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Of course Ezran's speech in Breathtaking would be followed up by the announcement of Aaravos' return...knowing what we know now about Aaravos' own grieving and resentment and contribution to/creation of the cycle of violence.

With the portrait of Zubeia literally defaced, in a shape that looks like his heart star (at sunset), right where he would be freed from his prison (at sunrise)

Something about. "Okay Ezran, how do we apply what you said then to someone who is the cycle incarnate and has been/will be grieving forever?"

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Season 7 after Ezran comes to terms with Runaan as an ally is going to be like

Everyone: *discussing strategy*

Runaan and Ethari: *snogging on the couch*

Someone: Should we...

Rayla: Leave them. This is normal.

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IF THEY DON’T GET TOGETHER IN SEASON 7 I’M RIOTING

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A self indulgent plot line I would love to see explored in Season 7 is the direct effects of what happened to Soren in Season 6 and how it could drastically change how he interacts with Corvus

Soren is usually the one making fun quips and lighten the mood around tense situations he will sing songs make up silly stories, and overall just be a lot more goofy.

But this time Soren just got out of a ruined Katolis after weeks of living in his own personal hell of having his abusive father back under the very roof he was abused under and coping with the complicated feeling of said father’s self sacrificial death.

I would be really disappointed if we didn’t get some follow up on how it could change Soren’s demeanor. Im sure he’d still try to make jokes, with some quips here and there but Corvus is really good at reading Soren.

I would have a hard time believing he wouldn’t catch on immediately to how Soren is feeling and what he is thinking and even more of a hard time believing he wouldn’t try to cheer him up one way or another.

We know that for at least part of the season Ezran/Aanya and Soren/Corvus will be teamed up meaning we probably will see a heavy Plot A and Plot B storyline with them.

It would make sense for the plot line to follow:

1a. King Ezran working through his grief and anger juggled along with his responsibility as King to his people and trying to stop the literal end of the world

And 2a. Soren working through his grief and anger juggled with the overwhelming dread and guilt of what has happened to his family and trying to stop the literal end of the world

Then 1b. Aanya who although hasn’t known Ezran long knows far too well what he is going through being quite possible the only person in the world who can relate to being a child ruler with both of her warrior parents being dead with an older adoptive/half sibling who could not inherit the Crown surviving attempted coups and assassinations.

2b. An awkward Corvus trying to cheer Soren up after having freshly crossed a barrier that he was unable to cross by himself. Filling in the gaps and silences or even just offering his shoulder for Soren to lean on and let it all out instead of bottling it up.

Soren and Ezran love playing this game of “Im fine!” After going through the most traumatic thing of their life.

But having these two forces; both who are not from Katolis Castle, both who can relate or empathize, both who are an outside force that are less much less entangled in this complicated web that is Ezran’s and Soren’s life.

They can help them sort out the strings they are trapped in, and help unravel them bit by bit

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I can't stop thinking about this moment!

It's so painfully obvious how much Ethari wished for this to work out, to become a family - to have a family. He is such a gentle soul, not entirely free from the Moonshadow philosophy and beliefs, but it's not hard to imagine he would prefer a different lifestyle.

Not that he's not happy with Runaan the way they are, but we can assume he would love to see his husband have a safer job, preferably within the village. They could adopt a child if such a possibility was given. I do believe Ethari would like that very much. They would see each other every day and enjoy all meals together. A simple life, where he doesn't have to worry that Runaan will come back injured or if he will come back at all.

Ethari is someone who loves deeply. He wants to be loved and to give love. Really, he's through-and-through a family type.

But, instead of that fate decided to be cruel to him, because Ethari still doesn't know what actually happened. If he doesn't know that Runaan is alive, we can assume he doesn't know what happened to Lain and Tiadrin as well.

His home is gone, what remains is a house. Those two things a very different from each other. Empty halls, empty walls and one empty heart, slowly losing hope. Actually, it already may be gone, since he still believes Runaan is dead.

So much love and no one there to share it with. Without the flame of hope, the flame of love can't endure and won't lit again if suffocaded by pain and grief.

I hope he will be granted a happy end.

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Here's more Leola renders

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In stasis🌌

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sorvus ⋆˙ 𓍊₊ ⊹˚

“fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. fool me three times, back to you again.” // “that’s not how it goes.”

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(req by @philosophershroomie)

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janai ݁˖ ❀ ⋆｡𖤓˚

“history demands nothing! i make history, it does not make me.”

☼︎°⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

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Someone, probably me, spent the last few days making playlists for each one of the main characters in The Dragon Prince, plus one for Leola & Aaravos, and another one for Rayllum:

I'm going to start making one for Aaravos, so soon I'll have another playlist added to this list – As you can see, it was a very productive week!

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“Oh, I’d be jolly tellin’ ye what ye wontae know, stranger,” Ellie’s grin thinned back to a smile, she cocked her head to one side as her slender fingers curled around her walking stick, holding her steady as she swayed. “But see, I cannae give yer right answers, what ye need,” her green eyes glittered in the light as they met his, smiling and mischievous, “if ye donnae ask yer right questions.”

Aaravos regarded her for a long moment. She was cheeky, and too clever. He wondered if most humans thought like this here: vexing, yet so intriguing. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d verbally sparred with an opponent he could lose to. He considered her words, thinking back to what she’d said when she found him. He only looked away from her for a moment. She was gone when he went to look back. “You called it the Wilds earlier.”

—Two Roads Walked to the Same End, Chapter 2: A Tamed Thing

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The absolute difference between Callum’s first impressions on Rayla’s dads entertains me endlessly

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ETHARI'S LITTLE SUPRISED/WORRIED FACE WHEN CALLUM ALMOST FALLS OFF THE MOONSTRIDER I CAN'T

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Obviously there's so many layers of devastation there is to Leola's death, but one of them that haunts me is how fast it happened.

Just the way Aaravos was in one moment being amused by a silly little gift as he was right about to do some reading, and at least five minutes later, he was grieving.

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Just a proud dad and his new adoptive daughter having a hangout sesh by raising the dead 😄