#hasar of the khaganate

[thestarlesscircus]

Is it too much to ask for to get an Aelin/Hasar hookup fic? I'm desperate for it.

[lysandra-emerald]

Nesryn and sartaq ,headcannons

Sartaq is well loved by all women in khaganate, when hasar asks aren't you jealous to nesryn , she replies " why? afterall he's married to me"

[idfendyr]

Nestaq

Sartaq is well loved by all women in khaganate, when hasar asks aren't you jealous to nesryn , she replies " why? afterall he's married to me"

@lysandra-emerald

She would never fail to feel out of place. 

At least before, Nesryn had felt somewhat at ease. The reality had yet to sink in, the war having provided a blessed distraction. 

And since returning to the Khaganate, she had had time to let herself adjust, to let herself feel a sense of familiarity here of some kind. She thought she had, but she had apparently just been living in ignorant bliss for the most part. Likely because she either spent most of her time with the Rukhin or her family in the city. 

But now, surrounded by nobles in the palace, dressed in finery, maybe she may have relaxed.

If it weren't for the fact that they all addressed her as ‘Your Highness.’

Nesryn cringed internally every time she heard it. She had a hard time resisting the urge to not respond to the title.

Ever since she the day got married, the title came with her. Which admittedly was a few months ago, but she couldnt shake her….feeling of the title away.

Sartaq, her husband, had assured her she would get used to it, and she believed him but it still bothered her for the time being.

Likely forever, a voice at the back of her head said, but she promptly ignored it, taking a sip of her wine as she half listened to one of the viziers talk while looking around the room. It wasn't often that balls were held in the Khaganate, probably because then one would be held every few weeks. Even less maybe. But when the occasion called for it.

When the occasion called for it she was also made to wear more of the traditional attire, the robes and dresses and heavy embroidery. 

She didn’t hate it as much, she thought as she remembered earlier as she had looked herself in the mirror, looking herself over. The amethyst-coloured robes with the embroidery made of the finest material as she could only imagine and she hadn’t dared ask. But..

She did like it. The way it fit perfectly at the bodice, the flow of the robes, the billowing sleeves.

Liked it even more when Nesryn heard a sharp intake of breath, making her turn to find Sartaq standing there, wide-eyed, his eyes taking in every detail, as she did the same.

The sight of him always did something to her, but there was something about seeing him in all dressed up, muscles bunching beneath the fabric, the open collar of the attire revealing just a peak of the tanned chest that had her sucking in a breath-

She swallowed, took a shaky breath and met his gaze just as he did hers, and gave her the deviously charming grin that never failed to make her knees buckle as he strode for her, hair swaying where he had left it open, a small braid tucked behind his ear.

He reached out, wrapping an arm around her, pulling her into his embrace as his other hand cupped her jaw, thumb lightly grazing her cheek as he tilted her head back and kissed her, her cheeks, peppering tiny fleeting kisses until she was laughing in his arms.

He pulled back enough to grin. Touching his forehead to hers,

‘My wife, it seems, loves to torment me,’ he murmured, another kiss. 

She smiled, closing her eyes as she sighed. ‘Maybe. Sometimes.’

‘Sometimes? My heart, you torment me every day.’ She grinned. ‘But right now, I’m finding it hard to let you walk out that door.’ He pulled back to gaze at her once more, lightly brushing his thumb along her jaw. She leaned into it. ‘You look…’

She looked down at her attire, ‘Its certainly not something I would have chosen. But I like it.’

‘You look beautiful, Nesryn.’ She looked back at him and the look on his handsome face had words failing her. ‘If I’m to be inclined to say, which I am, you might be the most gorgeous person in the room tonight-’

She gave a playful slap to his chest, laughing, ‘ Stop. I am certainly not.’

‘Oh, you are.’ He kissed the tip of her nose, ‘If not to anyone else love, then to me, you will forever be.’ That devilish smirk told her what he was going to say before he even said, ‘I might just pull you out of the room as soon as we-’

She wasn’t going to win this. So she just shut him up by pressing her lips to his. He was all to happy to respond, holding her closer.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him ever so closer to her as if they could. As if they could join together.

Nesryn was sure he would have taken her there, appearances and responsibilities be damned when the knock sounded on the door. 

He grunted, making her laugh as he glared at the door. Then turned to her, heated look in his eyes, ‘Later then, my love.’

Perhaps that was part of the reason she was not as uncomfortable here as she would have been. Usually, Sartaq and her were so busy with their duties that they could hardly see each other most days. So oddly enough, having a moment with him beforehand seemed to have comforted her. He always did. 

‘There, thought you finally went into hiding.’ She turned in time to see Hasar walk up to her, Renia hand in hand, and wave the vizier off. 

‘You’d think I would have done so from the beginning,’ she said. Hasar, she had learned, loves to be entertained, be it by others or of her own making. She’s been particularly wreathing to see Nesryn have a breakdown, or at least she thought so.

‘I suppose so. But it’s-’

‘Hasar,’ Renia warned silently. All she got was a smile. 

‘Bored, sister,’ Kashin said as he came up to them. Nesryn immediately noticed eyes upon them.

Or rather the prince. Mainly from young women. But he paid them no heed. 

‘Awfully,’ Hasar grumbled, ‘No one seems to want to have fun around here.’

Nesryn and Kashin shared a look. Then he asked her, ‘Where’s Sartaq?’

She waved a hand, ‘ Whisked away the same way I assume those ladies want to do to you.’

Kashin glanced at a group of them, turned back and shook his head, smiling. ‘They can want all they like then.’

‘Oh,’ Hasar questioned, ‘No interest brother? That's a first.’

‘Not for the time being, much to your displeasure it seems.’

Her gaze landed on Sartaq then as the two continued. He was talking to people she didn't even bother to identify. How could she when all she could see was him. 

She felt Hasar move closer to her and said. ‘Jealous?’

‘Of what,’ she asked, confused.

‘You can not tell me all those females flocking him don’t spark up a reaction.’

She hadn’t even noticed. Nor did she care and she said as much. ‘ Why would I be? He’s married to me.’

Dare she say she looked disappointed yet surprised and a flash of approval. ‘Not even a little?’

‘There’s no reason for it now is there.’

She felt arms around her waist then, knew exactly who it was as she looked over her shoulder and smiled at Sartaq, who merely smiled and asked, ‘No reason for what?’ 

Hasar shook her head and walked away. Nesryn only shook her head and chuckled, turning to him.

‘They must have been dying to talk to you, your highness.’

Indeed, the speed at which the nobles had hounded him may have been concerning were it not normal. She had merely hidden her amusement at the sight. 

‘So my title makes an appearance again,’ he sighs. ‘If its going to be that way, would you, dear wife atleast do me the honour of a dance.’ He raised a brow and said, leaning in to whisper, ‘Or would you rather we leave.’

Her toes curled at the promise in his voice, knowing exactly what he would do and how much she would enjoy it.

But for now, she supposed she could torment him a little more, as he had put it. ‘A dance, prince.’

He only grinned.

[pearblossommina]

ToG Read-A-Long, Tower of Dawn, day 11

Ch 60

Hafiza has gone missing

Why does this feel so sinister!

Ch 61

Deep in the tombs beneath the library, young, sweet, innocent Duva-the-pregnant-one was the villainess all along?

Oh, Yrene! Can you fix her? Is this the first test of your newfound abilities?

Ch 62

So much information

Yikes

Chaol being a HERO

Yeah! Hell yeah! My hero!!!!

Ch 63

ARE YOU KIDDING ME, she broke his spine AGAIN????

Poor Chaol - omg - after all of that!

Ummmm omg this is intense! He literally almost died, and she saved him with goddess magic

What was the cost?

(She better not have given up her goddess powers)(I’m gonna fucking lose my mind if she gave up her goddess powers)

Ch 64

The cost is convoluted, lol

Well…. All is well. Kind of. Except now Chaol can never fight, shoulder to shoulder with his men, now Chaol cannot die fighting how he always imagined he would, because it would mean she also dies. (And we can’t have that!)

And of course, he isn’t permanently healed. He is only going to be able to walk, and feel strong, when Yrene feels magically strong. (Hopefully that’s more often than not!)

I hope that Yrene can cast the valg from Duva. She got distracted and didn’t get a chance to do it - but hopefully, she still can

And hopefully, that unborn baby didn’t suffer during that intense battle

I hope everything will be alright

Ch 65

She did it!

Everything is alright!

Amazing 😭❤️

And they’re gonna join forces!

And they’re gonna save the world!!!

And Hasar stopped being mean!!!!

It’s a happy ending!!!! (For once!!!!!)

Ch 66

AND NESRYN CLAIMED THE RUK

AND HER FAMILY IS OK

THEY MADE IT TO ANTICA SAFELY 😭😭😭

AND SARTAQ WANTS TO GO TO WAR BECAUSE HE WANTS TO FOLLOW THE WOMAN HE LOVES

(MY HEART IS SO FULL 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️)

Ch 67

This is a pretty sweet little moment with Kashin and Yrene. I love it when you tell a guy you just wanna be friends….. and he actually values your friendship enough to want to do it, too.

Kashin, you’re a treasure.

This whole khaganate is really, really loveable. I hope when we get to the northern continent, we all survive this war, and our friendships last, and our alliances only strengthen through time, and everything turns out… happy!

My heart is full of hope, and I’m ready to fight.

Ch 68

AW! They got married! How sweet.

(Idk why this wedding is treated with more weight than Rowaelin’s)

(I just wanna be happy SJM)

(Thank you for the small moment of happiness)

(I need it)

(Chaol and Yrene need it, too.)

(Because now… we’re gonna save the world.)

(And it’s probably gonna suck, and I’m probably gonna be sad and upset and frustrated a lot)

(But it’s what we have to do….)

(So let’s go!)

This book was perfect! A nice pace, and altogether slower, softer and more emotional. It’s not what I expected at all, but I think it’s exactly what I needed. I tier it up there with my favorites for this series.

[385bookreviews]

1.72.7 Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

SPOILERS

Pages: 660

Time Read: 11 hours and 58 minutes

Overall Rating: ★★★★☆ Storyline: ★★★★☆ Dialogue: ★★★★☆ Characters: ★★★★☆

Genre: YA Fantasy

TWs for the book: Death, violence, grief, injury, disability/chronic illness, blood, war, murder, medical content, s*xual content, ableism, vomit, death of a parent, gore, medical trauma, animal death, torture, pregnancy, drug use, emotional abuse, su*c*de, body horror, cursing, mental illness, alcohol, physical abuse, child death, fire, abandonment, classism, su*c*dal thoughts, toxic friendship, child abuse, infidelity, stalking, colonization, body shaming

POV: Third Person

Time Period/Location: Taking place during the events of Empire of Storms. On the fictional southern continent, in the city of Antica.

First Line: Chaol Westfall, former Captain of the Royal Guard and now Hand to the newly crowned King of Adarlan, had discovered that he hated one sound above all others.

Chaol and Nesryn arrive on the southern continent in Antica, the god-city, known for its 36 gods and ruled over by the Great Khagan. They go straight to the palace to meet with the Khagan and ask for his aid in the war and a healer to fix Chaol's paralysis. They meet the stern man, and his five heirs, Arguhn, Sartaq, Hasar, Kashin, and Duva. They beg the Khagan for aid but he is insulted that by the gold they try to bring him and that they were unaware of his youngest daughter, Tumelun's, death. He says that they are welcome to stay so Chaol may be healed, but must consider any plans of war while also taking time to grieve. Chaol and Nesryn also learn of Rifthold being sacked and are devastated. Shortly after their meeting with the khagan, Kashin, who has control of the horse warriors of the continent, arrives to speak with Chaol. He tells him he doesn't believe Tumelun committed su*c*de like everyone thinks, and that there might be a threat that has come from the north. Chaol explains briefly about the Valg and promises Kashin to keep a look out for anything amiss.

Yrene, the healer girl that Celaena saved in The Assassin's Blade, has been working to become a healer at the Torre Cesme for two years, and is now a fully fledged healer. Hafiza, the Healer on High, instructs Yrene to heal Chaol. She refuses at first, not wanting to help anyone from Adarlan after Adarlanian soldiers burned her mother alive for practicing magic. Hafiza says this will be her final test before she is to return to Erilea. She tentatively agrees to assess him. The next day she goes to the palace, and it is tense between her and Chaol, and Yrene is very rude, but she agrees to heal him anyways. Nesryn visits her aunt and uncle that live in the city, and they tell her that her father, sister, and nieces and nephews managed to make it out of Rifthold before it fell, but they don't know where they are now. Chaol tries to speak to Arguhn, but he refuses him.

Yrene begins her healing on Chaol, but finds that there is still a remanent of the Valg's dark power wrapped around his spine, and that she can fight against it with her healing gifts, but it will be very painful for Chaol and take a lot of time. Yrene goes to the Torre's library to try and find out more information on the Valg. She finds a scroll with Wyrdmarks, and a book called The Song of Beginning, but it is written in Eyllwe and she can't decipher it. She suddenly feels as though she is being hunted in the library and begins to rush out. On her way out, she trips on the body of a healer, who is now an empty shell sucked of all life. She runs from the library and the Torre is put on high alert. When she tells Chaol of this, he tells her it was a Valg. Sartaq and Nesryn begin to bond, as Sartaq also suspects that the threat growing in the north may be worth fighting against. He takes her on a ride on his ruk named Kadara, a giant, sentient bird that makes up the southern empire's aerial legion.

Yrene has a special saddle made for Chaol so he can ride a horse again. He offers to help her teach a special defense class for the young healers at the Torre. While there, she uses the opportunity to teach her students about Chaol's spinal injury, and they move him off his horse, almost dropping him. He is immensely humiliated and him and Yrene fight. Despite this, they manage to make progress in his healing. Chaol is forced to relive all of the painful, traumatic moments of his past, but Yrene manages to grant him some movement in his toes. Hasar, who is friends with Yrene, summons her to ask her to get information about Aelin's whereabouts from Chaol. At a party a day or so later, Yrene and Chaol pretend to flirt so they can talk privately. Yrene reveals what Hasar has asked of her, and Chaol has genuinely no idea where Aelin is, so he tells her Skull's Bay, as he thinks that that is the last place she will go after her fight with Rolfe as Celaena. Yrene hides the scrolls and books with Wyrdmarks or mentions of the Valg in Chaol's room. Chaol gains movement in his ankles and feet.

Nesryn leaves with Sartaq to go south to the rukhin, the aeries and homes of the warriors who ride the ruk. Sartaq knows that his hearth-mother knows of the Valg and they decide to gather information there. Nesryn leaves Chaol a note saying she holds him to no promises and will not be adhering to any promises of her own. Chaol is angered by this and him and Yrene fight, causing her to leave him before even healing him for the day. She then hears that Nesryn left and deduces that to be the reason for Chaol's attitude. She heads back to the palace to argue with him again, but realizes she is being followed by the Valg. She sprints into Chaol's room and locks the door, but the Valg begins banging on it, trying to get it open. She runs into Chaol's room and blocks off the doors, and they stand united. The Valg knows Yrene's name and says it through the door, banging and pounding, but it eventually goes silent. Kadja, Chaol's servant, sees the damage and runs to get Kashin, who comes to see what happened. Kashin, who is in love with Yrene, offers to walk her back to the Torre, but Yrene refuses and spends the night with Chaol.

Nesryn and Sartaq arrive in the Tavan Mountains. They are greeted by Sartaq's hearth-sister, Borte. She says that the hearth-mother, Houlun, is out on a mission and will be back in a day or two. When she eventually does return, she speaks with Sartaq, Nesryn, and Falkan, a northern merchant who has been traveling the continent for two years. He reveals that he is only 27, even though he appears to be in his 50s, because he sold his youth to the stygian spiders for spidersilk so he could be rich (this is the same merchant Aelin encountered in Xandria in The Assassin's Blade). He is hunting the spiders, in the south known as kharankui, to see if they can be killed and he can get his youth back. Houlun reveals that the kharankui are on the rise, and stealing hatchling ruks from their nests. She says that during the first demon war on the continent, when the three kings battled against Maeve and Brannon, a Wyrdgate opened there and let in the kharankui. Most of the Valg went to Erilea, and some Fae came to teach the ruks to understand language and fight back against the spiders. She tells them that the Fae set up watchtowers around where the spiders now reside, and that most of them are broken down but still have active booby traps. She tells Nesryn and Sartaq to investigate the watchtowers to see if anything useful can be found in them. Sartaq and Nesryn investigate the first watchtower, making sure to throw rocks to set off the traps. They find some Fae weaponry but not much else before a kharankui descends on them. They fight and run, and are then aided in killing it by a gray wolf. Kadara makes the final kill, saving the wolf, who shapeshifts and reveals himself to be Falkan. Borte, Sartaq, Nesryn, and Falkan go to investigate the other three watchtowers but find nothing. Borte's betrothed, Yaren, comes to tell them that hatchlings have been stolen from his aerie as well.

Chaol and Yrene search for more books and scrolls on the Valg and the Wyrdmarks. The librarian tells them to go to Aksara Oasis, but it is owned by the royals. Chaol gains movement up to his knees. Chaol and Yrene then learn from Hasar about Aelin and Dorian's display of power in Skull's Bay. The khagan grows more wary of Aelin. Chaol attempts to have a private meeting with the khagan but it does not go well and he is removed. Yrene comes to heal him but he is raging with anger at the khagan's dismissal. They fight, and Chaol says something hurtful and makes Yrene cry. She turns to leave. Instantly regretting his decision and panicking about her leaving, Chaol stands and walks. When he finally reaches her, they kiss. Yrene convinces Hasar to throw her a birthday party at the Aksara Oasis so her and Chaol can investigate the necropolis in the jungle around it.

Nesryn, Falkan, and Sartaq ride on Kadara to Dagul, the land of the kharankui, to find the hatchlings. They spot one and fly down to save it, but when Kadara tries to fly back up she is caught in a spider web. They all fall, and Sartaq is injured. Nesryn tries to save the hatchling but a spider kills it and eats it before she can. Kadara is also injured but manages to fly off, and Nesryn and Sartaq run. Sartaq gets stuck while they try to squeeze through the rocks. He tells Nesryn to run, and that he loves her, before he is snatched by the spiders. Nesryn and Falkan hatch a plan to save him, and she allows herself to be captured.

Yrene and Chaol go to Aksara with Kashin, Renia, Hasar, Arguhn, and other viziers. While the royals are swimming, Chaol and Yrene slip into the jungle and find the necropolis. They realize it is a Fae burial site, not a human one. Chaol theorizes that healers are descendants of the Fae that are buried there, and that their powers might be able to kill the Valg.

Nesryn awakes wrapped in web, Sartaq near her. Falkan, in the form of a mouse, begins chewing through her bonds. A kharankui comes in though, and Nesryn begs for their story before they kill her. The spider obliges, and tells her that they are the handmaids to a Valg Queen who came here to escape her husband, Orcus, the most powerful Valg King. The spider reveals that Valg Queen is Maeve, and that the kharankui stand guard of the Wyrdgate that is there to pave the way should Maeve decide to go home, or use the gate to conquer more worlds. Falkan shifts into a spider and lures the one speaking to Nesryn out of the save. Her and Sartaq then run, but are once again confronted by the spiders when they can't find Kadara. Falkan tells Nesryn that he has a shapeshifter niece who was thrown out on the streets of Rifthold, and that he has been searching for her for years. He says his fortune is hers and then he lunges into battle against the other spiders. They are fortunately rescued by Borte, who went against her grandmother's wishes and brought her betrothed and some of his warriors to save them.

When they return from Aksara, Yrene and Chaol find his room completely sacked, and all of the books and scrolls stolen, save for one scroll, the one with the Wyrdmarks. Yrene takes the scroll to leave with Hafiza, who has a locked iron cabinet containing a ton of books with Wyrdmarks. She says she will consider letting Yrene take them to Aelin to be translated. Yrene arrives back at the palace to find Chaol in immense pain. She decides to test out his theory and says that she is ending this now. Chaol faces all of his worst memories again, and feels as though he is drowning in them, but slowly, slowly works through them, and realizes that not everything was his fault, and that he is a changed man now who still has a promise to Dorian and Aelin to uphold. When he comes out of the memories, he is fully healed and can walk again.

Nesryn and Sartaq ask the rukhin to fly north with him to fight, as Sartaq plans to do so whether or not the Khagan agrees to it. Nesryn receives Chaol's warning to come home, and asks Falkan to come with them, revealing that she thinks his niece is Lysandra.

Yrene and Chaol go to see Hafiza but find her missing. They go hunting for her in the tunnels beneath the library, and find her bound and captured by the Valg: who is possessing a pregnant Princess Duva. They fight her while also trying not to hurt her or the baby. She reveals that she was possessed because Duke Perrington sent her a box of wedding presents, and Duva claimed the silver ring as her wedding ring. She didn't know that it was actually made of Wyrdstone covered in silver, and the second she was married she was possessed. The Valg in Duva killed Tumelun for questioning her change in behavior, and killed the healer in the library to try and scare Yrene out of healing Chaol. Duva demands Yrene put on the ring. Yrene refuses and Duva lashes out with her power. Chaol jumps in front of her and takes the blow to his back, destroying his spine and organs. Nesryn and Sartaq appear, and Hafiza manages to make Duva unconscious. Yrene tries to heal Chaol, but even with all of the healers of the Torre coming down to try and save him, he is dying anyways. Silba, the healer goddess, speaks through Hafiza, offering a deal and asks Yrene to pay the price. She agrees. When Chaol awakes, he asks Yrene what she did. Hafiza explains Yrene bound her life to Chaol's and that her magic is constantly flowing through him like a brace so he will be able to walk. But when Yrene's magic is drained, so too will the brace, and he will either have to walk with a cane or be in a wheelchair. Also, if one of them is killed, the other one will also die. They then take Duva before the royal family, who is utterly distraught. Yrene purges the Valg from Duva, killing it, but not before it reveals itself to be a Valg Princess, not a Prince. Duva and the baby are fine, and the khagan offers to do anything for Yrene and Chaol for saving her life. She asks him to help save her people, and he agrees. Sartaq, Hasar, and Kashin agree to go to war with them. Sartaq tells Nesryn that he has been chosen as Heir to the throne, and that he loves Nesryn and wants her to be with him. She agrees.

Chaol and Yrene sail north with 1000 ships and 300 healers. They reveal they were married before they left Antica. Yrene shows Chaol the note Celaena/Aelin left for her with the money, and Chaol recognizes her handwriting and begins to cry, promising he will tell her exactly who it was she met that night.

Chaol Westfall (Lord Westfall/Hand of the King of Adarlan): I was never a huge fan of Chaol's character, but I'm glad that he got the character development and redemption arc that he so desperately needed. I like how he didn't instantly get over his trauma, and had to face it and do it on his own (with support from Yrene). There was no magical fix for it, and he had progress and regressions just like anyone else would. I also like that he was not completely fully healed of his paralysis, and it became something that he will still have to deal with. Him being completely healed would have been too easy of a fix, and it puts a lot more nuance into his character, especially since he had to grieve the loss of his body, but then when that full, perfect healing was taken away, he was still grateful for what he did have and no longer viewed the mobility aids as "prisons".

Nesryn Faliq (Captain of the Guard/Wind-Seeker/Neith's Arrow): I really like how Nesryn was so patient with Chaol (even when he was being an ass and didn't deserve it). She realized that he was struggling with his emotions, trauma, and feelings, and she decided to be patient and understanding with him, while simultaneously not being willing to let herself be his second choice.

Storyline: While definitely an integral part of the storyline, and good closure for Chaol, he has never been one of my favorite characters so getting through an entire book just about him after reading Empire of Storms is a little bit difficult (I couldn't brave the tandem read). The storyline is definitely a bit slow at parts, but getting to see SJM expand her worldbuilding on a new continent was interesting, despite the amount of information thrown at you all at once.

Representation: There was thankfully a lot more representation in this book than in any of the other books in the series. Yrene, the royal family, and just about everyone else on the southern continent is POC. Hasar and Renia are lovers, and it is mentioned that Arguhn was being touchy with a male and female servant. Chaol uses a wheelchair and cane, and it is made clear at the end that this will be a chronic illness for him. While paralyzed in the beginning, due to Yrene's magic he is able to be an ambulatory wheelchair user. Shen, one of the guards, has a prosthetic arm.

[acourtofcouture]

Duva, Princess of the Southern Continent, 2/?

[pocthroneofglass]

tower of dawn: THE KHAGANATE SIBLINGS of the SOUTHERN CONTINENT 

My bloodline, though … It’s hard to love one another, when we will one day contend with each other. Love cannot exist without trust.

[foreverfoldedinfantasy]

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

“No gold couch?”

AHAHAHA Finallyyyy the gold couch gets a mention! Thankyou Hasar I have been waiting for this lol!

[bitchryver]

hm ok but hasar did not deserve to be pushed into that pool and should have RKO’d Yrene the second she got out of the water

[terrasenian]

TOWER OF DAWN

Four of Khangan's children

“What did Aelin promise you?” Hasar smiled to herself. “A better world.”

[turquoisediamonds]

Hasar and Renia Appreciation Post

Hasar and Renia. Where do I even start?

Hasar is the daughter and possible heir of the most powerful mortal man in the Throne of Glass series. That means that she has to marry some rich male aristocrat so that she can have children and carry on the family name, right? Wrong. Instead she’s in love with a commoner, a female commoner no less, and no one says a word against it, because in this reality, it doesn’t matter. You can love women, you can love men, you can love both, you can love neither, and it doesn’t matter at all. This is how the world should be. I want to live inside Throne of Glass because, even though the world is dangerous and really messed up, you can be gay and find only complete acceptance, because there isn’t even another option there.

Think back to Emrys and Malakhai at Mistward–old, married men, entirely in love. Think back to Thea and Kaya, the two members of Manon’s Thirteen who are in love with each other. Think back to the man who showed an interest in spending the night with Lorcan, who didn’t have to worry about whether he would be brutally rejected for being male. Think back to the time Lorcan asked Elide if she preferred women, simply because he wanted to know whether she might show interest in him. Think back to Rowan’s cousin, Endymion Whitethorn, waiting five hundred years to fall in love with a mortal man. Think back to Aedion coming out to Lysandra as bi just to prove a point to her.

(Ahhh this was just supposed to be me fangirling about Hasar and Renia. This is better though I guess.)

[rhysandtheappliance]

me trying to be ok after the 'fireheart' ending in TOD

me:

[thehouseofterrasenandvelaris]

The Living Sons and Daughters of the Great Khagan | Tower of Dawn

[wingedprince]

Khagan Urus's children

Arghun: the know-it-all

Sartaq: the quiet one

Hasar: the she-devil

Kashin: the pretty boy

Duva: the innocent

Tumelun: the cat with one life

[acourtofcouture]

Duva, Hasar and Tumelun, Princesses of the Southern Continent, 1/?