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Silent Salt and White Lily cookie prediction

Silent Salt will NOT be a romantic or an obsessive character, in my opinion. If you simply look at his name and his character design, it would be odd for his story to go in that direction at all. I would expect him to be a very quiet character (obviously, lol) who might only have a few lines for White Lily cookie alone. He probably will not talk to her at first though, if she tries to get him to. He’s most likely the type to only speak in the moment of heat, for example, during a battle where him or his opponent is about to die. I think that the story will speak for itself a lot in their episode, due to them both being introverted characters, likely to say more through their own actions or personal interactions with the other characters/environment. If they have a lot of contact and dialogue with each other, I’d be surprised. 

I think they will have the most parallels and the most in common between all of the ancients and beasts. Their arcs will also have a lot of similarities in comparison to each other. I can see the possibility for themes of guilt and DEFINITELY existential dread or severe identity crises. The topic of life and death will be prevalent, since that has been a reoccurring concept in White Lily’s cookie (the creation of cookie kind, the witches eating them- killing them, her rebirth as dark entrance cookie when she “died”). If you look at Silent Salt’s design, he is carrying a single sword, likely with the intent to execute using it. I imagine he is a very devoted character (soldier imagery) and will hold strong beliefs/ideals, just like White Lily cookie does. Solidarity: unity or agreement of feeling or action. That is what he resembled in the past. There’s a large possibility he also wanted to help cookiekind, and bring them together, to foster community through his own actions. This is akin to White Lily’s studies and her taking the responsibility of discovering the truth of cookie’s creation, to build the perfect cookie, to assist in the building of a better society. Only it went horribly wrong. Silent Salt will likely have a very similar arc, with the same hopes and dreams at the start, to everything taking a turn for the worst, and then becoming a symbol of silence - the absence of hope and fostering community. Once again, this is perfectly paralleled with White Lily’s transformation into Dark Enchantress cookie, a symbol of mass destruction with the absence of hope- in favor of the truth, no matter how cruel. 

I can’t really predict their interactions with one another, but if I had to guess, Silent Salt will be very difficult to reach, and even harder to communicate with. Dramatic moments will happen, and lots of support may be required on White Lily’s end, since she has cut ties with Pure Vanilla and will most likely be separated from all of the other ancients. She also, of course, feels a lot of responsibility, and thinks handling situations independently is something she must do to make up for her crimes. It’s in her own nature to keep to herself, too. There will be powerful solo moments for her as a result. 

Her transformation into her awakened form will be a very significant one, as it is her ascending into someone better, instead of descending into someone worse (Dark Enchantress). I really hope we get another beautiful costume for her lol

As for what comes of Silent Salt, I feel like he will be very physically impaired by the end. His identity will likely be exposed, and his guilt on display for everyone else to see. Redemption probably isn’t something that’s impossible for his character. But, it’s arguable too that any of the beasts could redeem themselves if they really desired to. I mention redemption for him specifically though, because I have a very strong feeling his arc will have a lot to do with his identity, much like White Lily cookie. She feels strong bouts of guilt- and I could consider him also experiencing guilt as a possibility to mirror their characters. Anyways, I say physically impaired because his current design looks like one of great strength and resilience. Behind the armor, he might be much more vulnerable/weak, especially in comparison to White Lily’s power. That’s not to undermine his abilities or say he won’t be dangerous- it’s likely that White Lily will also end up being severely injured in one of their interactions. Whatever violence occurs won’t be emotional, though- like with Burning Spice (excitement/joy), Shadow Milk (pleasure, fun), Mystic Flour (to make Dark Cacao devoid of his values and become apathetic- a lack of emotion), or Eternal Sugar (to keep her second half for herself, out of “love”). Silent Salt’s violence will feel dutiful and emotionless, making him more fearsome than the other beasts. Many things White Lily does is also impersonal- her accidentally shutting others out, a result of her isolative dedication to her studies, for example. I can’t see White Lily and Silent Salt yelling at one another, or having any strong releases of emotion, at least not in front of others. 

However, the beasts and ancients also have lot in contrast with each other. If Silent Salt isn’t a guilty (in private) character, then I’d assume he’ll be a character with a complete absence of guilt, which will make for lots of scary interactions between him and White Lily. He may question her guilt, make her wonder if her guilt is actually wrong- and make her consider the possibility that Dark Enchantress cookie’s actions were justified, according to his worldview. Like Pure Vanilla’s temporary transformation into the Truthless Recluse, she might turn into some semi-evil form of herself due to the return of doubt and despair. That would surprise me, though, as she already underwent a major physical change (her transformation into Dark Enchantress). Even if that doesn’t occur, his lack of a guilty conscience will likely have a negative influence on White Lily. I don’t imagine he’d play any mind games, he’ll probably take a hands-on approach to fighting, much like Burning Spice (less reveling in the battle itself though, of course). 

I look forward to the direction they take with their dynamic! With what we currently have seen regarding White Lily’s character, I think they’ll have a very interesting relationship.