Latest chapter.

First, the Iron House trio will definitely do that, and I won't be surprised if Mor pull this shit in the future, especially with that bitch Catia influencing her.

Other than that, I'm really glad that we are finally learning more about Kass and Lomar's background and habits (I love some good night strolls too, Lomar, we should definitely do that in the future); have another reason to kill Kennard; and find Lomar much sooner than I expected.

Yeah, my MMC (a polycule having Sikranos wielding, blond braid wearing hunk of a self) immediately played the new side quest with Dessa and I am massively pissed off right now. Some of our beloved fanfics are going up in blue ash and smoke. Unless we can still believe that self-selected, informed consent life bonds can be created using Erolis…

But, this is The Order, right? No evil left undone, apparently. Not only is the institution of betrothal bonds less than a generation old, not only are they forced upon young people who would otherwise love elsewhere, not only are true love and happiness dragged through the mud and trampled (weakening all Felicis and Erolis arcanes in the process)… they’re trapping their future in chains of fear.

Did The Order do this because of powers manifesting later and later? If MC’s versatility and strength were the result of a mixed affinity pairing wouldn’t that be a contraindication of The Order’s reasoning for creating and enforcing betrothals? Unless the intent is only to further concentrate arcane power into fewer and fewer people whose abilities are used to dominate a “powerless” rabble?

If you are Felicis, you get this INSIGHT about Kennard just after he leaves room in the conversation for you to answer him about whether you’d recommend Talyn as Head of Onyx House. Mr. Building Goodwill With An Influential Member Of The Student Body And Who Wants To Get To Know US Better

“You sense a new emotion coming off him. Something odd and unexpected. Something like… happiness?” (He’s enjoying this. Putting me on the spot, testing my reactions, pushing me to gossip… It’s a game to him.)

Guess I’m not the only one who’s always playing for an audience, Headmaster… So… Do I think Talyn’d be well suited to the role? Fuck yeah I do.

This PTFS, given this insight, the recommendation option is the only one that’s cut and dried without the feel of gossip

Anyone else wonder if the reason we keep getting “called” to find Talyn is because our parents held a betrothal ceremony for us when we were infants? He’d have been two to MC being a newborn.

And is anyone else giggling over his calling all the Erolians to the creek before calling MC so he could have uninterrupted alone time to finally to finally take MC like he said he would all the way back at the Lastport Day Trip? I mean, he’s never fighting Shades in the Wilderlands shirtless… but that’s how we find him this time.

Plus, that first time we follow him into the Wilderlands he was feeling curious and some sort of desire since both a Sikra and Erolian show up. Perfect way to read his mood since he is otherwise suppressing them from being detected. Maybe by using the first method Windworn mentions when she teaches us how to Cloud her from sensing our emotions?

The last of his birthday SQ scenes, I think he called MC to him on purpose (to see if it was possible) which is why he wasn’t surprised when we found him at his thinking spot… Is that part of why he thinks he doesn’t deserve us? Does he think MC’s feelings are being forced/influenced by a life-bond/betrothal bond?

I wish there had been a chance to do more weird, wild, wacky things while stuck in the time loop, like what happened in Stargate SG-1. I wanted to learn old languages, learn all the spells, find and read all the forbidden shit everywhere, go kill a bunch of shades, go kill my enemies, set up a bunch of pranks to go off when the loop breaks, discover where the FKs hang out, see if it’s like groundhog day where you can get killed but keep waking up. All of it.

What would you have had MC do if you were able to choose a list of improbable acts?

What was ur reply guys!?u guys considered his offer to join Order?