#apollo brings me the curse (gift) of prophecy 💕💕💕

[boopshoops]

your name is strangely applicable in these times….. boopshoops?? as you wish, ig???

[sweetingseva]

Hi Hi!

I finished Tbona yesterday, and I have more questions than answers, help 😅 I'll probably flood your askbox a bit, sorry in advance!

***TBONA SPOILERS BELOW***

I really like the theory of Apollo being Lysander Valor, and that Dane Valor is LaLa's first love (the dragon).

„Dane was some sort of shifter, and Lysander had a gift that involved memories. ” (Tbona, ch.16)

Also, Chaos (aka Castor Valor) and Apollo seem to have similar looks (olive skin, strong facial features, dark hair, brown eyes), while Tiberius Acadian looks very different (soft face, freckles, copper hair).

„So this was the mysterious Tiberius. They didn’t look like brothers.” (Ouabh, ch.33)

If that is the case, what I don't understand is how Apollo didn't notice he is being manipulated into marrying Eva by Jacks? He surely knows about the key prophecy? And I would think he wouldn't want the Valory Arch opened and the other Valors to return to rule. I wonder what his motives are? What's the history between him and Jacks?

Why did Jacks not want the Valory Arch to open? Why would he not want the Valors to return if they were such wonderful leaders? Is it because of Aurora?

Now that we know Apollo can take away memories, what else could he have modified in history?

I also keep wondering if there is still more to Jacks's background. We know now that he is the Archer, but when he and Eva first meet he says: „People who don’t like me call me Jacks.” (Ouabh, ch.2)

I kept thinking about this because literally everyone calls him Jacks. 🤭 But could he have another name/identity then as well? Maybe he is someone from one of the great houses.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, thanks in advance! ☺️

Hello! Thank you for your question! And don't worry about it, I'm happy to answer any question of yours 😊

Thanks to the first four chapters of ACFTL being released, I have a much better understanding on Apollo and his reasons. Unfortunately, it really seems like Apollo might have made a deal to get the memory erasing power. He goes to say that he did it to protect Evangeline. Throughout his chapter, the less and less I believed he was Lysander.

Lysander is one of the many children of Wolfric Valor, and it appeared that Apollo was just a distant relative. If you can call him that.

Since you bring up the physical differences between Apollo and Tiberius, I definitely agree that they may not be blood related at all! Perhaps that is why Apollo's father was hard on him.

Now Dane, I really want to believe that he's LaLa's lover. I think that would be so cute and incredible! 💕🥺

According to Apollo (in ACFTL), I don't think he entirely believed the Valory Arch tale and its corresponding prophecy was real. Therefore he didn't really care for it.

Apollo was cursed the moment he met Evangeline. At this point, nothing would stop Apollo from being overly infatuated with Evangeline thus ignoring Tiberius's warning about her. He had no choice but to be manipulated into marrying her.

Onto Jacks, I never got the sense that he didn't want to open the Valory Arch. I know he said he didn't want to open it but not because he doesn't want the Valors to come back but because there's nothing inside that he wants. What he wants are the stones.

Funny thing since you mentioned it, but Stephanie did almost give him more names.

Stephanie: Jacks! For the first few drafts of this book, I couldn't find the right name for Jacks. I kept giving him different names. He was Jack, Sebastian, Gavriel, Judas, and once he had five names: Jesper Alexander Castor Kronos Spencer.

In my opinion, Jacks is his name and he doesn't have another. He might have said that as a joke 😅