#well maybe not durin. im not sure abt durin. i need to do more digging on him sometimes

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okay im hopping off on a rant here i hope thats alright bc. hfkdgmfgmg im nervous BUT STILL. i must.

elynas literally ONLY said good things about her and really the true damage she did was making him in the first place but if you consider it he still lived a life that taught him a lot and in the end he LOVED his daughters. which was better than floating in the abyss alone.

not only that but she didnt make ELYNAS himself she made his BODY. which means she found him alone and put him in a body (granted. a dragon body was maybe not the best choice it was actually a terrible choice what was she thinking) and he ENJOYED his life underground. hes one of the few characters we know of that is PAINFULLY positive when he talked about her. he loved his name he loved his siblings (which based on his description and how they also left khaenriah with him, were also raised at least decently)

he also says that his daughters will leave the nest just like he did with rhine. he left on his own and she was there to see him off at least. and when he died and had his own kids he intentionally compared his situation to hers. and ofc he felt sad. who wouldnt.

granted its unlikely he was able to raise them at all similarly to rhinedottir and im sure he has his own morals and values that dont 100% line up with hers because hes very different from her (imo just in general.) he didnt even afaik know khaenriah was destroyed or that all his siblings (save for 2 1/2) were dead, and also he was. dead.

but its clear that she did something right. dare i say she even raised him better than she did albedo. theres a very clear disconnect between elynas and the rest of his siblings and idk where im going with this but. itsfjdklflsjkdsf.

its also interesting that as we know hes one of the few children who didnt die as a result of her actions which couldve easily lead to her actions/morals wiht other children later on (especially albedo!!) theres a VERY notable and distinct difference between how albedo and elynas view her.

albedo calls her master. elynas calls her mother. albedo says durin could be considered his brother. elynas just straight up says siblings. albedo refers to her as cold and strict and elynas describes i thinkkk several things she said or did as lovely (i know about albedos philosophy but tbf this whole thing is pulling at straws whats a few more) and i think thats very relevant to all three of them as characters

HOW MUCH DOES EVERYBODY COMPARE ABOUT ELYNAS CONSISTENTLY COMPARING HIS ACTIONS AND THOUGHTS AND EVERYTHING TO RHINEDOTTIR AND HOW SHE WAS WITH HIM. BE HONEST