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pergaminaa · 1 month ago

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omg hold on i just realized something!!!

the Blackbeak Matron is the ONLY one who knew about Manon's bloodline, like-- Manon is an actual fucking queen by birthright and the Matron is the only person who knew it because Manon never learned about this.

so remember when Asterin was telling Manon what happened to her with her hunter and witchling? The Matron warned Vesta and Sorrel not to bring it up to Manon or there will be dire consequences.

Now hear me out: Manon fucking loves Asterin. If she knew what her grandmother had done, she would have probably done something like take the Thirteen and just leave or something like that.

We all know how the Matron loved threatening Manon that she'd replace her, but while it worked on Manon, her grandmother never really intended to do that.

It's the same reason why she wanted Vesta and Sorrel to remain quiet: she has a literal fucking queen at her beck and call. Manon is ready to do anything for her grandmother just to get some praise, and the Matron isn't going to let go of that. It's why she needed Manon loyal to her (through fear because Manon didn't really trust her but she fears what she'd do)

So at the end of the day, the Matron was after more power. She kept Manon by her side through unorthodox tactics because she loved having so much control over her. And also because of Manon's royal blood, she can have so much.

I think it's also why she wasn't fully against Erawan showing interest in Manon. Because with that union, she will reign supreme.

It's just-- the way she played Manon for her whole life for no other reason than being a shitty person is what irks me the most. She literally used everything that is Manon and twisted it, turning it into something ugly.

I'm sorry but when Manon just killed Rhiannon without even questioning it? Just blindly obeying her grandmother because it's what she's been conditioned to do???

Later on, we see Manon really struggling between doing what is right and doing exactly what her grandmother wants even when she doesn't agree with it. Every time, her grandmother wins (until the part where she was about to execute Asterin) and I honestly think that the Matron was happy with how she has the actual Queen of Witches under her command.

#booklr #books and reading #throne of glass #manon blackbeak #tog #asterin blackbeak #empire of storms #kingdom of ash #queen of shadows #spoilers #hello i was just talking to myself about manon and I suddenly realized this???#the matron fucking orchestrated the whole thing #starting by killing her daughter and unleashing hell on her granddaughter #it's why she hates asterin #because she's probably the only person who can have power over manon #because manon actually loves her #and this whole thing irks the matron because she's anti feelings and she hates how despite all she did manon was still capable of loving #asterin (although she's terrible at showing this love but asterin bless her knows and she loves manon just the same)#anyway is there is a limit to how evil this woman is? probably not #she hurt manon so deeply-- starting with killing her parents then making her kill her sister without her even knowing it #constantly using asterin and the thirteen against her??#saying and doing everything that she said and done???#and my poor manon endured this for over a century like don't you get tired of this bullshit??? leave the girl alone for a change???#but no she she needed to torment her like this because that was how she controlled her #she's all about power and control and will stop at NOTHING to achieve this #this is why i say that manon is emotionally fragile #she's not aware of it because she never was allowed to feel it let alone name it and (god forbid) express it. like underneath it all she ha #so much hidden deep inside. i also feel like yrene will be the one to help her navigate those emotions and just... acknowledge them and #actually feel them. but this won't be easy at all because for over a hundred years it was drilled into her that this display is forbidden s #when those feelings come to the surface she'd try to push them down because it's a trauma response. she was never safe to feel or express

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