#to think that all characters must forever remain in the NC simply because Bloomsbury is marketing the books in a way that directly ties

[acourtofthought]

The special editions of the ACOTAR series are in black because the ACOTAR series is at it's core Feyre and Rhys's story no matter how many other characters get a book and Rhys and Feyre are the Night Court. If Elain and Lucien get a book? The special edition books can still be in black because we would have never had their story had it not been for Feyre's journey to the Night Court. The books being black do not prove that Elain will end up in the NC because as we all know, there are more books to come and that means if E/riel was next, the book after would not follow NC characters because we still need to know what happens with Lucien, with Vassa, with Helion being Lucien's father, with Eris and the LoA. Characters associated with the Day Court, with the Autumn Court, with the human lands. Yet still part of the ACOTAR series overall. What, is Sarah going to print a special edition of that book in a completely different color because those characters are probably not going to end up living in the NC? The books are black because the central figureheads are from the Night Court but since the NC already has people in charge, there is nothing preventing Elain from leaving the NC while still retaining emotional ties to her family there.