparison to the HOF and KOA versions of her (Posted on my acct btw😊) But I hope you like her!!

Any sharing is much appreciated ❤️

REPOSTS ARE OKAY JUST CREDIT ME @violet-the-simmer. Thank you :)

[maasmuse]

"I believe that is my cue. Don't drown Jaskier." Celaena said before making her way out of there as fast as possible without looking as nervous as she felt.

My name is Celaena Sardothien and I will not be afraid. It was the mantra that kept her walk slow and bored until she knew she was out of hearing range. Then she headed straight back to their room, glad when the door was closed between her and the outside world.

maasmuse​:

Celaena was glad that he seemed distracted enough that he glossed right over her slip up.

She merely rolled her eyes and snorted, adverting her gaze until Julian was safely under the water.

She went to sit against one of the seats carved out of the stone to wait for him. Taking out a dragger to inspect as something to distract her powers from singing.

Julian would enjoy the water peacefully for a time before he heard footsteps coming down the steps, his pale cheeks flushing when he saw the white hair, he Geralt wasn’t alone either, joined with him was Eskel and he felt like the other was Coen. Was it puppy bath time? Apparently so.  “Hello gentlemen! Hope you don’t mind an extra. I couldn’t help myself.�� He grinned.

[polelover91]

A Heroine's Backstory: The Assassin's Blade

"She was fire, she was darkness. she was dust and blood and shadow." ~Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin's Blade

Written By: Lauren Long Date Published: October 11, 2024 Photo by Emmanuel Edel on Pexels.com “My name is Celaena Sardothien,” she whispered, “and I will not be afraid.” ~Celaena Sardothien, Sarah J. Maas, The Assassin’s Blade   Throughout the Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas has dropped Easter eggs about her heroine, Celaena Sardothien.   These glimpses into Celaena’s past turn into a…